Tuesday 1 January 2013

NEW YEAR

(for Rosie)

A new year has begun: and swells of change
Will surge behind and swirl around our boat;
As days move on landscapes will rearrange
And through grace only will we stay afloat.
Yet as our curragh rushes on we'll know
There is within a place we love to share
Since though the currents drive and torrents flow
We're nurtured by a wife and mother's care.

And up above the sun, in changelessness,
Provides a fixed point, rule, and warmth and light;
It constancy rebukes our fickleness;
It brightness warms us still and makes us bright.

Since God's great love in Christ casts out all fear
We voyage together through another year.


Written for New Year 1996.

2 comments:

  1. THANKS DAVID -- I'VE ENJOYED YOUR POETRY THROUGH OUT THE PAST YEAR! BEST WISHES TO YOUR BLOG IN 2013!

    May each new day the Lord give you hope to shoot arrows in the sky:

    By reading God's word and acting upon it
    By praying
    By seeing needs and filling them
    By doing unplanned spontaneous kind deeds that are kingdom opportunities
    By recognizing faithful family and friends and showing appreciation for the joy and blessings they bring to your life
    By taking time to hear the Holy Spirit
    By honoring the Father
    By sharing Jesus

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  2. Happy new Year, David....

    I loved this prose... very well said...

    Thanks for your presence in blog-villa

    patrina <")>><

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