prayers of my heart, a collection of articles and writings by C. Alicia Randolph
I asked for a prayer
For the new year
One with just a few words
That will match my breathing
And will sing effortlessly
In my heart
And yours
I wanted a prayer
That I could feel so deeply
As if you had pushed me deep
Into a pool of water
That I paint over and over again
In the imagination of my heart
Bottomless
Endless
Green
So pure, so fresh, so life-giving
That I could feel it
As a flood of your Love
Abundant
Unconditional
Astonishing
Swirling in dance around me
Taking my breath away
And then filling my lungs with a freshness
That could explode through my lungs
When you pushed me to the surface
And in a sparkled moment I might understand
That years from now
When I close my eyes
I will remember the…
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