Sunday, July 18, 2010

INVALUABLE PRESENCE

Under the boughs of apple tree
I sat brooding as always,
The birds sang song, the breeze blew
With the arrival of sun's first rays.
In sadness I sat, with a somber face,
And thought of life's tedious pace,
Of how I was to walk alone.
Abandoned, deserted to grieve alone.
The more I thought the worse I felt
With no more there to stand with me,
No soul alive to see my heart melt.
Or to listen my earnest plea,
From the distant church, I heard
The organ chime
An enchanting melodious tune,
It descended slowly in this heart
Of mine
All my sadness and loneliness to drown
Delighted my heart felt again,
For the almighty was there
I only had to call him
And knew my heart would sing
I was certain that I was not alone
My father would walk with me
In the good, the happy, the troubled times
During these ventures owe voyage of mine

Saturday, July 17, 2010

THE DESCENT

Down the cliffs I go,
No one around me for miles
The salty air hits me hard,
There is silence, except for the roaring sea
Accompanying it all the while,
There's no fear in my heart,
A strange feeling has swept over me
The world has gone to dust,
With no future, no past
Leaving me in the wilderness,
And down below the surging sea.
Going over the barren cliffs
Walking for miles my feet are sore,
my hair has fallen like cascade around me.
All my clothes are shabby and torn.
Dust has fallen, the sun has gone
Darkness surrounds me in the eerie web.
I stumble along, making my way
Through the narrow ridges and clefts.
I am weary, So's my soul
I don't know where I'm heading
Darkness and gloom looms ahead
I'm apprehensive, but I don't care
About what I face or how I'll fare.