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Written on March 8, 2025

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the mountains groaned, repulsed
by the distant grumble of thunder’s rough
voice rising on the edges of the dark
stirring the distant gaze of a still twilight
flooded with shadows, hasty halos
remembering what comes, after the storm

the gentle pelting, pretty droplets
erasing the murmur of leaves, dancing
crisp as the shadows, forever trembling
a certain power beneath the streams
pouring out their feelings, on hills
burning with laughter, seeking the night
where a brilliant lavender sky
sings to the explosion of light…

You are there, in the prayer
melting away the pain, the despair
quieting the music of a storm
who knows my most intimate yearnings
the muse of a promise, coursing
through veins of light, inklings
of a lost moment, when melancholy
sings, so alive on the still skies
where floods of water, stream, breaking
through the forest, woodsy scents
like pine and moss, delicate
overpowering the still muse.

In the center of this storm,
an ache, a presence, so forlorn
you pour out light from your warm,
you restore peace to my heart
you remind my soul, you’re the One
who tells the winds to blow,
who shows the moon its glow
who breaths hope into the flow
of wistful showers, all the hours
a storm who is sent to show
every heart, the music of hope
as a song fades from the soul
who hears the wind 
and heeds the stirring
of a prayer beneath the dark
praising You, my heart’s renown 
my spirit’s peace,
my great belief…

You are the One
who colors my love
with grace and joy
a gentle knowing – that Your love
will guide me through the storm,
never allowing me to worry,
always freeing me so I know
You are the One who will lead me on,
to a distant home, a heaven who knows
this is love – from God above,
the One who tells the storm to grow
the One who tells the storm to go
the One who tells the storm to restore
gentle peace to the mountain and shore
a still, cool breath from the spirit of grace,
peace that is more than a heart can expect,
the love that assures me You won’t reject.

In the eye of the storm…
	You are my relief, my consolation, my security
		the answer to my prayer for a still, sweet beautiful
who can prepare my heart to see
	beyond the storm, to the eternal singing, its urgent touch.


Copyright © | Year Posted 2025




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Date: 4/27/2025 7:32:00 AM
Your build to a grateful ending is brilliant Gina. Congratulations! :)
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Date: 4/26/2025 4:48:00 AM
Congratulations on your winning work. Way to go. Storms are scary, some very dangerous with some deaths, injuries and destruction of property. It is good to have a stronghold to lean on. Sara K
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Date: 3/8/2025 10:09:00 PM
Much of this reminds me of Psalms, which was good, and small bits made me think of Ecclesiastes or Proverbs. I like this poem. Words from the heart.
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