Slowly, silently, now the moon fades away,
just as all my dreams have done, one by one,
and I sit here staring at a blackened sky,
wondering WHY?
Why did clouds of doubt come rolling in
and cover up my hopes within?
Just when I thought my dreams were big and bright,So within reach, a blink and they were gone,
just like the moon slowly, silently, hides behind that cloud of gray.
Why, Why, couldn’t they stay?
The answer lies within my heart. I must learn not to doubt.
My faith tells me to trust, wait and obey,
for another dream will appear one day.
For just as the moon will rise and shine again,
so will my dreams….though I know not when.
In my Creator’s time, they will come to me,
and be fulfilled, as I do my part, to trust
and believe with my heart.
Slowly, silently the moon returns
from it’s hiding place behind the cloud.
I smile, as I rejoice in hope, for in it’s light I see,
a new dream rising up in front of me.
–Leona J. Atkinson 04-01-13
Leonas Lines--Poetry Plus 