MY HEART LEAPED!

Oh how splendid it is to see

the brightness of the sun

after a long and stormy season.

But, like Job,

I, too, have suffered,

loss,

pain,

heartbreak,

confusion . . .

and then all that went away

and my eyes were blinded

for a time

by the brilliance that is you.

My heart and soul

leapt within me

for I knew it was you!

The glory of the Lord

had come

and my life would never be the same!

By Martha L Shaw – ©2018

 

 

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REST IN HIM

When I was a child,

I was more curious

than fearful of the

“scary” monsters lurking under the bed.

No, not me . . .

What would scare me,

and break my heart

would be to have to live

one day . . . or one second

without your mighty presense

and your amazing love!

By Martha L Shaw – ©2018

 

 

 

 

 

BLESSINGS! NEVER FAR AWAY

 

Ah,

My screened porch,

You,

me,

coffee,

my puppy . . .

Glorious autumn weather

does not betray 

the stormy, rainy days

that now have passed us by.

They are simply replaced by blessings!

By Martha L Shaw – ©2018

 

 

 

 

SEE THE LIGHT

SUCH repetiton!

The storm predictions haunt me!

What? Sudden Sunshine!

By Martha L Shaw – ©2018

 

AGAPE

Here I am awake;

alone on a moonlit night.

I hunger for love

and then unseen arms hold me.

Ah, your ever present love!

By Martha L Shaw – ©2018

 

HE CREATED ALL THINGS WELL

Silver Lake Tewksbury MA by M L Shaw

UNWRAPPED

Ah,

the lovely Autumn leaves

clothe my tree

in loveliness!

Suddenly,

barren branches for a time.

Sigh . . .

As the dry, now colorless leaves

await raking

and burning

I scratch my head

and wonder why such beauty

contained for a season

in those deciduous leaves

had to fall??

Then,

I am reminded!

Like that tree,

I too have seasons

for which God has a plan!

As the leaves fall,

new ones

will come along in due season

with more strength

and beauty than before!

By Martha L Shaw – ©2018