Look! you live in a fortress
with stone walls built up high
the workmanship is old
the roof lets in the sky
there is treasure in the mortar
if it all falls in
the slightest gap a way
for new life to begin
a record of your past
lies hidden here within
the mansion in the sky
is quite unlike these walls
Its Caretaker welcomes you and I
and would never let it fall.
Jubilee, for me will be a far more glorious year
Photo by Jake Hills
Years ago we dreamt of a foster child
before our numbers grew
We believed a child
could grow in our home
yet affection would misconstrue
no desire to return the favours you give
no gratitude for the way we live
With this in mind I watered the soil
to love and care for you
I have no words for how I feel
about you
but for the primitive sound
that leaves my lips
akin to the agony and beauty
of new birth
a life fearfully and wonderfully lived
Can penetrate the fragile fortress
which guards the hearts of those
not yet known to thee.
Call my name
Tenderly
Look me in the eye
Place one hand
On my shoulder
Gently
Ask how I am
Watch me cry
You are my best friend
I cared for you before we even met
All the unspeakable things
I held out to account
When we pull others up
Out of the mud
It is surely to be flown at us
I wore it well enough
All for Him
and you.
Image source: Chrystal, Rocks and Gemstones: beautiful things found in the dirt.
Love is not measured
in leaps and bounds
in a halfway house
nor on common ground
but the vastness that lies
between He and we
is incomprehensible
as between
You and me
The vastness above and under the sea won’t sever our unity.
Hands that hold
Palms of old
Laced with lines
Of history foretold
Pointed finger scolds
Obey all signs
Fingertips press down
Pressure points frown
Intense
Persist
Insist
Resist
Desist
Ease
Peace resides
Inside the enclosed fist
You are mine
Count the stars of heaven 