October 23, 2022

After the Funeral

I came home, Friday, despondent

it was not to have gone like this

it was too soon, far, far too soon

there was yet wood to be shaped

there were yet rivers to be explored

there was yet so much to be enjoyed

no, things did not go as planned

and because they did not

this would happen

I came home, Friday, despondent

it was not to have gone like this

it was too sad, far, far too sad

the words were carefully shaped

the Bible was thoughtfully explored

the message would have given comfort

no, things did not go as planned

and because they did not

this would happen

I came home, Sunday, rejoicing

it was not to have gone like that

it was better, far, far better

a poem came to be in despair

a message of hope despite tears

a praise given God out of sadness

no, things did not go as planned

and since they did not

God worked wonders