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." 703Please respect copyright.PENANAwLyEeyjZCi
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 feet703Please respect copyright.PENANAUjRLGZE9WY
Stolen away from me703Please respect copyright.PENANApHOYpr8Hxq
The sun nowhere to be seen703Please respect copyright.PENANAmxFDQjGiBO
Rain pounding on my face703Please respect copyright.PENANA21ppeJfL7f
I look and I look but I see nothing703Please respect copyright.PENANAxKvK7tYpwD
I pray to my Father but I hear nothing703Please respect copyright.PENANACcFHFLLkqd
The sea with its merciless tail and monstrous teeth703Please respect copyright.PENANASB5kxVP7Dz
Has stolen away a piece of me703Please respect copyright.PENANAfqdu9z5bjf
The horizon is fading, my hope is breaking703Please respect copyright.PENANA6XS3m3Yjra
I lift my head up to the sky, trying to glimpse a piece of Him703Please respect copyright.PENANAltCtlSRI12
Is He there? Is He actually looking, is He actually with me?703Please respect copyright.PENANAz0OopSXUHa
Then I look to the sea where the sails had disappeared703Please respect copyright.PENANAEuPcmxh1qX
I look to sea that had swallowed up my love
I look back to the heavens and pray703Please respect copyright.PENANAVpZ6xdrE0Y
Again and again and again703Please respect copyright.PENANAQsSJW6zq89
I cry and grieve, but I feel my heart mending703Please respect copyright.PENANAfkBUbTeyJy
Not with hope, but with understanding and faith703Please respect copyright.PENANAIP2gKuaNAQ
The rain stops, the waves calm703Please respect copyright.PENANAzEeauNyXa7
The sand beneath my feat703Please respect copyright.PENANAn35rSRZ95L
Carried beneath the waves703Please respect copyright.PENANAmPgUZ7HBiV
The sun on my face703Please respect copyright.PENANA8QGgorl1e9
A golden glow in a lavish haze703Please respect copyright.PENANAvHEl8Wj2GJ
And my Father above who is indeed there703Please respect copyright.PENANAGHa0BiH474
Though my love is gone, my Father is there703Please respect copyright.PENANANpus3mDybO
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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