Jul 062016
The sea is sometimes stormy
with monstrous waves, other times
it as unruffled as a clear lake
at dawn, nestled in the protective
shadow of a Blue Ridge Mountain
So it is with nations, and families
and folks who cling to various beliefs–
and we all do that sometimes
There comes a time when we must
have the courage to ask forgiveness
and forgive, restore harmony
make peace and not war
and if we don’t somehow learn to do that
nations are shattered and people are shattered
and families are shattered
and if we don’t do that, in the end
we find ourselves lost in the desert
bereft of purpose and alone
terribly alone
But we have a choice
to ask forgiveness and forgive
take steps to bring healing
to make love and not war