As I was listening to this beautiful song this morning, the inspiration and the words came to me for this poem I have written below. Hope you enjoy.
Peering up from where I am
I stare into a night sky
So many questions I have inside
So many questions for the reasons why.
Why in my darkest hour
and in my greatest time of need
does my hope and courage fail me
does faith not my heart lead?
Why should so many souls be suffering
with such beauty all around?
Why do the warmest of hearts grow cold,
why can no compassion be found?
Why loneliness, sadness and tribulation
are the greatest teachers of all,
why in order to truly learn
the lessons must be hard.
Why the young grow old and turn to dust
life given to us and taken away
Why the dream of eternal youth
flees farther and farther each day.
Why true love’s kiss upon our brow
turns it’s back on us in disdain
Why promises are broken, what was now no more,
Our souls torn apart in torment and pain?
Oh give me just one reason why
and give me a glimmer of truth
whisper a lifetime of love in my ear
restoring what was mine in youth.
The days and the hours keep passing by
ebbing, flowing with the tide
but I will not from you drop my eyes
will not from you my fears hide.
I choose to be a reason for hope
be all my eyes behold in the skies
I choose to be an answer of love
to a world hurting and wondering why.
~ Celeste ~
Let all the answers to even our hardest questions be love, leaving no room for anything else to remain. ~ Celeste ~
I absolutely love this beautiful poem, I am sure we all have those questions run through our minds. I know for me, I wonder why the lessons have to be so darn hard…lol. The end is magnificent…
*I choose to be a reason for hope
be all my eyes behold in the skies
I choose to be an answer of love
to a world hurting and wondering why.*
And you most truly are my friend. ♥
Thanks so much, my dear friend, your words have warmed my heart…<3
Much love
Celeste
questions of the ages…yet we carry on. This is a beautiful poem.
Thank you, Jeannie…
I try not to ask y, I try to be thankful for the ups n down and especially the middle. so many things to be thankful for. retrain the negative to positive, stay away from all till the voice of his love reaches the deepest part of my being! the pain is great and confusing, but the faith must be stronger! a giver of all i have, left me feeling like an unwanted mutt. not many enjoy being around me n visa versa… so i ponder, i wait for his answers instead of my own and i give as he sees fit, not as I see, for i often get lost doing it my way! it will all be as his plan for our path shall be! I ask for forgiveness in his name for anyone I have hurt and in return please forgive those who have hurt me! Thankful for your blogs and all the others! your insights continues hope!
was so sucked in by protecting, gossip that I didn’t understand, and some I did, the green eyed monster that i couldn’t stand began to become my own demon to deal with! I had to put a stop to many cycles, n when those cycles were broke, there were even more!:( WIP for life… but that’s just it… it is life… better than the alternative! Better to make the best out of this heavenly experience and not allow it to become a daily hell:) I am aware of the evil, it’s on almost every Tv station, so I crawl into his invisible cocoon and await the day I will be the butterfly thats allowed to be seen for all its beauty and fragile wings that noone can hurt, but keep me flying to his destination.
Questions that Man had sought since the fogs of antiquity…
Indeed….may we find peace in our answers to ourselves…
Celeste
This is beautiful, Celeste, and these are questions we’ve all asked time and time again…carry on with love and hope in your heart~
Thank you Lauren…
An absolutely beautiful and stirring poem, Celeste. It has a rythym that captures and does not let go until the heart must hope at the end. It captures us all. Love to you, Linda
Thank you graciously, Linda….your insightful comments always motivate me and spur me on to the next new thing….I appreciate you bunches!
much love
Celeste
this writing touched a part of me that I have struggled with for many years. sorry for the rambling, but thank you for allowing me to get it out:)
Happy to know it was of some help to you….thanks, and you are welcome…<3
Absolutely! I am totally with you on this last verse, no longer worrying about “why?”:
“I choose to be a reason for hope
be all my eyes behold in the skies
I choose to be an answer of love
to a world hurting and wondering why.”
I am pleased that you agree and that you liked the message….thank you for saying so…
Celeste
This lovely poem really touches my heart today…so very sad, reflective and hopeful.
why thank you, dear lady, for saying so…I am pleased to know you were moved by the message….glad you stopped by…
love to you
Celeste
I wanted to answer this in poem, but found the words just wouldn’t come. Not the right ones. I’ve always prided myself on knowing what to say, but try as I might, I think anything I could say you already know.
I’m glad I came across this blog and this poem. I’m sorry I can’t find the right words to reply in rhyme or some other silly thing, but then, sometimes it’s enough to sit.
To stop.
To listen.
This poem- I was too tense to read it at first. I had to go back and go over it and think and think and think- and then at the end I read through it one more time, took a deep, deep breath, and let it sink in for a while.
Thank you for sharing this with us all. I love poetry, and the ones that really strike home like this one, leave me- at least for a moment- with nothing to say.
<3s,
Eris
Thank you so much for your beautiful and gracious words….I am glad too that you found this site and visited and took time to leave your thoughts….it is appreciated.There is nothing like knowing that the words from my heart can help encourage or enlighten another soul…As for your response, it was perfect, though perhaps next time you shall have the words for a response in poem…:)
Thanks again my friend…
peace and light to you
Celeste