A Place In the Sun

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A day in the springtime, so balmy and sunny,
A few precious moments with nothing to do
Found me on my lawn, in the sunrays of honey
Which poured from the heavens of delicate blue.

I thought as I sat there of One who is brighter,
Whose rays thrill my heart on the cloudiest day;
And when it is sad, it can only grow lighter
When He fills it up with His love while I pray.

No heart is too hard, neither lost in a darkness
Too deep for the light of the heavenly Sun;
With warm, gentle hands He removes every hardness,
And darkness retreats from the face of God's Son.

I thought as I sat there of how I once drifted
For lack of a compass on waves of the sea;
But now I've a book, and my wandering has shifted
To one single course, where my life is to be.

The skies were once dark as the night without moonlight,
And day on the wings of black stormclouds would run;
But now even night is like shade of the noonlight-
God gave me in mercy a place in the sun.

His goodness and mercy are with me forever,
E'en when thro' the valley of shadows I go;
He comforts my tears, sees my smallest endeavor:
His truth is the one thing forever I'll know.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015



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Date: 7/13/2018 11:44:00 PM
Not many poems bring me to tears. Congratulations! One of the most beautiful I've read in a long time and a great tribute to the Lord.
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Date: 1/30/2015 8:43:00 PM
you know what? If this is for Gail, I just know she is going to swoon over this one. not only a religious poem, but also packed with beautiful imagery and again, it bears your signature lyrical quality of good meter. Another one that really deserves a TOP spot on the charts. you are blowing me away with these recent poems of yours.
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Date: 1/30/2015 8:40:00 PM
ok, somehow I had skipped this newer post of yours. Let me read this one. The picture is awesome.
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Date: 1/20/2015 10:18:00 AM
There is such hope and glory in this sunrise...beautiful inspiration this is !!
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Date: 1/15/2015 7:18:00 AM
Oh Yes! We are definitely singing from the same sheet my friend. God is Good All the time. Love your transition from lost to found. God Bless. D.
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Date: 1/15/2015 4:29:00 AM
Excellent imagery...what a warm place, you are in.
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Date: 1/14/2015 4:45:00 PM
Beautifully written, Isaiah, and you have imaged so well your newly found place in the sun with the Lord. 7+Fav, Sandra
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Date: 1/14/2015 12:06:00 PM
What a lovely rhyme Isaiah, And the imagery is perfect a really special piece. I really enjoyed this one. God Bless Kevin
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Date: 1/14/2015 10:52:00 AM
WOW such beautiful imagery in this spiritual write Isaiah - maybe one day I will no longer be a lost sheep! :-) Hugs Jan xxx
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