Boundless Love

Photo by Manuela Adler from Pexels

Peace, O my soul

When the days are cold and dark

Calm, O my soul

Breath the pain in and out your heart

Throw this adult façade

To the whistling wind

And fly down the path

On child's feet again

Cold earth and leaves

Below bounding feet

Fling yourself over the edge without care

Catching hold of the roots of the old oak tree

And. Go. Down.

Down to where your souls at home

In the creek

Where your souls at home

Where the water dances with the light and sings

There you can breath in tranquil peace

Sing, O my soul

In the cool ravine

Alone with your God

Among the trees

At home with your God

Who cares for thee

Toes squishing in the mud

Fingers dancing like a skeeter on the waters clear

You, my soul, are a child of God

Breath in, my soul, his boundless love

A little about the poem

As a child I found great solace in nature. When things were hard or confusing I found the coolness of the ravine, the rhythmic nature of the water, the beauty of the light showing through the trees, the feeling of the mud between my toes…would slow my mind. In those moments I could think great thoughts, thoughts about the eternal nature of things and about God (although I did not come to belief until later). Now as an adult I often think on those times when I find myself in the hardest of situations. I am reminded that God gently cared for me even before I knew him.