GOD IS LOVE Red is the roses, v iolets are blue, Yet my heart w ill stay true to You. Yellow is the sun, grasses are green, You're more than anything I've ever seen. You were the builder of light and dark, You've done it all, and never in part. Why shouldn't I be like You? His love runs like an ocean, And it flows down to my heart. I see the beauty of Eden, From which its splendor cannot depart. His love blossoms like flowers, And they make my whole life glow. I feel the presence of Your power In everything You own. "Love one another a s Jesus loves you", Won't I show kindness i n all that I do? For if today we decide to look beyond the cover, And remember the question, "What are you doing for others?", Then we would be compelled to certainly make it A better food for the miserable mind, That is much sweeter than malice And the hate that thrives. God is love! And love is from ...
Daytime's reign is old with time.
The sun stoops slowly in a western decline.
The king of night is seen a faint distance away,
While awaiting the end of another day.
The inhabitants of light have retired to bed,
And the creatures of darkness have risen, like yeast in bread.
Nighttime is here; it is full of blackness,
Crickets are singing, they sing of the darkness -
The darkness that engulfs joy and brings sorrow,
The darkness that makes the sight seem so narrow,
The darkness that delays in bringing tomorrow.
I stand on top of a high hill,
And look down on the world so still:
It is so dark, so dark I cannot see,
I can't tell if murderers stand behind me.
I wish I could turn on a source of light,
A source of light that would bring on its might.
I weep 'cause those in darkness cannot see,
They cry for justice: "We suffer!", yet relish festivities.
They enjoy the darkness the night has brought,
They marvel gleefully what the black has wrought;
I mourn sadly for the light they haven't sought.
Suddenly from out of the black
Comes a ray of light, a ray so fast;
It hurls down the sky, passing through the clouds,
Falls to the ground, and I hear a loud shout -
I look up and see a star,
A star in mid-air, way up and afar.
It beams on me, comforts my soul;
It gives me peace, and says, "There is still hope!"
Then it goes into the world of fear and darkness,
And brightens existence with power and kindness,
Convicting the rebels of their sworn wickedness.
The Rock of Ages, broken for me,
Has now shown us the light to see.
"You are the light of the world",
That's why you must rise!
"You are the light of the world",
Let none say otherwise!
We are the stars in the dark,
Stars shinning light in oblivious hearts,
Showing the short-sighted the path they must survive,
Pointing the sorrowed to the Way, the Truth and the Life.
Oh stars in the dark! Show the world your light!
Poem by Oluwatobi Chinedum Ayeni
First written November 2019
Photo by Min An
Powerful! Keep soaring buddy
ReplyDeleteThis is beautifully wriiten
ReplyDeleteAfter the dark comes the morning. There's hope for any disappointment.
ReplyDeleteThis is so calming
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