It's not a bad thing and you know it! Well, maybe they don't keep me sane, but I get a lovely feeling of joy and ease when I read your work.
Is everything okay with you???
'Hope' and "Still I hope" are very lovely. They really left me in a somber mood; and thus not allowing me to come up with a better comment. Well, I enjoyed it. Keep up the writing. Your words keep me sane!