Monday, March 11, 2019

when life seems tenuous - spring

the sun has been out brightly
we see the goodness of God
oh keep us all in faithfulness
especially now
when times call for such tenderness
and none seems to be found -
who will bring us what we need
when we ourselves scarcely know
except that life seems tenuous
and it is to You we go...

Saturday, March 2, 2019

becoming wise - spring

I can still walk
but it's getting harder to climb
being long on this planet
takes its toll over time;
maybe dimming eyes
and softening ears
means a lessening awareness
and perhaps a lesser fear
for we know we've made it thus far
and this not of our own
so from now on there's less struggle
and more trust to take us home

Friday, March 1, 2019

the promise of watching - spring

Just outside the window
there was a little knoll,
where in my senior year of college
I watched the spring grass grow.
While I sat, the wind raced free
fluttering the green grass so expressively,
anticipating every promise
of what life had to hold -
sharing music's joy with children
like flowers to unfold.
I am not God who plants life's seeds
but went out to nourish, provide and weed,
and in the end I could sometimes see
them flourish ever so naturally.
With every spring I cannot wait
until the sun and rain will send
the warm wind blowing wistfully
over the land again;
and think of the students,
that in the end,
fulfilled the ambitions ideals portend
and honor the feelings
I once did hold
with the promise of watching
the spring grass grow.