Tag: grief
-
Of my Grandpa
Dark head bent toward baby brow Raining love on fertile ground Listen and you’ll catch the sound “Yes, Jesus loves me” Head still dark, but age now shows Gray hair fitting grandpa role Still faint melody enthralls “Yes, Jesus loves me” Wrinkles, gray hairs show his age Joys and sorrows mark life’s page Great grand…
-
In Your Midst
“Fear not, for I am with you,” His whisper reaches me But my eyes see all around me The billows of the sea. Angry waves now crashing, Bringing chaos to my soul, Tearing then, now lashing At what was once my goal. I see my loved ones aching, See each falling tear, Can feel it…
-
“Yet Will I Praise Him”
Empty arms with tearsGod is good through longing yearsGood though “no” be all we hear“Yet will I praise Him” Tiny body shakesCraving mother feels heart breakSin’s effect now suff’ring makes“Yet will I praise Him” Dust clouds fill the skyThirsty fields wither, dieEarth, once fertile, now blows by“Yet will I praise Him” Hint of rising sunMorning…
Of Hope and Rhymes 