Icicles And Miracles

To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible. - Thomas Aquinas

alone

lost in the wilderness

i don't know the way

stones aren't bread

water doesn't pour forth from a rock

no restful slumber, no pillow of clover

oh, when will this unexpected frost be over

what is it that the good book saith

not by sight but by faith

where the rubber meets the road

where he shoulders the load

where a staff struck a rock and abundant water flowed

here, on the straight, narrow and lonely road

Author's Note

"Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark. If fear is cultivated it will become stronger, if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery. When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance." - Thoreau

Reviews

[Marie]

When times are darkest it is then that our faith is called on. If we believe in ourselves, we will be successful. If we believe we can do something, we will do it. Faith is truly a very necessary ingredient in the bread of life and you have captured that superbly in this poem, Pete. The first verse leads the leader out of the desert of need into the abundance produced by faith in the second stanza. Like this poem very much, Pete. It is finely inked and illustrated with visual detail which supports and enhances the words. Lovely work! Thank you for sharing, Pete...

[Pete]

such kinds words. well said thoughts - bread of life indeed. thanks for sharing.

[Marie]

Most welcome always, Pete...