God Is Love

Whispers of melancholy visions Inspire my spirit with blessings Sooth my mind with a liquid caress As rain softly echoes all around me Capturing my heart with droplets That remind me why I feel alive Like a dancing ember in the fire Of this life where I embrace memories And trace the silhouettes of pleasing Thoughts which attempt to teach me Love is with me through every moment Each day brings with it a gentle touch Of prayer that has seen me through The storms that come with the rain And give me the chance to prepare For dark that gives way to dawn in time After the tempest has long gone Far away from my heart’s hopes Where only the heavens can know That there was once fear where there Is now a feeling of true confidence Faith in the love that comes from God As it heals, helps and hovers around The heart who knows that hope is real And an expression of sweetest blessing Sent down to us from eternity’s grace Where we can know that God moves The soul toward a kindness and joy That comes from knowing real love Love that is alive and like a fire inside Awakening spirits and dreams and ideas Creating wisdom within the heart that Believes in love without conditions Love that is filled with hope and faith And all that gives the soul a reminder That there is truth in the knowledge that ~ God is Love ~ STRAND COMPLETELY NEW (17),any form,any theme Poetry Contest Sponsor: Brian Strand August 5, 2020