It's a hard time and a...different time to say the least. For some, this whole experience is new. But we can all do this together if we just have faith and trust in another.
I read one time in "This I Believe" (a book where people - like Albert Einstein, Warren Christopher, and just normal people like Sarah Adams - write what they believe) a man who wrote - he goes by the name of William O. Douglas - "Then one day in a moment of great crisis, I came to understand the words of my father: 'If I die, it will be glory; if I live, it will be grace.' That was [my father's] evening star - the faith in a power greater than man...we need the faith of our father's...the faith that dedicates us to something bigger and more important. Only if we have faith will we be able guide the destiny of nations, in this the most critical period of world history. This I believe." 654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsIRm3wX9w
I also read, in the same book, Warren Christopher's beliefs. He believed that there will always be moments "when one must rely upon the good faith and judgement of others. So, while each of us faces - at one time or another - the prospect of driving alone down a dark road, what we must learn with experience is that the approaching light may not be a threat, but a shared moment of trust."
And, with that, here's my poem:
The sand beneath my feet654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1VxdrPNZ4
Stolen away from me654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUm3AdBWklk
The sun nowhere to be seen654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuPZopxcPl
Rain pounding on my face654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0dTegyxsS
I look and I look but I see nothing654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJl3trpeEJS
I pray to my Father but I hear nothing654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6PFprUB8i
The sea with its merciless tail and monstrous teeth654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GNKaMmB4L
Has stolen away a piece of me654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gyoNbzKcl
The horizon is fading, my hope is breaking654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7i6CfTwpD
I lift my head up to the sky, trying to glimpse a piece of Him654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ipVvYbL3a
Is He there? Is He actually looking, is He actually with me?654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxEAMgY2xG
Then I look to the sea where the sails had disappeared654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1liGlZrs4y
I look to sea that had swallowed up my love
I look back to the heavens and pray654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVda5ItiftZ
Again and again and again654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzeNsh847F
I cry and grieve, but I feel my heart mending654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGomq3T0EK
Not with hope, but with understanding and faith654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq19mbAmmPu
The rain stops, the waves calm654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6CSmOriCN
The sand beneath my feat654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8Dkejh065
Carried beneath the waves654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oFKbcUcTA
The sun on my face654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHv3wHsB0sj
A golden glow in a lavish haze654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpq1YTnCaqE
And my Father above who is indeed there654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWj9ppLtoEd
Though my love is gone, my Father is there654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7NhH75Y6I
He will always be there
This is not for the those in India, however. I wrote this poem for those who have lost a loved one. A child, a friend, a husband, a wife, a brother, a sister.
~Noelle
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