Spiritual Tranquility
I knew He was with me
When I felt the pangs of regret,
The shame that filled me with darkness,
Breaking through my hope and faith,
Punishing my mind, my smile…
With despair, grief
Hues of anger in scarlet
Screams released by silence
Whose only dread, the fear
Falling from a heart who dreams
Only to find their dreams
Stifled by the agonizing
Details in a lie, a stolen hope
Who only knows to leave
Because His light has faded
From the present moment,
From the promise of tomorrow
The answer of a heartbeat,
Breathing quietly…
Still, I knew He was with me
When I couldn’t even feel Him there,
His presence so quiet, so unmoving
My mind questioned His will
His ability to change my condition,
My yearning and position…
The darkness of a storm far bigger
Than any tempest I’d ever known
I knew He was with me, abiding
Giving me His encouragement,
Comforting me with a light so tender
A love so gentle and sensitive…
My heart felt like it could break
From the feeling, the sense of a joy
So alive, compelling – intense
It gave away pieces of its intimacy,
Its grace and beauty, its kindness…
Erasing every doubt, all suspicion
With the promise of a peace so startling
It surpasses all understanding
This is the gift of Christmas…
Knowing Him
Who is with me, filling me
With hope, faith and love
The light that sings joy
The warmth that burns
Through the doubts, coloring life
In an embrace of spiritual tranquility!
A BRIAN STRAND PREMIERE CHOICE no 54 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand
December 11, 2022
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