Be Still My Soul...

My Solitude

When life slows down and here I sit, allowing memories to flit
Across my mind with whim or whit. It is with pleasure I permit...
My solitude
 

I let these mem'ries come and go, because I often long to know
The feelings that around me flow were part of me so long ago.
My solitude
 

Faint pictures tiptoe through my mind. Some bring me joy, some are unkind.
But let them come, for I'm resigned to walk with them as they remind...
My solitude

Yes, come, dear mem'ries, take my hand, and lead me to your sacred land
Of shades and sunlight, take command, for they may help me now to stand.
My solitude
 

Your shades remind me of my nights. Of haunting fears and fitful flights.
Your sunlight takes me to my heights. They give me strength to face new plights.
My solitude

So help me not to run and hide from my past struggles, ebbs and tides.
For with each joy and pain abides the peace that God was at my side.
My solitude
 

Oh, thank You, Lord, for granting me the gift of wand'ring back with Thee,
To journey through my misty sea, and thus prove Your reality.
My solitude

Poem Written 2003