Refreshing breeze in this fine spring day,
flow through my mind and my fearful heart,
carry me gently on currents of hope,
create in me a fresh new start
for I live in shadows that mock my soul,
dismantling my faith and picking apart
the framework of my life.
Once I dreamed beyond logic and cost,
but now my dreams are all but lost
in lifeless embers that once glowed strong,
anxious to challenge injustice or wrong.
What has become of the courage, the will?
Why is my song lifeless and still?
A faint melody remains, but no words.
I long to feel the elixir of life
moisten the soil of my arid soul
giving life to seeds that lie ready to burst
releasing a power that defies all control.
O that I might bloom this day,
empowered in faith, courageous and bold,
transplanted into the heart of God.
Sonoran Desert Writer 