Come Home Poem by Barry Middleton

How I have often prayed for peace,
and I have prayed for lasting love,
but all I heard was hate and war,
no answers from the stars above.

And I have longed to find my home,
a cabin in a tranquil wood,
and far removed from pain and grief,
necessity and every should.

I know accord exists somewhere.
I searched beyond the sacred sky,
for trust and grace and distant gods,
on which at last I might rely.

Then old and tired I found the truth,
that came to set my spirit free.
For peace of mind and love and hope,
were always deep inside of me.