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Promise in the East

As I was pondering life and hope and meaning today, it brought to mind that several years ago a friend of mine was entering into one of the darkest periods of her life. Her second marriage was failing, her hopes for a happy, stable relationship collapsing.  Further, she was deeply concerned about the collateral affects on her young daughter. She did not deserve what had come her way. But I continue to accumulate evidence that life often does not deal out trouble and pain based on a fairness quotient. I felt a measure of her sadness and despair, and wrote this poem for her as an encouragement. It was one way I knew how to lift her spirits a bit, to attempt to bring "The Wings of Hope."


The Wings of Hope

In the morning, just before the dawning,
When the night's most long and cold,
And the heart of all creation's longing
For light to break dark's ruthless hold;

Just then in clouds of angels rising
From the promise in the east
Will mount on thunderous wings, these tidings,
"The Day Star comes, with light and peace!"

- Thomas Fideler


 

 

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