Ev’ning sun plays ‘mongst
The trees, dazzling the leaves—
Casting light and shadows.

Green gecko resting
Sunning ‘pon a sago frond -
Humanity reels.

Sound of birdsongs. Sound
Of motors passing by - and
The scream of silence.

Soul wandering in
The rain, outwardly soaked—but
Inwardly is dry.

Skies bright, clear and blue.
Sun smiling down with jolly
Rays—earth in shadows.

Irradiating
Sky. As morn's dawning welcomes
Light—the darkness flees.

In the ship of life, sailing o’er the sea of time.
Tempest raging, billows tossing, jolting the brine.
Launching, now, into the deep—from the tranquil shore
Sailing t’ward a promised land—a land forevermore.

A battered ship nears the land of perfect peace and glee,
As midnight furrows heavy brow on tempestuous sea.
So pow’rful a storm—thunder, lightning, ship-toss.
And so intense the gale—might everything be lost?

Sailing until dawn appears against celestial glow.
Thus, a golden day is born—heart could never know.
In harbor there, the ship docks and the anchor’s cast.
Stepping onto heaven’s shore, my soul is safe at last.

Home at last.  Home at last.  Nevermore to roam.
Thank You, oh, my blessed Lord.  I am safely home.
(8/2017 rev)