Warrior Spirits


There is a little child within us
Born yet, from years ago,
A tender, gentle place of heart
That struggles with the flow.

How then our true survival
To live long years on Earth,
When mighty forces come to hinder
From the moment of our birth.

What weapons might be placed
To grasp within our hand,
Shall a guarded code be granted,
Each call to understand.

Where might be hidden secrets
The mettle, fortitude,
To develop courage, yet delight
In all there is to do.

We know there is a battle
And ofttimes cry unto the sky,
Not knowing how to listen
Nor who to ask of why.

Yet, day by day, life passes
Seeking happiness, content,
Craving satisfaction, meaning
To know just why we're sent.

We look up to our parentage
Who do the best they can,
But in their pain and heartache
The best slips through their hand.

Competition strikes in learning
We try so hard to smile,
In the fight for our protection
To stay atop the pile.

So, then we seek our utmost
To find the perfect love,
Wishing for fulfillment
From the heart that is 'the one'.

Then comes the awakening
Asking more than one can bear,
To fill another's pressing need
Of never ending care.

Though babies come to bless us
They too grow and move away,
Busy with their callings
For none can be our stay.

Yet, a project, new adventure
Will occupy our mind,
Bring purpose, till perceiving
Each goal has fleeting time.

Will age contain the fullness
The wisdom we desire,
In this never ending longing
This universal fire.

Ah, yes we're Earthly warriors,
Are we born of Spirit then,
Knowing inner wholeness
That cancels all pretend.

Discovery of the greatest mystery,
The Lord who dwells within,
Brings the very hope of glory
Who cancels every sin.

Then we're Spirit warriors,
He, the all of inner strength,
The miracle of love and beauty,
Is our Maker as our friend.

Soft whispers from
Derry's Heart Poems © March 2009
E-mail Poetry from the Heart

To present to you the Word of God
in its fullness-the mystery
that has been kept hidden
for ages and generations,
but is now disclosed to the saints.....
the glorious riches of this mystery,
which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
We proclaim Him....with all wisdom,
so that we may present
everyone perfect in Christ.
To this end I labor, struggling
with all His energy,
which so powerfully works in me.
Colossians 1:25b-29