Daily Excerpt: Lamentations of the Heart (Wells-Smith) - Sparrows
Excerpt from Lamentations of the Heart (Marti Wells-Smith) - SPARROWS
House sparrows
swoop and hide
in the old holly
bush to the side of my porch;
clustered with
berries
and sharp-edged
leaves
that never turn
dull or lifelessly fall.
A place for small
flocks to tuck in their wings
when rain pours
upon them
or snow settles in.
These sparrows
that scatter and fearfully fly
from the young,
rumpled boys who often pass by
and the chattering
girls who follow behind,
never, not once,
see the woman inside.
I perch in the background,
hidden away
with a lap of
white paper
and rambling thoughts—
of what is, and
could be
but simply is not…
And the sparrows,
they console me,
as I sit, watching
God
move upon their
lives—
providing every need.
Matthew 10:31 So
do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.
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