Thoughts of G-d In a Forest - Poem

 This morning while writing some simple ideas for a poem, I was getting a couple of lines and stanzas down on the word document I was using but nothing real. Nothing true. It just wasn't going. Wasn't happening the way it normally does.

That is until I turned on some ambient instrumental music and tried a small prayer. After some moments, I had a fraction of an idea and began to write. As I wrote, something once again, did not feel right. I felt I had a great idea, but perhaps needed to be a different head space. So, after a short break, I came back to the screen and slowly but surely things started to work out!

Some lines here, some new lines there, some quick additions here, and it was finally ready to be shared.

I hope you enjoy this quite heartwarming, simple, little piece.

Wishing you a splendid week,

Your Fried,

Yitzy Schweitzer,
(p.s. next weeks poem will release on Friday, first day of Shavuos in your email, but it will be uploaded well before Yom Tov. I have been blessed with a wonderful idea based on a recent conversation with one of my very dear subscribers and I cannot wait to share the finished piece with you!

Anyway, until than, enjoy this weeks piece! :)

Thoughts of G-d In a Forest - Poem

There was a time not long ago, one beautiful summer night,
When the skies were soft, the sun was shining the day’s last light,
I walked amongst the trees, within the confines of a forest,
With some thoughts upon my mind, ideas I wanted to think about and put to rest.

These thoughts flashed through my mind, one at a time,
Each one fleeting, running past me and then out of sight,
But one thought stayed with me, one my mind could not throw away,
It was the thought that G-d had been good to me that day.

I had done things I was proud of since the sunrise,
Sure, I also had moments that made me look like a fool in some people’s eyes,
But with everything that happened that day, it had worked out rather quite fine,
By the grace of G-d, Who is so ever-loving and kind.

As I walked on, nature caught my eye,
I stopped, for this was another blessing from G-d that I recognised,
I saw the trees, some flowers, and the colours of the sky,
This feeling grew stronger within my soul, within my mind.

I cannot really explain what I was feeling, you see,
I guess it was just one of those moments when i realised G-d was indeed with me,
It was almost like he was standing near me, feeling in some way proud,
Of His son, who made him smile, and some moments of kindness down.

These thoughts stayed with me, kept me company a little while more,
As I walked through the forest and then at home through my door,
G-d is everywhere, that much I knew to be right and true,
But now I understood, how He will always find you.

Even when you know He is there, sometimes you may not feel Him,
So, He will remind you He is there, in just one little moment,
In a forest, in prayer, in silent thought, or in a kind deed,
G-d is with you, ready to answer to your need