William- A Poem

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The greatest songs of praise

Do not come from cathedral choirs                                

They do have the power

To move the soul of man

From wheelchair bound

Pain racked beds

Come songs of praise

Clear and sweet

A sound like no other

They rise in the midnight hour

And at the break of dawn

You can hear them in the quiet times

When the pain sets in

When all hope seems to fade

Voices singing praise and adoration

Mingled with their groaning

Singing

Oh God, my God

I will trust you

In my pain and despair

I cast all my cares and sorrow

Trusting in your mercy

Suffering cannot kill my spirit

I am broken in my body

Yet, my spirit lives

I sing in that might choir

Trusting until the end

Shaken but unbroken

Singing without ceasing  

Giving praises

Without end

Psalm 57:7

My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed:

I will sing and give praise.

William is 78 years and retired he has written poetry for Reach Up magazine a Christian publication. He writes poetry and short stories as a hobby. He lives in Crestview with his wife of 36 years Sharon.

Crestview is located in the Panhandle of Florida. He is a member of the Panhandle Poetry Project sponsored my our local library. He enjoys the Poetry open Mic-nights sponsored by the Robert L. F. Sikes Public Library where he regularly reads his work. Some of his poetry was selected to be placed in a time capsule by the Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida a history museum in Valparaiso, Florida.

His e-mail address is  dosplumas74@live.com.