I strayed into a dream last night;
I saw the earth so bright below
while I, with wings of feathered thought,
soared high above mankind's tableau.

I gazed around at ageless stars
and blackness stretching far beyond
the eyes of those on that sphere below,
and felt I was a vagabond.

A wanderer through the age of man
in search of something out-of-reach;
I feel it in the mountains high,
elusive clouds and sand-strewn beach.

A yearning from a hungry heart,
a mournful cry from saddened soul....
Then down from the distant heavens a voice
echoed forth and into my being stole.

"Be still, and know that I am God."
"Lo, I am with you Always."
My heart filled up, my soul took wing,
God walks beside me through life's maze!
    © Joyce P. Hale
 

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