“Master Gardener’s Plan” watercolor, By Kathy Hunt
Hope’s Sweet Promise
Hope never left my side
Even when it seemed all
Optimism had flown
For I found it had only
Changed the outcome
From a transitory hope
To one that stretched beyond
The grave to a never-ending
Eternal blessed rest
Where fulfillment is certain
To deliver hope’s sure reward.
Although I planted Fall bulbs
For my mate in hopeful trust
That he would be here with me
In the Spring to see their
Proud burst of color,
The Master Gardener
Had a better plan
To grasp my faithful friend
By his shaky hand
And draw him into a land
Devoid of death and pain.
So gently he took him
From my side and
Bore him up on angels’ wings
To clothe him in immortality
Health and spiritual wealth.
How can I then imagine
Our finest hopes have not
Been realized and multiplied
More than mere mortals
Can comprehend?
How then, dear companions, can
I feel deceived if I have walked
In true faith and hope—
Not in myself—but in
The one who bought
At greatest cost
The right to call him home
When His own dear heart
Ached to have His son close?
How can I grieve so fair a reward
For the one I’ve loved so long?
How can I not smile
As I dance in ecstatic elation
And turn every day of waiting
Until we’re together with our God
Into one of joyful celebration?
Barbara Neiman: Author. With God’s guidance I’ve written four books, led writers support groups, and taught workshops under the title of Truly Creative Writing.
I so deeply enjoy life with the awesome relationship I have with God and appreciate how He uses me as a writer and speaker and having the gift of personal prophecies is a very special sweet spot in my life too, because I get to be a link between God and man to deliver His loving blessings to those He chooses. Reach me at twointouch@comcast.net
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