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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