I have missed the roaring rapids.
I have missed the gurgling waters
Which negate the other sounds
Like the cacophany of cars and trucks and planes.
The soothing, calming water sounds
Make me forget my pains.
I have missed the sounds of chickadees;
I have missed their delicate touch
Which always and ever says to me:
God comforts me very much!
Cy, Dec. 11 2008

I almost stepped on it

Did you ever feed some sugar to a snail?
Did you feed it peanut butter from a pail?
At first I saw that she ran from it;
Then proceeded to swiftly gobble it.
Feast of a lifetime, complete with bread.
Does she know that she could be dead?

Cy, 2000, August

How the raindrops glisten
In the morning sun,
Brightening the green leaves,
Making my heart run.
Lord, thus your words run
Sweeter, today,in me.


Cy, 2006

Hope

Oh Jesus, I love you!
Please help her to love you too,
This Rainbow.
For it is only in loving you
That we can love one another.
Your way of love,
Your touch of love
Is what gives us hope.
With it there are tomorrows:
With you there are todays
For us to share.
Oh, touch her heart!
Please let her see,
The light that makes her Rainbow.


Cy, 1987?