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." 690Please respect copyright.PENANAVhITs0QdPR
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 feet690Please respect copyright.PENANA4BP38AEuFs
Stolen away from me690Please respect copyright.PENANAWifnL33huQ
The sun nowhere to be seen690Please respect copyright.PENANA9YJonx5Wgg
Rain pounding on my face690Please respect copyright.PENANAeDCradrS5G
I look and I look but I see nothing690Please respect copyright.PENANAWNOjqMjMvk
I pray to my Father but I hear nothing690Please respect copyright.PENANAB1YLxuZXK6
The sea with its merciless tail and monstrous teeth690Please respect copyright.PENANA8xbVyACkdE
Has stolen away a piece of me690Please respect copyright.PENANA0VWpu8X3xy
The horizon is fading, my hope is breaking690Please respect copyright.PENANAQlQWSthvk5
I lift my head up to the sky, trying to glimpse a piece of Him690Please respect copyright.PENANA6DADKg44ow
Is He there? Is He actually looking, is He actually with me?690Please respect copyright.PENANA8FBp5LcFKr
Then I look to the sea where the sails had disappeared690Please respect copyright.PENANAAwnIxHWX8G
I look to sea that had swallowed up my love
I look back to the heavens and pray690Please respect copyright.PENANAziwmw06iLj
Again and again and again690Please respect copyright.PENANAJXLGdX4jeE
I cry and grieve, but I feel my heart mending690Please respect copyright.PENANAnTpHqedMyw
Not with hope, but with understanding and faith690Please respect copyright.PENANAkXWXQGysk1
The rain stops, the waves calm690Please respect copyright.PENANAdQr9Ir4Ej5
The sand beneath my feat690Please respect copyright.PENANAxe4EQMO4p1
Carried beneath the waves690Please respect copyright.PENANAFin2aFCP3i
The sun on my face690Please respect copyright.PENANA8lHYlQkMkp
A golden glow in a lavish haze690Please respect copyright.PENANAaspvlQZqFz
And my Father above who is indeed there690Please respect copyright.PENANAGI7UASg6Hp
Though my love is gone, my Father is there690Please respect copyright.PENANAiTcgF2GkFC
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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