Sunlight and Shadows


Category: Strength

  • Seeking

    All the light we cannot see

    Yet fills our blood with yearning so

    The pull of new discovery

    The faith in things we do not know

    We press on sure to find the door

    The innate longing to be free

    The light that led me to a crack

    Where I could see but could not reach

    The slap that caused me to pull back

    And listen to what it would teach

    The crushing truth on hopes of youth

    I grew to stand within the breach

    Sunrise dawn’s brave beams of light

    To bathe the soul from night’s dark wake

    The tumult of the storm set right

    The midnight watch we each must make

    To find our place, to run our race

    And build a love that cannot break

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  • Open Road

    It was miles and miles of open road

    In a world so far away

    Whence I set out to find my own abode

    Where my soul could finally stay

    And I travelled so far with no other thought

    Than to never more go astray

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  • Weakness

    When the world is crumbling beneath your feet

    No path to go forward, nowhere to retreat

    Plans go up in smoke, life’s not what you know

    Where do you run to, where do you go?

    When you’ve fallen down so many times you can’t count

    Too tired, too broken, but still battles mount

    It feels like you’re losing more fights than you’ve won

    Where do you find the strength to keep on?

    When the road just keeps turning and winding so steep

    The obstacles mount, it’s near too big a leap

    You wonder if you’re even on the right road

    Where do you find new speed when you’ve slowed?

    There’s only one place of sufficient grace

    He’ll walk with you, whatever you face

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  • Own

    Let go, don’t hold so tight inside

    Stop fighting change and the unknown

    Don’t go back where you used to hide

    Release the fear and worry stone

    You will never be alone

    Reject the voice of guilt and wrong

    You don’t deserve to live in pain

    Don’t let blame sit where you belong

    Stand strong and walk against the grain

    You won’t be helpless again

    Step outside of patterns set

    Push back the past’s influence here

    Don’t live in guilt, shame, or regret

    Reclaim the truth and hold it dear

    You don’t have to live in fear

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  • Antique Pottery

    Fine spider web cracks

    Bending without breaking

    Rough diamond chips

    Standing without shaking

    Fully broken pieces

    Glued to even stronger

    Worn and weathered edges

    Lasting even longer

    Healing and forgiveness

    Held between each line

    Promise, love, connection

    These imperfections fine

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  • Refined

    A heart made of marble

    A heart made of fire

    Its very existence

    Must courage inspire

    For it held through life’s flames

    And found purpose higher

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