(another import from my other blog... a poem i know by heart since high school although i did not write it... i know that even if i can't seem to pray, each thought is a prayer already... and God is hearing them as i think... such wonderful assurance that even when things are not so good... God will be there to make us happy... if not hopeful in everything.... for every journey i ever took in this life... for everything i ever aimed to be and wished to have and achieve... for everything i did and didn't do... for family, relatives and good friends... for every person i have ever met and encountered... and touched somehow... for the great soul i have the chance of traveling with even for only a short while... and for the wonderful souls i have the grace and honor of sharing a world with... for hopes and dreams... faith and love... and, too, for everyone who ever needed solace and comfort... do not be afraid, blessed souls... we have it all along... it is with us... with our little faith, we have God's enormous love for us as a back up... people will not always be there when we need them but God will always be... that much is true...affirm and believe... Christ have conquered the world for us... " faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservations." --- elton trueblood )
i looked for you among the friends i got
but their unaffected insincere laughter jarred in my ears
searched for you among my kinsfolk
but i found i was out of place
sadly i turned to my books
they told me somewhere you could be found
the birds
the flowers
the haunting melody of a dying day
all these proclaim you exist
i extended my arms to grasp you
and hold you tight in my hungry heart
what did i found
emptiness
oh beloved where art thou
mournfully i trudge the lonely path
the shadows are falling
from a nearby chapel
the angelus bell announces the hour
when love came to this world
sweet peace
calm benediction
ineffable joy
from the red flickering vigil light
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