Why is it always so hard these days
To give all I am in this world to you
Why is it so easy for one to forget
All the wonderful things you daily do
I always seem to find it so very easy
When I hear another voice to speak
That I realize I am no longer connected
And your love I no longer want to keep
Why is it so hard to bring myself
To stop being selfish to all I now see
Why is it so totally true and ironic
My heart bleeds each time I leave
I am lost in a maze of jumbled thoughts
Which handcuff my heart never letting me be
And when I sleep alone in my rooms darkness
I find its your loving essence I long to see
Why is it so hard to embrace you each day
Not longing for another’s welcoming kiss
Why won’t I embrace your wholesome love
Knowing it will cure my heart’s loneliness
I cry within the deep darkness of my soul
Wondering why it is I will never change
Then I heard a silent voice calling out to me
Saying return to me again trusting in my Name
Even though you turned walking away from me
Chasing with your heart after worldly needs
I will surely stand by the promise I made to you
Never turning my heart away from thee
And humbly I return to the sweet love I know
Who never turned his face away from me
I committed my heart and soul to his trust
While again receiving the grace which set me free.
Wendell A. Brown,
November 1976,
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Wendell A. Brown
Wendell, your words “handcuff my heart.”
I am touched that my humble words lifted you today, it is the spirit in the words that reach deep within, for His spirit always leads me to share…even at times when I may not want to…but I yield to His touch and share. Thanks so much Janice for the hugs, and may your weekend be a wonderful one! God bless!
Happy Weekend to you as well xo
Beautiful…
Thank you my sister, your one word says it all! God bless and much love to you always!
so sincerely and intensely felt
I am blessed by your words dear sister…they always fill my spirit with joy Soumyav! God bless!
Very beautiful…i felt it within my heart.
I am happy that my humble words touched you so! Well it is also the same when your share your writings at you blog…the spirit in your words lift my heart, as the spirit of your comments also do now. I am blessed to know you dear sister…thanks for the smile you have brought to my day…God bless!
An amazing poem my dear friend. Your poems in general and your words, truly touch me.
Your words Arwa, embrace my spirit and bless me! I am thankful and lifted my beloved sister…god bless you always! Amazingly I hesitated on sharing it last night…but I was moved to share it! I am glad it lifted you!
This is what I appreciate about writing the the combination life experience & the passion to do the will of God.
Great stuff wendell.
Thank you my brother for the blessing you sent my way today! I am glad to receive it from someone whose passion in delivering spiritual base messages from God each day, lifted my life with his light! God bless you my brother and much love to you always my friend!
I truly felt your words, Wendell, wonderful poem! Hugs and Blessings to you and your family for a blessed weekend…
Thank you dear Lauren, and may you and your family be blessed with a weekend for full and priceless blessings. God Bless dear sister!
What a beautiful poem! Not only through words, but by spirit as well you bring to light that there is a love deeper than all worldly love that watches us, guards us and helps us get by. What else is the explanation for all the hardships that break the heart but not the person in the end? Thanks for posting.
I am greatly moved by your comments and also your visit…you words share a radiance that brings a deep smile. Thanks for the blessing and also for following my blog, and your words are inspiring on yours also…so I too will follow you…God bless!
Really liked it..it’s full of feelings.
Avani, thank you for the blessings! And the reason why i say blessings, is one for your comment, and two for the early poems that you shared the other day! Some of the poems i shared are from the late seventies especially around 76 and 77 when I was about 23-24,great change happened in my life then and I want to let my brothers and sisters feel what i felt, while letting them know me better through my words. Your words showed that you were chosen to bless with your gift! And i feel wonderfully blessed to share those moments with you!. God bless and much love to you…i feel the life spirit in your words also!
JUST gorgeous
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jumped thru my inbox
there is this song called “always returning ”
truly stunning
smiles xx
C
The song is beautiful, i love it when you share your music! Thanks for the wonderful comments Cat, you are always a blessing to me dear sister! God bless!
That’s From Brian Eno
GENIUS music Huh
Happy Sunday
C xx
blessings to You Tooooo
Love has a way of reminding us of the truth about forever ~ that it is happening right now. And how fortunate to living it with such love, dear Wendell. ~ Love, Bobbie
Early in the morning when I embrace His love, I embrace all of you, for His love lives in all of you! We share his light everyday so i see His love in what everyone writes. For as long as we breathe are we not loved by Him, as he has not yet taken our breath away. And I find that I am truly blessed to love you and all my sisters and brothers and to be loved in return. God’s love is a blessing and so contagious and we are alive sharing it now each day…You are always a blessing to me…thank you Bobbie for the light and life found in your words!
Wendell, you have found the words in your heart that I struggle to utter when I feel this same way. You truly have a gift from God!…thank you for sharing this, my brother!
God Bless!
Deb, thank you for lifting me with your beautiful words my sister! They are a sweet blessing to the whole of me..for I know their origins. God bless and may this week be a very prosperous and wonderful one for you!