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A few weeks ago, a friend of ours died. He was only 21, a young man who had cystic fibrosis. His death inspired a couple of poems. The second one here, I had been thinking about for a long time. When Ben died, I wrote Unanswered, and then finally penned Glory Springs. I hope you all will enjoy them both.
Unanswered
by Suzette Maners
Why?
Too young to die
Alive,
Why sickness?
Why suffering?
Why not?
Am I exempt?
Are you?
Is anyone?
Innumerable questions
Answers come slowly or never
Will it get better?
What will life bring?
How long do I have?
How will it end?
What after death?
Not all is unanswered
Life after death
In Christ, with Christ after death
He is the Door
To life
He is the Way
To life
Though much goes unanswered
In life
Those who have died
Know the answer
Glory Springs
by Suzette Maners
Driving on a winding road
Lined with Crepe Myrtle Trees,
Freshly pruned
A stark landscape of fingery limbs
Open fingery palms to the Heavens
Time springs forth pink, white, lilac blooms
Glory all summer long
Till in the Fall it rains
From these trees, not water
But tiny pink, white, lilac flowers
Glory springs |
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