Sunshine’s smile

It came but in an instant 
And left as quickly too 
And what one saw 
Was from before 
And now well out of view 
 
Do I stand a life departed 
A life well past (beyond) 
Or do I wonder -   
Cast asunder 
Embracing to abscond 

Accept conceited intervention 
Thoughts from yesteryear 
Or wail in pain 
But then refrain 
From a life of windswept fear 

I could not shed a tear that day –  
Life closer than considered  
When one could tame –  
Calming the flame 
Of hostility – rescinded 

And that delight brought sunshine's smile 
From a past with furrowed brow 
So I could stand –   
And – yes – command 
A life of here and now.