On days of rain and wind

On days of rain and wind
I find my heart tis low
When the winds blow
And the rain drizzles down
My melancholy oft steals round

What for cloudy days
Bring a restless heart
The doubts that divide
The truth inside

Oh cast me not from
This dismal scene
But work within
That hope may begin
To heal the hurt
That oft may hide
Amidst the storm
Inside

My minds a jelly mush of things
Thinking on what's been
And may yet never be

Yet past is past
And present
Is now

So wade not long
In thy wallowing song
Let the light of love
And longing seek
That which is sure

Through the fog
And fear that oft
May appear

Let it burn
Till its fire
Lights up
The night

For darkness
Cannot stand
Under it

Tis purged of all
Its punishment
For the light that shines
Brings joy divine

To all who will
Seek it
While yet
It spreads
It's canopy ore
The land
May find
The strength
To stand
And wait

For hope
Refreshes
And restores
Amidst
The coldest
And bitterest
Storms

-Joshua Lee Foist