Guest Poem from Kelly Greer

 

Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

(Proverbs 13:14 NIV)

 

 

I have been pleased by the response to the idea of posting poetry for the month of April. My dear friend, Kelly Greer, submitted this reflective poem that leads us from empty to fulfilled. Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope like an empty picture frame....

Believing what is not there...unseen

Heart sick in the waiting...trusting

Not seeing...hoping in the future

The Artist...the Creator...

Working one stroke....one shade

One at a time...in time...His perfect timing

Framing the answer...a branch from the tree of life

Believing in the fruit to come

Weathering the storms

Withering in the drought

Bearing the weight of winter

Marvelling at the spring buds

Shaded in the sweltering summer heat

Radiant in fall color

Strong and deep and bold and purposeful

Framing the future...

My imaginations... His work

My hope....His purpose

Trusting in the Master's ways...

The finishing....completion.

 

(2013 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. Kelly Greer)

 

 

 

 

They will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit.
(Jeremiah 17:8 NIV)


Check out more of Kelly's musings at her blog:
 Ain't No Mountain Too High!

 

If you would like me to post one of your poems at Nourishment for the Soul in the month of April, send me a copy to my email at kelrohlf@gmail.com