Moment

A gentle rain falls to the earth,
Warm and soft as a mother's kiss.
A breeze sways the treetops,
Pausing to caress every leaf.
Soothing silence comes,
Encompassing all.

A child lies curled in a ball,
Shivering in the cool night air.
A baby whimpers, too weak to cry,
Too hungry to survive.
An adult sits alone by a fire,
Too lost to notice its death.

A man sees through a gun,
And pulls the trigger.
A family sits by a bed,
Watching the line go flat.
A lost soul chooses,
And breathes its last.

A child smiles in innocence,
No cloud passes its eyes.
A man smiles in delight,
Watching the numbers grow bigger.
A couple smiles at each other,
Their love overflowing.

A heart explodes in love and joy,
Expanding forever outward.
Anger burns between two,
A consuming fire.
Sorrow bursts a heart,
Gushing outward.

Tears of sadness flow,
Rivers never ending.
Tears of joy come forth,
Out of the heart.
Drops of frustration fall,
And sight is blurred.

A child trusts the Lord,
'Though without understanding.
And adult trusts the Lord,
'Though without seeing.
An old man trusts the Lord,
And to Him he returns. 

Dana Christensen