For every occasion, there is a poem
That will fill us with wonder & emotion.
Isn't it strange how we humans embrace rhyme
When describing emotions from love to crime?
For one brief moment, we are all of one mind.
As our souls rhythmically absorb every line.
Tension dissolves, anger is forgotten.
From those lost in despair, to the spoiled rotten.
Whether we laugh or cry, or put tongue in cheek,
In this moment of paused time, we all will meet.
When God Doesn't Answer
by Linda Rigsbee
I prayed and prayed for a child to adopt.
My prayers went unheard, for God answered not.
I prayed for my husband's health to return,
But God kept his silence, and I was spurned.
When God doesn't answer, what is the cause?
Have I sinned too much? Have I reason to pause?
Must we each take our turn in a long, long line,
Before we earn the right to address the divine?
Or could it be that God has answered our prayers?
Could it be that the answer is not when or where,
But instead "not now" or " that isn't my plan?"
Could it be that the purpose isn't known to man?
God must consider the whole of mankind,
Not just this insignificant world of mine.
What is good for me, might be bad for another.
So when I pray, I must consider my brother.
When I pray to God, I must be ready to listen.
Is a rock not gold, just because it don't glisten?
Our father is not there to grant our every wish.
He is there for our comfort. We haven't been missed.
