rising from desperation
October 24, 2009
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There’s a world within
A place that never leaves me
How do I deal with the pain
Brokenness abounds
Looking at my inner world
I seek answers for my life
There’s a world without
A place that I can’t escape
Pressures and expectations
Calling me each day
Looking at my outer world
Living becomes a challenge
There’s quiet desperation
A reality for many
Masks hide the deep despair
The lonely cry out
So sad and lonely
I rose from desperation
Crying out in the darkness
Looking for some light
I found a friend listening
One who had the time to hear
I am larger than my pain
In solitude I found space
How to think and to detach
Discovered new things
© Terry S. Smith
written October 24, 2009
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a garden
June 13, 2009
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My heart is the place
Where I work each morning
I plow, plant and sow
The seeds are chosen with care
I visualize the fruit
“Loneliness is a desert
Solitude is a garden”*
The mind must be cared for well
I now have a choice
My soul is quiet
In the stillness I listen
Waiting patiently
© Terry S. Smith
written February 10, 2009
* Henri Nouwen
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