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God's Serenity

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I sit upon a bench

My feet touch upon holy ground

A nearby tree filters the rays from the noon-day sun

A mourning dove coos to her mate

 

The scent of lilacs from a flowering bush

Speaks of May processions and Mary alters in childhood past

I seek God’s serenity.

For my heart aches in the turmoil of loss.

 

The hill in front of me

Is dotted with grave stones

Lives once lived

Now buried within this sacred earth

 

This is a place that holds within its solitude – stories

A name engraved

A date of birth – a date of death

The stories live between those two moments in time

 

I come to grieve quietly

Another death has entered my life

A woman who became like a mother to me

Has now left this world for her eternal reward.

 

The chaos of the past days became

Stories shared

Tears flowed

Moments cherished

Love embraced.

 

As tears trickle down my cheeks

My memories become delightful stories

God’s serenity fills my heart and my soul.

The pain of loss fades away.

By Susan Handle Terbay

 


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