Oh thee faint heart

Oh thee faint heart
Why so thou flutter within
As so thee gaze upon the world of men
For all of it and troubled by it
Yea as them too thee share in sin
Canst keep none from that which
Is buried deep in they skin

For thy longings
Thy passions
Dreams and desires
And earthen things
Of which thy soul aspires

Let thee not grow weary
Of the day to day
In its sheer simplicity
Yet may thee find its joy
And rest in this season
May thee by it be blessed

For thee know not of where
Thy journey may lead
How near or far
When thy days
Shall come to
Their end

Yet for that which is
Today
Strive then to live
To live in the shadow
Of the one who hath tread
Thy path partaken
Thy road ahead

Faithful is he
And sure shall see
No other traveler
Along the way
Canst carry thy load
As he

Not love of another
Of earthly measure
May forever fulfill
Thine every pleasure
For the treasure of him
Is sweet in taste
Its touch so tender
And gentle its grace

For love was fashioned
From his faithful form
Twas reflected in his example
Though in crudeness
The quality of thy counterfeit
May point in part
To his glorious work of art

So shall contentment be found
In him shall it abound
For whether thee may find
A pleasure of human endeavor
Or never shall know
Thy treasure is found
In that which shall surely
Increase

The richness, the grandness
The glory, the grace
Can scarcely imagine
Till forever face to face

Yet day by day
As earthly bodies waste away
That glory, that majesty
Shall calm thee, consume thee
And carry thee away
To lighten thy darkness
And brighten thy day

Shall steal thee aslumber
To thy resting place
Forever and always
In the comfort and care
Of his glory and grace

-Joshua Lee Foist

Ah for these few found quiet days

Ah for these few found quiet days
Where ere they come
To fix one's gaze
With bright illuminating eyes

The turn of tides
The shifting sands
Tossing and turning
Pond'ring and yearning

Light begins to burn
Through and stain
The colors that rain down
Pass through the leaves
Their life lives in these
As slowly turns the greens to gold
And orange to vibrant red
Till passing leaves it dead
When buff tis blown away
To settle in the ground
And no more to be found

In these passing moments
Dreams at times can fade
Thy currents once close at bay
Now cast thee out and away
Far they flow to sea
In time a mere'd memory

Yet as they travel forth
New currents come to cleanse
And wash away the stains
New life begins to form
And growth begins once more

A new chapter begun
Those former songs unsung
Yet not they ere forgot
Thy lessons they have taught

And with this new beginning
Now slowly taking shape
Begin to see the sun that shines
And warms our hearts again

Each season in its passing
Hath proved its promise true
Some days are harder yet to come
Still for the joys that each
Shall bring to one
Can endure to bear them all a more
And walk and run
Toward the light of the rising sun

-Joshua Lee Foist