like trees in the breeze
and thoughts swirling
like storms on the seas
and torso spinning
like fools on the hill
and emotions spiraling
like grist for the mill
as i reluctantly drift
like a snowflake
made of ashes
and Stardust
flailing with Faith
trailing in Trust
wrestling with Wonder
while worry stirs the Air
like a flurry can thunder
into a blizzard
through the powers
of a paradoxical wizard
with nary a care
and i hesitantly shift
into the wildness
of the Wilderness
of this World
and my Soul
hoping to engage in more
than just coping
through the moping
to meet the Gaze
Whose Radiant Rays
burn through the haze
of these perplexing days
in more ways than one
with a Brilliance and Beauty
than outshines the Sun
yet abides in simplicity
like a Candle
in the Wind
and embraces the complexities
not like problems
to be solved
but like People
to be Loved
and helps the winters
to melt into Springs
may this winter of wrestling
this season of searching
uncover the splinters
hidden within the Skin
(and planks in the Eye)
and help me discover
that the apparent contradictions
(and abhorrent conflictions)
buried in the Soil
of my Soul
tangled in the weeds
of this World
actually contain Seeds
of Promise and Hope
that can grow up
into the worry-free Sky
like a tree Praying
and Peacefully perching
a once-caged Bird
as she sweetly Sings
in a way that frees
both the Bird
(with her wings
so fully unfurled)
and the World
and reveal the Miracle
that the Convergence
of pain and pleasure
confusion and clarity
distance and closeness
Doubt and Faith
Darkness and Light
Humanity and Divinity
Longing and Love
can actually create
Life in Abundance
and also become
one of my
Favourite
Things...
Let It Be.
#305wordprayers #AshWednesday2023 #Lent2023
.jpeg)
No comments:
Post a Comment