Day: August 16, 2024

SWIRLING WINDS

The winds are swirling, and it is

Almost frightening. Six-foot waves

Are pounding the shore and one

Wonders what is going on. Another

Awkward day with no sunshine.

The clouds are bright, almost blinding.

The flowers don’t seem to mind.

They are a reminder of God’s blessings

On an undeserving world. Conflict is

Present in many parts of the world.

Prisoners are being held and there

Is talk of a truce so that they may be

Exchanged. It seems as though our

People have more value as we release

Hundreds in exchange for a few. So it goes.

The outcomes of the battles are like

The weather, always changing. No battle

Can be won in the physical realm unless

It has first been fought and won in the

Spiritual realm. It behooves us to pray

That the Light will overcome the darkness.

We have much to consider as we seem to

Be moving away from spirituality and

Chasing after secular goals. Just as we

Wish the weather will clear, we have

Hope that peace will prevail.

Stanski

August 16, 2024, ^