A friend posted several very gray photos on his Facebook page with short poems, expressing his depression over the new leadership. Â I have been sad, angry, dismayed, but I can’t sustain that. I ‘m not made that way. My verse for this year is Romans 12:21Â Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good
My responses to his photos are below.
sun rises and sets as the planet spins
It pays no mind to us
to our worries and hopes
to kings and paupers
it shines the same creating light and shadow
on the pond as on the castle
castles crumble and ponds dry up
mountains smooth out as wind
blows grains of sand
how do we live?
one grain at a time
waiting for light
waiting for rain
washing worries and hopes the same
soaking kings and paupers
pay attention
as the sun rises and sets
and we spin on this planet
pay attention
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if the world is gray, let it be silver
the light reflects off low clouds
while the sun licks her wounds
rests for another glad dawn
holding herself just on the other side
out of sight but still giving light
sun cannot help but shine
any more than I can not breathe
and while breath is not promised
nor another dawn certain
we remember gold and cling to air
if they are gone, we will meet
the sun on the other side
I will hope, and pray, and love as hard as I can.