WAYS OF PROVIDENCE

WAYS OF PROVIDENCE Poem written for “This or That Poetry Contest,” Edward Ibeh, sponsor, 7/22/2025 “God planted the seeds of all the trees, and you see to what a height and shade they have grown! So, it is with the Bible. You may read a verse this year, and forget it, and it will come back to you a year hence, when you least expect to remember it.” James Fenimore Cooper, The Deerslayer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nestled in the soil of my heart, God, the Divine Gardener, lays seeds of wisdom, each verse a tiny promise, waiting for the rain of remembrance. Time passes by like a feather in the wind, and as a traveler, I recall a line, a verse~ a glimmer of truth that suddenly comes to light. It encircles my heart like a vine of grace, reminding me that seeds planted in my soul's soil await providence and the right season to sprout. Oh, my heart remembers, just as trees remember the rain! And here I am, growing beneath the shade of the proverbial wisdom of God.