I WISH THAT I COULD SEND YOU PEACE

I WISH THAT I COULD SEND YOU PEACE

I wish that I could send you peace

Tied up with a velvet bow

Or peace, like quilting snow

Like a nearing light in the distance

When you have far to go

Or like a rippled stone

You hold in your hand

Like a talisman

In any gale that blows.

I close my eyes

I close my eyes

And pray the winter away

And pray that you will always

Find a warm place to stay

And food to eat that’s nourishing

And peace in a blue green bay

And on your hardest day,

The love of God.

Mary angela douglas 1 february 2024