Surprise Me by L.J. Brandt
God, surprise me with Your flowers today
Petals from the portal of grace
Heavenly kisses for my upturned face
Beauty for the ashes of my earthly race.
Surprise me with sweetness of Your company
Our eternal Spirits flow in unity
Surprise me with the comfort of Your love
Mercies from the throne of God.
Refresh me with your healing touch
My soul suspended between heaven and earth
The Mighty and the Mystery all entwined
Your majesty and tenderness in Spirit aligned
Surprise me with Butterfly things
And with the songs the whole earth sings
And with the joy from every spring
And with the view from eagles wings
Amaze me.
Wildflowers at my daughter's place in New Hampshire, just like
the ones that grew in my hayfield at home on the farm.
God's Response by L.J. Brandt
I restore you with heavenly graces
Give you rest in desert spaces
I feed you--
with angel's food
-- And raise
your hope anew.
I befriend you by the well of water
I hear your sons and daughters
Lay you down by quiet streams
Warm you up with my sunbeams.
I restore years that were taken
And fill your heart with blessings
Lead you through rough places
And I give you
A sure passageway
To heaven.
Wildflower Poem by L.J. Brandt
Shall I call you Peaches? He asked.
Or Petunia?
I'm a Wildflower, I said
in fresh wind, blowing
storm rain and
flute songs
roots somewhere in the wild
buffalo hooves crashing churn soil
and then roll, creating
fairy hollows in the meadow
for the wildflowers to grow.
Pale pink pleasing
Light Yellow sense
Butterfly Blue mystery
Red righteous
Green—tender-- life
smells of Victory
White
Difference
I was not cultivated in a garden
I said
to the memories
about to swan dive
into the deep
I caught soil
barely hung on
tippy toed in the
corn field
water dropping
anchor
found me
there
hovering
Years later
An honor ring
given me by my daughter
Letters engraved inside said
"You belong
among
the Wildflowers . . . "
Touché.
Tulips at the Tulip Festival, which is celebrated every spring in Pella, Iowa.
More Poems On The Way!
Have a Wildflower Day!
Blessed Wishes,
L.J.