A Grain of Sand

Dunes need sand, Whales need krill, just what does a soul need to survive?

 

A grain of sand, nothing more
blowing and rolling about the shore.
All alone, one takes no note
its moving about the wild sea oat.

 

 

Soon to fall and move no more
the Wind takes another from the shore.
Blown again under the night’s full moon
it finds the oats and forms a dune.

 

 

To rise or fall, the tender dunes wait
as Wind moves sand to receive its fate.
They welcome me back each day anew
as I walk within the sunrise hue.

 

 

It is the same but different now
the dunes I see as I make this vow: 
“Dear Lord, I thank you for this day
the same is new in a gentle way.”

 

 

“Each dune is sculpted with your hand
by blowing around each grain of sand.
The dune has beauty as a whole
but is nothing with out the single sand’s soul.”

 

 

“I pray we learn from the grain of sand
to become a part of your larger plan.
We each have beauty within our core
it’s by coming together, we become much more.”

Reviews

[Carole]

I love this but I am especially drawn to your prayer at the end:

"Dear Lord, I thank you for this day
the same is new in a gentle way."

"Each dune is sculpted with your hand
by blowing around each grain of sand.
The dune has beauty as a whole
but is nothing with out the single sand's soul."

"I pray we learn from the grain of sand
to become a part of your larger plan.
We each have beauty within our core
it's by coming together, we become much more."

We can indeed learn a lesson from the grain of sand as we picture ourselves becoming a part of God's larger plan. Written to perfection Michael. A beautiful message, and heart felt at that! Thank you for sharing...

[Ray Hamilton]

A delightful read and very true in all cases, to build
on a loving relationship both must work together for it to last
Even world piece, less greed and more working together with each other
would solve most problems, but we won't go in to that
I enjoyed this read thanks Ray { Not a Poet }

[Poeticpiers]

Delightful train of thought Your rhyming is excellent but a little more attention to meter would improve your poem

[April Child]

"I pray we learn from the grain of sand
to become a part of your larger plan.
We each have beauty within our core
it's by coming together, we become much more."

How profound and how very true. I need to remember this when I am feeling all small and insignificant.
Lovely poem. It has a gentle feel to it and the flow is there but I think just needs tightening by removing a couple of 'thes'... lines 2 and 3 of stanza 2...

the Wind takes another from the shore.
Blown again under the night's full moon

might read better as...

wind takes another from the shore
blown again under night's full moon

Just my thoughts :)