That I gazed upon
Your loveliness
For all my wandering
Heart pondering
Still you wait
Patiently you wait
For me to lose myself
And find you
For I all the while
Without a clue
Am lost in this
Remiss in the hours
Of which I have missed
Longing ever for belonging
Yet with you
There is nothing
For me to do
Thy will before
My waking breath
Was life beyond death
A joy unquenched
By the drought
Of life's disappointments
For here the roots go deep
In the soil of thy saving grace
To drink deep of thee
Tis no great gift than you
Oh to wade within
Thy quiet waters
To rest in thy gentle embrace
For all life's troubles
Are but bubbles
Waiting to burst
Upon the break
Of this wonder
When all awakes
To this life anew
Thy strife is lost
In joy becoming
The great waltz
Of mere existence
Breaks its form
To fashion free
Upon thy glorious symphony
And loud and wondrous be
Thy bridal ceremony
For at last
Hath come home
To thy King
And won his hand
For all eternity
The Lord of all creation
Is mine as I am His
-Joshua Lee Foist
