The trees are so stable,
their moods have such endurance.
They hold on for months
to the bare bitterness of winter,
the silence,
the absence of even a rustling leaf.
Then the trees embrace the sweet joyfulness of spring
in a long coquettish smile,
a blossom-blush lasting months.
Afterwards, the trees sail into the smooth serenity of summer,
wearing their regal wreaths with proud satisfaction.
Even the flaming, flickering colours of fall flash across their faces for months,
the trees, with their moods more stable than mine,
for I am but a tiny body of water
wrapped in skin.
My thinly guarded surface subject to tremors of wind,
the harassment of a sudden hailstorm
or the steady pounding of rain.
I’ve been know to get icicles in my eyelashes
tears of pain frozen before fully released.
Some things are better to let go of quickly.
In all this variable moodiness,
this passionate intensity and depth of feeling,
I am not alone,
for are we not all but small bodies of water
(97% H2O)
wrapped in skin,
the tides in our hearts tugged about by not just the moon,
but by the moods of all the other bodies of water
bumping around us
in this space
that is earth.
Just East Of Crazy Land 
Beautiful poetry! There is a special connection with the Spirit when the words flow from the mind onto the page. Thank you.
I was thinking of the child you lost and this scripture came to mind:
“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” Psalm 116:15
We know our true home is in heaven and God rejoices in our being in his eternal presence.
Blessings,
Ron Bouchard
http://www.theburningheart.com
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Ron, I’m very honoured by your thoughtful comments. Thank you so much!
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He is faithful! He promised us:
Romans 8:28
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
His love and blessings,
Ron Bouchard
http://www.theburningheart.com
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Yes, thanks for these words. Praying hard for a friend of mine whose newborn baby James is on life support and possibly headed home to Heaven very soon. Please join me in surrounding them with grace to endure, and hope to find life beautiful in the midst of their pain.
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Would it be ok if my wife and I put them on our church’s prayer chain. My niece was 23 weeks with no hope, the doctors said there was nothing more that could be done, but God had me pray over my sister’s belly and my wife interceded. She is a beautiful, healthy, happy 27 year old! So, we will pray and God will aswer!
All His Blessings
Ron
http://www.theburningheart.com
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That would be amazing! The parents names are Sean and Daniela.
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I want encourage you. My niece is 27 years old. At 23 weeks in my sister’s womb the doctors said it was hopeless. But, the Lord had us pray and she is here today as a shining example of his grace. So, we will pray. We will have our church pray.
His blessings,
Ron Bouchard
http://www.theburningheart.cim
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Thank you kindly!
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