Two poems

These are short poems I wrote while on the tsunami relief trip. They aren't really masterpieces, but perhaps they will touch you anyways.

Beauty from Ashes

Pain too deep for words
Loss I can’t comprehend
A world that has been shattered
A beauty forever lost
A “why?’ that can never be answered
And yet as I look at the devastation
I marvel at all that remains
The broken pieces hurt
In a world gone up in flames
But as the ashes scatter to the wind
I watch them as they fly away
And I see in the sky a beauty waiting to be born
The sweetest joy comes from bitterest pain
Songs of praise can come from weeping
And You will give joy again

Faces of the Children

In a world made desolate
The faces of the children reveal the future
Their smiles are filled
With the promise of laughter
Their eyes sparkle
With the promise of hope
Behind their chatter
One hears the promise of song
They still view the world with wonder
Though they have seen more of its pain than most
As they run and play
A promise of life is born
They have lost family, lost love, lost joy
But the spirit of the child lives on
Promising a people with a trust in all things good
Faith, hope, and love
Joy, innocence, and trust
The child’s heart holds all
For in a world made desolate
The faces of the children reveal the future