Hope and Trust Assuredly Precedes Joy

Oh, woeful heart!
Unhappy days upon blindness embarked.
Appealing visions bought life’s loathsome start.
True light laid victim to lusting sparked.
A wanting came, but in the dawning disappeared.
Too late for undoing, promises played the cheating game. 
Oh, woeful heart!
How long before horrendous despairs no longer remain?

Oh, despondent heart!
Love’s presence lost like a drifting butterfly.
Grief has stricken me throughout every part.
Flitter-ring of gaily dancing girls brought my cry.
The laughing swine have romped upon love’s pearl. 
Preciousness has borne an awful stray
Oh, despondent heart!
How long must dreary darkness invade our day?

Oh, numb heart!
Sleeplessness confided in that love-forsaken night.
Time has played its game since trust turned away.
Forever became never in the middle of lust’s plight.
Together tears are bound to painful memories, no spark.
Victimized by a follies’ friend, the bed has been laid.
Oh, numb heart!
When will joy be found that life’s sorrow may fade?

Oh, faithful heart!
Thou art the very essence of my spirit’s grandest dream.
Two lovers that remember to keep honesty in sight.
Knowing that with faithfulness trusting soon redeems.
Life begins a brand new scene filled with joy’s suspense.
Revitalizing love, soon making living worth each night.
Oh, faithful heart!
Will fantasy find truth again and bring hope’s pleasant light?

Oh joyful heart!
Sing with my soul, songs of hope and trust revealed.
Come upon each dreary day when dreams are almost dead.
Show and strengthen helpful streams previously concealed.
Seek friends and optimisms; revive hope’s brighter day.
Promises and faithfulness never was just a toy.
Oh joyful heart!
Did you know hope and trust always precede joy?

© April 11, 2011
Dane Smith-Johnsen

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