Prayer .5

These are the solemn moments
when prayers appear to only reach the edge of our lips
and then vanish into the hostile air.
They do not seem to penetrate the heavens
or move the hearts of men.
The visible evidence is scant,
but the invisible remains.

The songbirds do not fly at night,
but find shelter in the dark of the forest
reciting their wild thoughts of instinct
without sense of time or intention
quietly waiting for the early dawn
when their songs indicate a new arrival.

Prayers do not cease for even a moment.
They are the endless movements of the soul
expressing itself clearly
in the tragic and the confusion
manifesting itself in the will to continue
in the dark night
whispering hopes and desires
of safety and life.
The prayers never end.
The hope endures to all generations.


AMEN.