Fantasy

FANTASY


WHY DO I ALWAYS FEEL
THAT THE OCEAN WAVES
ARE CARRYING MESSAGES
FROM A DISTANT LAND

AS IF GOD IS DIPPING HIS FINGER
IN THE WATER
AND IS TALKING TO ME

IN WAYS I DON’T UNDERSTAND

WHY DOES GOD SPEAK TO ME
IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS

A FANTASY PERHAPS
BUT THEN I OFTEN LIVE IN FANTASY

THAT MEN WILL LIVE WELL
AND HONOR GOD
THAT GOVERNMENTS WILL SPEAK TRUTH
THAT THE POOR
WILL HAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM
NOT JUST TO KEEP THEM
IN THEIR PLACE
BUT A PLACE AMONG THE HAVES
THAT NO CHILD WILL GO TO BED HUNGRY
THAT NO ONE WILL BE DESTITUTE IN OLD AGE
THAT WORK WILL BE REWARDED BY WAGES
SUFFICIENT TO LIVE DECENTLY
THAT WAR WILL BE AN HISTORICAL ITEM
THAT GOD’S VOICE
IS LIKE THE WAVES ON THE OCEAN SHORE
WHISPERING ALWAYS
LOVE
LOVE ONE ANOTHER
LOVE

REPEATEDLY
INCESSANTLY
SOMETIMES FRIGHTENINGLY
MOST TIMES PEACEFULLY

GOD WRITES OUR SINS UPON THE WATER
AND THE WAVES TAKE THEM AWAY

HE WAVES COME UPON THE SHORE
AND TELL THE WORLD
FORGIVE
AS I HAVE FORGIVEN YOU
LIVE WELL

REMEMBER EVEN FANTASIES COME TRUE

AND THE SEA AND THE WIND OBEY HIM


FRANK A VOLLMER