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." 634Please respect copyright.PENANAylBfPw7r9E
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 feet634Please respect copyright.PENANAYIdm1k6gOJ
Stolen away from me634Please respect copyright.PENANATpgcIrqY7z
The sun nowhere to be seen634Please respect copyright.PENANAYYsvjZLRw4
Rain pounding on my face634Please respect copyright.PENANA1qaSnukT51
I look and I look but I see nothing634Please respect copyright.PENANAQiMAXeaRuf
I pray to my Father but I hear nothing634Please respect copyright.PENANAEv9rdAAeyI
The sea with its merciless tail and monstrous teeth634Please respect copyright.PENANANBSRexilLh
Has stolen away a piece of me634Please respect copyright.PENANAwqfeP9psIw
The horizon is fading, my hope is breaking634Please respect copyright.PENANAEamlHCyiRi
I lift my head up to the sky, trying to glimpse a piece of Him634Please respect copyright.PENANA2fFAvD3Hmb
Is He there? Is He actually looking, is He actually with me?634Please respect copyright.PENANAFmeGwhdOZu
Then I look to the sea where the sails had disappeared634Please respect copyright.PENANAfI4a0c9Kbv
I look to sea that had swallowed up my love
I look back to the heavens and pray634Please respect copyright.PENANA1saHHUEy5N
Again and again and again634Please respect copyright.PENANAatkh09TuUd
I cry and grieve, but I feel my heart mending634Please respect copyright.PENANAZJ2xNhGIZI
Not with hope, but with understanding and faith634Please respect copyright.PENANAdeXGHUsJ6p
The rain stops, the waves calm634Please respect copyright.PENANAt4wrXZREos
The sand beneath my feat634Please respect copyright.PENANA75TRbCVMOs
Carried beneath the waves634Please respect copyright.PENANAzhkW5EJkGz
The sun on my face634Please respect copyright.PENANAoHqwd7bOJG
A golden glow in a lavish haze634Please respect copyright.PENANACw8bPhdmPg
And my Father above who is indeed there634Please respect copyright.PENANAmYMFeIftcs
Though my love is gone, my Father is there634Please respect copyright.PENANAYNAQnkbo5V
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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