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| Category - Emotion | | A Poem from the The Poet and His Thoughts Collection | | Before The Dawn - Viewed 462 Times | David Devaney
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February 20, 2008 |
I woke before the dawn could taste
The sweetness of the morn
To find the true anxiety
That all my life I’d borne
No precious sleep could I reclaim
The darkness brought great fear
For lying there beside myself
No one could draw me near
I raised my hands and heart to God
Yet still no comfort found
For by my troubles and my fears
I had to life been bound
T’was then I tried to recollect
My treasurechest of dreams
But only nightmares would appear
And emptiness it seems
So then I rose to contemplate
Each moment and each day
And recognized the part of me
That’s always on display
T’was there I found the consciousness
To help me understand
The beauty of this countenance
Within which I do stand
I felt no more anxiety
No pain nor loneliness
For God the Spirit came to me
And did my heart caress
She took away my anxiousness
And did my strength renew
Revealing too the reason why
This life I’m passing through
She held me tightly in her arms
Till sunrise brought the dawn
And gave my life new consequence
So I could carry on
And though I still have phobias
Anxiety and fear
I know that through the darkest night
She’ll always draw me near | | © 2008 David Devaney |
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