Of once seemed we

Of once seemed we
Beyond all conspiracy
Of once seemed we
To find our chemistry

Yet now our
Substance has changed
Where absence hath grown
So doubt its seeds hath sewn

And cracked the soil
Of such strife and toil
Hath torn the roots
Of our resolve

Where forgiveness
Can dissolve
The most petrified
Of hearts

Where once as rock
Can wash away
The stone and clay
Till once at last

All bitterness
Is past
Of hope that
Ere can last

The most despairing drought
It nurtures the ground
Beneath where life
Anew can be found

Where no more
Shall we be
As enemy
For faithful

The forgiveness
Of friends
Will surely
Make all
Amends

-Joshua Lee Foist