Thou Weeping May Tarry

Poem and prayer, in reference to Psalm 30.

my anxious thoughts encamp me

in anguish I choke on my tears

why, why, why

I call

no answer.

what for what for what for …

if only I grasped 

what abundance 

has already been given me

if I could see the other side of the glass,

lit dimly

if only I took promise 

for promise

and rested knowing the sun

will rise again

how forgetting I am of Your grace

how acute my need for it, every hour

Father, I only ask

satisfy me in the morning with your love