Something Good Is Coming
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Something Good Is Coming

By now, with Christmas just 10 days away, you have noticed the appearance of holiday lights? Some on homes. Some along downtown streets. Some outside places of worship.

I love this time of year, a time of light in the darkness. A time of hope when it seems hopeless.

A time when we begin to feel the sensation that something is coming...

When the great Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim wrote the lyrics for the legendary musical West Side Story, he penned the song "Something's Coming." Here are the words. I encourage you to listen on youtube.

Could be!

Who knows?

There's something due any day;

I will know right away,

Soon as it shows.

It may come cannonballing down through the sky,

Gleam in its eye,

Bright as a rose!

Who knows?

It's only just out of reach,

Down the block, on a beach,

Under a tree.

I got a feeling there's a miracle due,

Gonna come true,

Coming to me!

Could it be? Yes, it could.

Something's coming, something good,

If I can wait!

Something's coming, I don't know what it is,

But it is

Gonna be great!

With a click, with a shock,

Phone'll jingle, door'll knock,

Open the latch!

Something's coming, don't know when, but it's soon;

Catch the moon,

One-handed catch!

Around the corner,

Or whistling down the river,

Come on, deliver

To me!

Will it be? Yes, it will.

Maybe just by holding still,

It'll be there!

Come on, something, come on in, don't be shy,

Meet a guy,

Pull up a chair!

The air is humming,

And something great is coming!

Who knows?

It's only just out of reach,

Down the block, on a beach,

Maybe tonight...

This holiday season, why not trust that something good is coming?

My plan this holiday season, is to spread a message of Light, Hope, and New Possibilities that will carry us along the journey into a New Year.

About the author: Terrence "Terry" Seamon is convinced that something good is coming, just around the corner.

Ed Han

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2 年

I am a big believer in possibilities and hope, so I'm gonna be singing this to myself all day now. Thanks Terry!

Christopher Googins

Advanced Verification & Validation Engineer in the development of superior medical devices

2 年

Thanks for sharing! Very hopeful!

Dave Summers

Founder|Owner at Pine Mountain Digital

2 年

Well I know I feel better after reading that Terrence H. Seamon! Thanks!

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