A Home
Placed 9th in:
A Brian Strand Premiere No. 1224 Poetry Contest
“For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands,” - Timothy 1:6A Home
Built on the solid rock of love,*
Clinching with the cement of trust
And the bricks of faith from above
It has withstood the test of time,
The rigours of stern summer storms
And the wilful, windy, winter clime.
Lit by the lovely light of truth,
It exhales the scent of peace,
Recalls the memory of youth,
Echoes the balm of parental care,
The sounds of divine songs
And is a true inviting lair
To rest after a daily fare.
It is just a haven of harmony,
A temple of the gem of amity,
A real shrine of understanding
Where flowers the life of family
That breathes out the joy
of living and airs out
the gusts of happiness
It has wide windows to allow
Fresh air to caress its four walls,
Large front doors to duly welcome
Friends and devotees for a call
To a round of solemn
Prayers at the weekly,
fortnightly or monthly fall.
Basking in the shine of the sun,
it`s a small house, but a big home,
With some tall trees arching the dome
And birds chanting their own hymns,
Where even the Lord may
wish to rest and the home
to divinely pick and bless.
Not for any mansion or worldly palace,
Not for any treasure of the earthly sphere
I would ever wish to quit this unique place
Where lies buried my parental footprints,
But for some heavenly solace
When the Lord for me will toll
I the bell at the _______ end of my trip. I
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*Matthew 7: 25
“The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.”
Copyright © Krishnanand Guptar | Year Posted 2023
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