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." 426Please respect copyright.PENANAsZrqGiS1aG
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 feet426Please respect copyright.PENANA3W7vfJdMKb
Stolen away from me426Please respect copyright.PENANAfVnJB84Y5x
The sun nowhere to be seen426Please respect copyright.PENANAXlaUpqK4mO
Rain pounding on my face426Please respect copyright.PENANADQxf2lT5Sh
I look and I look but I see nothing426Please respect copyright.PENANAVanH4QY0mh
I pray to my Father but I hear nothing426Please respect copyright.PENANAjAAucKAR5L
The sea with its merciless tail and monstrous teeth426Please respect copyright.PENANAunAkSMIgqg
Has stolen away a piece of me426Please respect copyright.PENANAZVH0TMxjef
The horizon is fading, my hope is breaking426Please respect copyright.PENANA5IreX26rrV
I lift my head up to the sky, trying to glimpse a piece of Him426Please respect copyright.PENANAYm6JAiR1X8
Is He there? Is He actually looking, is He actually with me?426Please respect copyright.PENANAzfuuMBEanR
Then I look to the sea where the sails had disappeared426Please respect copyright.PENANApCXZsZGo6v
I look to sea that had swallowed up my love
I look back to the heavens and pray426Please respect copyright.PENANANsZkIg1aT8
Again and again and again426Please respect copyright.PENANASnn7Bkteck
I cry and grieve, but I feel my heart mending426Please respect copyright.PENANAwuZ2pMEUXY
Not with hope, but with understanding and faith426Please respect copyright.PENANAdIzGBJ4lO5
The rain stops, the waves calm426Please respect copyright.PENANAFE54X43VZc
The sand beneath my feat426Please respect copyright.PENANAc2FqZOTRgl
Carried beneath the waves426Please respect copyright.PENANAV1RrUDxpZ3
The sun on my face426Please respect copyright.PENANAEJ5PgFqrvs
A golden glow in a lavish haze426Please respect copyright.PENANA6cIogvUriB
And my Father above who is indeed there426Please respect copyright.PENANA4DO7TGV7CD
Though my love is gone, my Father is there426Please respect copyright.PENANAbZ0BO48mPB
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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