My heart runs to you when I have no other:
I know you will always be there to comfort.
You are warm and kind like a good mother,
Also like a guide...quite expert and a bit covert.
Hope cannot ever be hidden from me on roads often dark
my feet, as I trod, won't be cut on any stone, twigs, or bark.
You draw me into your safety with subtle glow
but somehow (deeply) with each flicker I know...
I have a lasting, unchanging, true friend I call mine
and that is enough to sustain me throughout all of time.
About the Creator
Shirley Belk
Mother, Nana, Sister, Cousin, & Aunt who recently retired. RN (Nursing Instructor) who loves to write stories to heal herself and reflect on all the silver linings she has been blessed with :)
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Comments (8)
Beautiful
Heartfelt and powerful. Well written Shirley, like a prayer
Those last two lines.
A sweet poem! Heartfelt
This was so wonderful. So happy you have such a good friend. Loved your poem!
Love this! Powerful words and reminder! Our fortress!
This is so comforting ☺️
So beautiful and true! I especially love the conclusion: “ I have a lasting, unchanging, true friend I call mine and that is enough to sustain me throughout all of time.”💖