Common by Jojanneke Vanderveen

“You sound cheerful”, he says
as he hears me singing in the street.
“Ah, but it’s the other way around”, I say.
“Singing cheers the spirit on a cloudy day.”

I know with you I’m common.
I will not walk my life alone.
I walk with you.
A joyful smile
exudes from my
consciousness.

“You have sparkling eyes”, he says
as he sees my mother and looks back at me.
Ah, but it’s quite a task, I deem,
to keep these sparkles glistening
when life demands tenacity upstream.

Freedom of the heart’s a lifelong quest.
It’s not a state in which to be at rest.
We move along and ask each other’s help.
Together we are blessed.

Lend your shoulder, I will lend you mine.
Strength we lend each other all the time.
We build our selves but not alone.
Inspiration flows; together we are fine.

I know with you I’m common.
I will not walk my life alone.
I walk with you.
A joyful smile
exudes from my
consciousness.

I spend my life in common
with all the people that I love.
Our love shines bright
along the way.
In trust I face
tomorrow’s day.