Jandrea...so far

From “Poems for Strangers”   Candles dripping slowly Ice melting away A leaf clinging to a dying tree Standing at the edge of a precipe Sunset fading into darkness Wilting flowers, cradled in hope-weary arms Gasping, desperately recalling, humming The last strains of a beloved song Oh, Light of the night From the brink of desolation, rescue me Oh, Breath of a new day Ignite the distant embers Lest I forget... Why and how much I love you.

  Here’s one more from my series “Poems for Strangers”  Awake at 1:30 AM Memories of what may have been And thoughts of what could be Keep me tossing about Even more than the cold air from the open window What-ifs and shouldn’t-haves Whirl around as dark shadows Thoughts dripping with guilt, lurking in every corner Preventing sleep from comforting me Should I wrestle with the shadows?  Confront their inane accusations Or just embrace the sweetness of his lies And forget unanswered questions from long ago? Should I wait till tomorrow And let the sunshine defeat my thoughts Pretending that all is well and forgotten ... Even if they are not? 

A long-lost friend I had not spoken to for years suddenly showed up in a social media feed a few months ago. We have since progressed from sharing memes and music to looking into how life has been since we last talked. Here’s one of his reflections that he shared with me ...  - The reason why God allowed a friend to walk away or a door closed because they are ‘limiting’ you - God would have not allowed it if He has nothing better as a replacement  - The same thing happened with the people of Israel, after 40 years of being supplied with daily mana one day their supply ceases to come.  - It was because God planned it only to be temporary - God promised them a land flowing with milk and honey - In the same way, God’s plan for your life is bigger than your own - God is about to launch you to a new level of your profession, new level of your abilities, and new level  of your capacities... - The challenge is not to have a ‘mana mentality’. - If your mana stopped, it was n...