I stand at the little church,Beneath a benign arch.The music gently beckons,As I take a moment to quietMy fluttering heart,And wonder –There is a higher calling;Am I really prepared? With bowed head, IWing a prayer heavenward,And lift my eyes to see,Beyond a seaOf dear faces – encouraging, congratulating –Yours, the dearest of them all. He…
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On Love…
“Never let it end, God,Never – please –All this growing loveliness,All of theseBrief moments of fresh pleasure –Never let it end.Let us alwaysBe a little breathlessAt love’s beauty;Never let usPause to reasonFrom a sense of duty;Never let usStop to measureJust how much to give;Never let usStoop to weigh;Let us live –And live!Please, God,Let our hearts…
On Waiting…Again…
I waited for you beside the waters But you did not come. And as I gazed at my reflection, I saw the quiet surface, Ripple and furl. Sunlight that had danced his way Through the billows, Now hid himself, Shying away from what the waters showed – me! The still waters turned choppy And I,…
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