Very pleased to be selected for Paddlers Press Volume 15 with my poem Aspects of Faith
Aspects of Faith
I
His faith in me is unwavering
Why, I shun the gift ?
II
The world shouts, pleads, whispers -
What I need
is to be taught, inspired and comforted
To navigate not succumb
Give me headphones, not blinkers
III
It’s there in the storm, my spine
holding everything together
But where does it go on days of success ?
Abandoned in noise and colour
as if the two were oil and water
Until the lonely grey descends
and I’m holding fast again
IV
Taking risks, not reckless
Aligned with purpose
step by step
V
A rise of fortune and I forget
a God who blesses at a stroke
If only I could remember, all things change
and yet eternity hasn’t moved an inch
VI
I’m anchored on a chain
which I lengthen, ‘til I reach dangerous waters
still connected as I turn away
VII
Sometimes you carried me, I saw the footprints
And sometimes you led me, through minefields,
always my shield and guide
I wandered
then felt the damage done
mercy teaches compassion
VIII
From this scaffold I see the contours of history,
And the tussle for my soul
The path to paradise and the wolves at the door
Where this me came from and where he could go
IX
The Spirit who gifts faith, acts by faith, and holds faith to account
says stop trying to be, and draw closer.
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Paddler Press Volume 15 – Faith
