Did you ever wish
That somewhere along the line
Life would grow easier
More within your grasp
Less unpredictable
Further from what we all fear—death
Did you ever wish
Somehow those deemed lost
Might find their way
Might mysteriously survive
Like last minute sunrises and sunsets
Anything but a final ending
No use expecting or wishing
That truth will instantly clean up
Your bad and lost dreams
For what takes a lifetime to come
Also takes as long to pass
We must go beyond our own wishing
Poetic Alchemist 
Thanks Dan. All parts of one and one always.
Certainly, to the first part.
And, on another level (although we know there really are no levels), certainly to the last part.
Thanks, Don. Good one.