A Devotion Poem Fate

A Devotion Poem, FATE (Written for my husband, Jim) My beloved and I, with our hearts not only aligned in love, but also in the empathy and compassion grown in the fruits of our years together, in needy as well as hopeful times, hold in sight each other. Embrace. At many points death could have come: there was his heart attack and then my coma. We have moved now, side close to side, into the downstairs living room. We have realized and shared that when one of us is absent (perhaps being hospitalized) , then there comes a void in the room, affecting every difficult breath to feelings of a hanging emptiness in heart and soul. The walls stand cold ...but for God’s comfort, above and near, present through our entreaties in prayer. Clutching. And it is Fate with Faith that keeps those days of missing each other from yet becoming days of grieving any final loss. We walk our days like a pair of massive, aging elephants with our gray trunks entwined; so large, the ground quivers as we journey; and the absence of either one of us seems to strike hours and poetry out from the equation of life. Empty. Since our meeting 40 years ago, to our present togetherness and alertness to each other’s needs, I wonder if it was God’s planned fate for us to be staying these years together in His gracing love, helping us through hard times, sculpting us with our thanksgings. Revived. We live a melody composed by our omnipotent Lord. It has involved no random accidents. The lyrics are concise and rhymed. There are many more refrains to sound before the final note. —————————————————————— ——————————————————————— (c) sally young Eslinger 5/12/21 Thanks be to God