Sunday, January 22, 2012

Longing For Summer

Lately I've been missing summer. Just thinking about all of the things I love about it inspired me to write a little poem. So here it is... :)


Oh how I long for summer's warm breeze.
The long green grass and how it dances with ease.
The crickets they chirp and lullaby me to sleep.
All my worries and cares until tomorrow will keep.
High up in the sky the clouds begin to billow.
Dark, soft and fluffy like a feathery pillow.
Lightning strikes and the deep thunder complains.
I wait expectantly for the sure summer rains.
The air thickens along with the afternoon heat.
The smell of the earth is so very sweet.
Freshly cut grass and blossoming flowers.
I could sit and smell their scent for hours.
I'll read a book for a while as I tan in the sun.
Then I'll go for a swim before the day is done.
The cool evening breeze whispers through the trees.
The sunset's colors are a sight that does please.
Then the night comes alive with the orchestra sounds
Of crickets and tree frogs and locusts around.
And lighting the night sky like a reflection of stars,
Are the fireflies that I catch in tiny glass jars.
But I'll set them free before I fall asleep.
To dream I'll count them instead of sheep.
Oh how I long for summer's warm breeze.
The long green grass and how it dances with ease.
The crickets they chirp and lullaby me to sleep.
All my worries and cares until tomorrow will keep.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

All I Want Is Silence

































All I want is silence.
No more talking. No more words.
Hurtful things unspoken.
No more voices heard.
I just want to get away if even for a while.
To take a break from all my worries and these ever present trials.
So I'll kiss goodbye all these frustrations and make a little time.
To spend with the only One who listens to what's really on my mind.
You're always there for me and never interrupt.
And yet You somehow speak to me and lift my spirits up.
Soaking up Your presence gets me through the days.
It's the little whispers that bring me comfort in so many ways.
You're constantly reminding me Your love will be enough.
Your arms will wrap around me when the storms I face get rough.
And if this world should break my heart, You'll catch its every piece.
When I depend more on You, You'll heal me with Your peace.
So right now I'd like some silence.
Stop the clocks and ignore the time.
Because right now I want to spend time with Jesus.
Please just let me unwind.