The Calm...after the Storm (poem)

Hi friends,
Hope you are doing well. With the corona outbreak and the resulting lock-down, lots of people are suffering at this time in different ways... I dedicate this poem to all who are experiencing a storm in their life.Believe me, there's definitely a Calm... after the Storm. So, let me share this poem that the Lord enabled me to pen for such a time as this...

The Calm after the Storm..

I took a walk in my garden today

And here and there ripe guavas lay

Today is sunny and bright

From afar I see warm bursts of sunlight

Treading slowly I enjoy the breeze

Beautiful colorful flowers smiling back at me

Fresh wafts of air in my nostrils

The glistening grass ; greener than ever

How different from yesterday when all was dark and dreary

Pitter - patter raindrops falling

Come inside mother starts calling

Birds all to their nests

The lightning peals the sky

Tightly I close my eyes

The threatening sound of the rumbling thunder

Children huddled to their chests

Power cuts resulting in darkness

Candles overcoming the blackness

Winds whooshing …banging doors and windows

Waiting for the storm to pass we fall asleep

Waking up to a beautiful morning

The calm…. after the storm has passed

A lesson we can learn from Mother Nature.

So it is with every one of us

No matter how dark or deep or dreary the storm;

Hold on tight…don’t lose hope….

Wait prayerfully for there always is the calm…. after the storm!

-Sparky Laurie 

(22nd April 2020)