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." 624Please respect copyright.PENANAINUKWlTyr8
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 feet624Please respect copyright.PENANAqwpVdDIFq4
Stolen away from me624Please respect copyright.PENANANZ4Ynj9Piv
The sun nowhere to be seen624Please respect copyright.PENANAgytWuprgAH
Rain pounding on my face624Please respect copyright.PENANAyAGaGe0qm3
I look and I look but I see nothing624Please respect copyright.PENANABo4XkcrNS7
I pray to my Father but I hear nothing624Please respect copyright.PENANAZYRSd47w5n
The sea with its merciless tail and monstrous teeth624Please respect copyright.PENANAAWIlDINmGI
Has stolen away a piece of me624Please respect copyright.PENANAaSaaxFglfX
The horizon is fading, my hope is breaking624Please respect copyright.PENANAb3F9sMXSty
I lift my head up to the sky, trying to glimpse a piece of Him624Please respect copyright.PENANAV3dXhqpcHA
Is He there? Is He actually looking, is He actually with me?624Please respect copyright.PENANA8kdnUcmRYh
Then I look to the sea where the sails had disappeared624Please respect copyright.PENANAEQ4rZdiaTo
I look to sea that had swallowed up my love
I look back to the heavens and pray624Please respect copyright.PENANA7S06Tm2cqj
Again and again and again624Please respect copyright.PENANAVfrEjIEtgp
I cry and grieve, but I feel my heart mending624Please respect copyright.PENANA13SYTyuzgo
Not with hope, but with understanding and faith624Please respect copyright.PENANAl3tsHKbkby
The rain stops, the waves calm624Please respect copyright.PENANAdRWVb9eXkH
The sand beneath my feat624Please respect copyright.PENANAOGYkWQ3MpK
Carried beneath the waves624Please respect copyright.PENANA3NWNQ8Jcsi
The sun on my face624Please respect copyright.PENANAYfiO0mnHtB
A golden glow in a lavish haze624Please respect copyright.PENANAkwOn3wg7ZG
And my Father above who is indeed there624Please respect copyright.PENANAYRRKXQvlGX
Though my love is gone, my Father is there624Please respect copyright.PENANAaDib12QrVJ
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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