Looking Forward, Looking Back

 Heroes

When rabbits are not timid,

And fire does not consume;

When fairies are a fearsome sight,

And orphans find a home;

When noble heroes dress in black,

And lions bow to pray;

When dragons stoop to human form,

And elves are sombre, clad in gray- 

Then providential things are at work in this land.

What form they'll take, I do not know.

But keep your eyes open for impossible wonders:

Who knows what signs will knock at you door?

Battle Cry

When the war starts,

I will be there.

I may not take up arms,

But I'll fight with words.

Through the dark times

And the sorrow,

I will spread hope and truth,

And the pen will be my sword.

Knowing good wins

And the LORD prevails,

I will face the days ahead

With a storyteller's heart.

And when the day comes,

The day of vict'ry,

I'll rejoice in the advent

Of a new and glorious morn.

Memory of Moonlight

A silver lawn and still ghosts of shadows

Criss-crossing branches of moonlit willow

Fall dark on the ground.

Moon unseen beyond the roofline

Slim grey clouds and pricks of blue light

Sight without a sound.