rest assured

 
an artistry in the spilling of words onto the page
finessing the thoughts
stringing them together in a way to make one feel
deeply and passionately with tempo, rhythm and rhyme
sublime feeling when you get it just right

troubling the depths stirring emotions
connecting with one another
we poets are a different breed
hunting for just the right word play
something soft to fall on the ears
it's in the versed I find God

sleepiness of soul and I'm dreaming
ladybug sunshine and starlit horizons
my mind turns happiness over
wondering if it belongs to us all

grasshoppers on long afternoons
the shade of my favorite tree
flowers that smile all day long
little buds of affirmation
bring joy to the blue sky

crickets playfully strumming their instruments
making the meadow merry
the secrets that can be learned there
if you are listening

the hush of God entering the garden
then whispering of angels
the harmony I feel with nature
the spirit of relief when God shines his light on me

beautiful day I am alive
in the dreaded doubt I have peace
my heart rests in assurances
the spirit has given me
now as a poet, I give them to you