Hailstones bounce on the vans rooftop.
Harsh, fierce, strong as if hurled by the Lord above.
Portraying his anger of those lacking spiritual love.
The Lord works in mysterious ways, of that I’m told.
How short are my days? ? ? - will I grow old? ? ?
Looking through a slightly fogged window,
hearing the whistle of a siren blow.
Sitting quietly peering into the darkness of night
Barren road for many dark miles with no one in sight
The hail stopped but the rain continued to pour.
Raining tears through heavens door,
while the brilliance of a lonely star
showed its glitter high above the mountain,
creating a silhouette of a glorious heavenly fountain.
Slowly the storm came to an abrupt end.
I collected my thoughts and stepped out of the van.
My feet pressed firmly the soft cushion of earth
married by the afterbirth of rain.
Suddenly the darkness became the brightest of lights.
Frozen on the spot, a rainbow appeared taking over my sight
swirling like the eddies of a river.
my body began to quiver,
I felt the wild wind encircle my body like the funnel of a tornadoe,
from the bottom of my feet to the top of my head,
I knew I was spiritually led.
I heard the swishing of trees,
the roar of a lion and the buzzing of bees.
I raised the palm of my hand and fell to my knees.
The warm breath of summer whispered
Father God is pleased.
(June 20,2007)
'Raining Tears Through Heaven's Door' is without a doubt one of the most touching lines I've ever read and again reminds me of Eric Clapton's 'Tears In Heaven.' Your line would have fit well in that song of his....Your vivid imagery is striking in here...As it storms off and on here now, I could relate...no hail though, just a boom/bang every once in awhil.....lovely Melvina...........marci.xo
Mel, another beautiful poem like you always write. The imagery that you projected here made me feel that I was actually in that storm, with the rain and the hail. With all the freak weather that is happening all over the world it makes you wonder if God is not angry at us. Telling us in his own way to get our act together. Top Marks from me and thanks for sharing it my friend. David
You are a master at vividly describing a phenomenon of nature and relating it to a magnificent spiritual awareness. A wonderful life altering poem.
Many find god in many ways, but once you have felt his presense you will follow the rest of your days...10
I love the description from beginning to end. I have to stop breathing to be able to feel the whole happenings. Indeed, we have a God of Good beginning..All we have to do is to acknowledge His presence, His awesome presence in our life.
Wow, that was really good. I really like the opening paragraph... the descriptiveness of everything that is going on around you... good job!
Those who deny the existance of God should have this experience as well. It is a beautiful, touching poem, full with the contrast of the storms and the peace following. Well done!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
you are so great man. its a kind of explicit stuff heavy and full of gravity.