SUNSHINE ON A WINTER'S DAY (c) Copyright 2009
Frigid, rigid, cold as ice
Layer upon layer blankets the life
That once beamed, once radiated deep within
Encapsulated now, a shield of sin
A shield of pain, landscape of hurt
The heart’s grown cold, an introvert
Frigid, rigid, cold as ice
Layers of snow, still rivers of white
Olive, emerald hues of grass
All but lost beneath the crass
Terrains of snow
Trampling life as they go
Rich, soft earth; thriving plants and brush
Buried under winter’s crush
But breaking through the clouds above
Example of the Master’s love,
Sunshine on a winter’s day
Icicles, snow shields melt away
There is no cold, no shield, no weight
The sun of God can’t penetrate
Its warm rays dissolve our shells
Destroy our icy prison cells
Every crevice of the heart
He’ll thaw and soothe every part
“Son-light” floating round and round
Like hot cocoa going down
Though it’s frosty cold outside
His flames of love warm you up inside
Breaking forth through clouds of gray
Like sunshine on a winter’s day.
(c) Copyright 2009 Melanie D. West
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