Faith Story

Starry-eyed child full of dream and delight,
Same yesterday, today, and tomorrow,
When did morning turn to dusk, then mid-night?
The image in the mirror speaks sorrow.
Whose ghostly face is this, crumbling with age?
Don’t be bewildered by what eyes can see—
Run free with the lion; escape the cage;
Life’s a rumor about what will next be.
Faith story—what you say is what you are.
Travel the unknown to places unseen;
Hitch the heart’s heart to that far-flying star;
Soar above mountains where you have not been.                                            
Look through the dark glass to find the true face,
Unburdened child awaits now His embrace.