HOPE
Hope is
like a small flower
Growing
in the spring
Beside
the still, cold blanket of snow.
It's fragile
when new
Easily
damaged
Easily
broken.
With faith
it grows
And becomes
strong.
It is the
breath of life.
Hope needs
faith to grow
It needs
love also.
Or do faith
and love need hope?
They are
all fragile when new
So take
care of where you step
And of
what you do.
You can't tell
by looking
If the
roots are strong yet
Or if it is
still a fragile flower.
Give it
warmth and caring,
Be sure
God's love reaches it,
And the
flower will grow stronger day by day.
© Marcia McLaughlin,
1996