today is the summer solstice
perhaps you too, like me
await this very day
some fate we cannot comprehend yet
perhaps the sun will smote us down
in this proud summer
maybe even without knowing
you or I with the sun in the sky
and the birds all singing
may stand in front of frozen in time
the recurring Red Sea moment again.
if that is so, my unseen friends
weep not.
it seems the world belongs to the cruel
but God made it, who is infinitely kind.
comfort yourself with even the smallest breeze
the green leaves turning
oh why lament
how it feels to be disgraced
humiliated
these things will not prevail forever
your heart is a pearl
not to be bruised this endlessly.
breathe deep in the solstice of your soul.
awaiting what the day will bring
somewhere there are glad tidings
even now let the tide of unseen kindness
reach your shores
don't be afraid
the God of peace is yours.
endure.
mary angela douglas 21 june 2023
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