THIS IS NO METAPHOR

 

THIS IS NO METAPHOR

What word about You can compare

With the word refuge

God is our refuge and our strength, the golden book says

A very present help in trouble

Present…I think

Remembering when I was called to roll

In school and how I dreaded to be

Present…help

Or to dwell under the shadow of the Almighty

Under even one wing

The most consoling thing

This is no metaphor

This is how we live.

mary angela douglas 3 may 2024