I write one.
Or at least, I attempt to write one.
She asked for either a sonnet or a 30-line free verse poem in order to get extra credit. I did a sonnet but made it veeery long. Her assignment was to write either a sonnet or a 30-line free verse. I chose to write a sonnet; it's just veeeery long. I was debating about putting it on my blog (or anywhere at all), but, well here it is:
Trust
It is strange to trust an unseen Being
or even trust at all. Sometimes the thought of sobbing, of dying, or of fleeing
seems far easier than remaining caught
between two opposing sides and picking
—when asked to do so—with a Christ-like mind.
Trust? Trust that He always remains sticking
nearby and faithfully helping you find
the right decision to make in a time
when crawling into a hole and hiding
seems appropriate? Not so easy at times.
I wish it were simple to do so. Sliding
into sadness and trying to breathe. Can’t.
What to do? Need to be saved from this. How?
Write a letter? Talk it out? No. I shan’t.
Trust! ‘Tis the key. Christ knows my plans right now.
With this in mind and worship song too,
all will be fine for a day or a few.
When next doubt comes to mind, I’ll know what to do—
No more distrust or fear for me today.
I’ll read the passage Jeremiah 29:11
and turn my exhausted eyes toward Heaven.
What do you think?? I'm still not sure if I like it or not.
(P.S. When I figure out how to get the pictures, I'll share some that I took on Toms' One Day Without Shoes!)
