GOOD GROUND

I have seen love,

Fallen on unbroken ground,

Blow with the first wind.

I have seen love,

Laid in a shallow row,

Unearthed with the lightest rain.

But pain

Is a plow

That opens earth for planting.

My heart is ready now.

Hurt-furrowed, it has depths

Designed for sowing.

Oh, love that lands here

Finds good ground for growing.

Carol Lynn Pearson

ANGELS

Angels, answer me,

Are you near if rain should fall?

Am I to believe

You will rise to calm the storm?

For so great a treasure

Words will never do.

Surely, if this is,

Promises are mine to give you.

Here, all too soon the day!

Wish the moon to fall

And alter our tomorrow.

I should know heaven has her way,

Each one given memories to own.

Angels all could be

Should you move both earth and sea

Angels, I could feel

All those dark clouds disappearing.

Even as I breathe,

Comes an angel to their keep.

Surely, if this is,

Promises are mine to give you.

- Roma Ryan