Promised Land

Promised Land: A Psalm of Faith There is a kind of strength comes to a wanting land (Where six inches of unfavored soil must withstand A chance for rain), when rooted in the Word That brings hope through faith. ---And a roadside sign proclaims, "Jesus is Lord" Expand and retreat, germinate and scatter Rhythms of nature play out no matter How the seemingly perpetual estates of man defy. ---And an ancient Ojibwa cried, "Sometimes I go about in pity For myself, and all the while, a great wind carries me across the sky" I knew of a man broken by this land Who remains unbreakable in his stand That he and the grange are one. When asked why he stays on in this now dead sea, —-Says only,"This is God's country and I am his son" Copyright Paul Thomson 2013.