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." 592Please respect copyright.PENANA6T3qp5XqpM
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 feet592Please respect copyright.PENANAyIX0LDshIU
Stolen away from me592Please respect copyright.PENANAI3g9FTtlqq
The sun nowhere to be seen592Please respect copyright.PENANA8DnCAbYzP4
Rain pounding on my face592Please respect copyright.PENANA6PpNiQ9uNq
I look and I look but I see nothing592Please respect copyright.PENANAj6RBzpqJTz
I pray to my Father but I hear nothing592Please respect copyright.PENANAi08MDXIVtA
The sea with its merciless tail and monstrous teeth592Please respect copyright.PENANAF0w4LuKpv0
Has stolen away a piece of me592Please respect copyright.PENANA0yRrxpoJnn
The horizon is fading, my hope is breaking592Please respect copyright.PENANAlhdmUoKMxo
I lift my head up to the sky, trying to glimpse a piece of Him592Please respect copyright.PENANAcbGUkNo9Ll
Is He there? Is He actually looking, is He actually with me?592Please respect copyright.PENANApHhcNPX7dP
Then I look to the sea where the sails had disappeared592Please respect copyright.PENANAs7tk63tGtP
I look to sea that had swallowed up my love
I look back to the heavens and pray592Please respect copyright.PENANAFgYPg6i76W
Again and again and again592Please respect copyright.PENANATckUJhP6mj
I cry and grieve, but I feel my heart mending592Please respect copyright.PENANA1x1yciaOdy
Not with hope, but with understanding and faith592Please respect copyright.PENANAuBdSnYQRx4
The rain stops, the waves calm592Please respect copyright.PENANA1HkEBU2BMe
The sand beneath my feat592Please respect copyright.PENANATcVjqRjeQp
Carried beneath the waves592Please respect copyright.PENANANqURgr5aTC
The sun on my face592Please respect copyright.PENANAvIrXrR6zZo
A golden glow in a lavish haze592Please respect copyright.PENANAIBwWEbVKzb
And my Father above who is indeed there592Please respect copyright.PENANArkr1Fwsfh8
Though my love is gone, my Father is there592Please respect copyright.PENANAv5yORyHcnD
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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