You are Beautiful

4/28/13

A friend asked me the other day if I thought you were pretty.

"HA!" I said. "That doesn't even cut it!"

     I was glad they asked and giddy cuz I had an answer ready.

       "She is the definition of beauty!" I said, "Listen to me! 

           When I think beauty I see her face! 

               I see her eyes set true on mine

                   as she opens a window to the sea of her thoughts.

                      When I think beauty I see her smile,

                          At times she's laughing when I think of the word. 

                              I see her make a sweet silly face. 

              I see a heart so uniquely shaped and it's hers." 

It's funny... I can tell this guy did not expect this from the question.

As you see, I think about it a lot. And I forgot to mention,

"It's not by my strength I can do this. 

On my own I'm sure to miss cuz' my flesh is selfish and bitter.            

      But! He says, 'love her, AS I DO.' 

      And God speaks to me a new name. 

           Everyday in a new way.

           So I love her truly, I do. 

         You see I could never go up against Him,                  

                  so I thought I'd join Him. 

                  And He opens my eyes to what He calls beauty, and 

         Ha!

              She's back again; 

                    Laughing, smiling, 

                           and loving me back, 

              seeing me as beautiful."

I saw this friend again and he asked me if I liked your laugh.

"Like?! I LOVE her laughs!" I said, "Which one?"

And he said, "I'll catch ya later bro!"

Setting Eye on the Sea

4/28/13

What was it? I had seen it before, but never like this.

The sea had never been such a thing.

How was it that this time in looking upon its vastness and crashing waves it introduced itself as something brand new?

Filled with joy,

I went for it. The salt was as sweet as the bitter cold.

Feeling the current anew it pulled my feet in all directions.

How could so much water exist and I in it?!

I had seen it before, but never like this.

The beautiful Light shown through and made it anew.

When I could barely reach, 
and when danger of sharks used to reign in my mind,

I now sang.

Though I didn’t sing, I shouted, to my Lord and King.

My hands slammed against the water to the beat of the rising praise,

With His waves, a choir behind me,

my voice cracked beautifully into His ears.

I know He was smiling…

He has given me eyes to see.

The sea will never be the same for me.

I found the depths of the ocean in knowing its creator.