Before the New Lifereaching backwards towards the past -you must end one chapterbefore you can begin the nextthe butterfly must shed the caterpillar's skinbefore it can flythe sun must setbefore it can rise againthe night must endbefore the day beginsthe fear must leavebefore potential can enterthe seed must growbefore the blooms appearyou must leave the past behindbefore you can embrace the future& I, like the sunshine, must move ontake a step forwardsbefore the new life can beginNew Life, New Day is a collection of 35 poems about celebrating life & the possibilities each day holds.