A Brand New World: November 2011

Friday, November 11, 2011

Daddy Dear

Daddy dear,
What did you fear?
Did someone tell you
You weren't good enough
Belittling and bullying to make you feel small
Is that why you thought you should pass it along

Reclaiming your power to make you feel tall

Daddy dear,
What did you fear?

Forever a prisoner of your own mistakes
Losing hopes and dreams
When others held your fate
Your life coming apart at the seams

Daddy dear,
What did you fear?

Did I get in the way
Of everything you hoped to be one day
Was it my light, my passion, my love for life
Did I challenge you to look in the mirror
Did my radiance cause you fright
Daddy dear,
What did you fear?

The legacy of your forefathers
Passed down through the ages
Being threatened by a new generation
Calling your authority into question

Daddy dear,
What did you fear?

Loss of control in a world that was changing
Turning to love
Hearts and souls rearranging
Boomers coming of age to work it out
Standing for justice
We would sing and shout

Daddy dear,
What did you fear?

Was it love, peace or equal rights
Freedom of speech, truth or justice
When we got tough 'cause we'd had enough
And we wouldn't give up the fight

Daddy dear,
What did you fear?

Did you not understand
God's purpose
God's plan
For a world filled with love, no more fear
God's dream was in our hands, daddy dear!
Don't you know there's only one way
Truth and Love are here to stay

Daddy dear,
Why do you still fear?

I pray that you will find your peace
Forever held in God's loving embrace
Don't worry 'bout me
I'm finding my way
Through the clutter of doubt
In a world gone astray
It's time to finally make that change
For a better tomorrow
For the whole human race

Daddy dear,
Have no more fear!

Your trials are coming to an end
I forgive you, daddy
And I'm moving on
For God has given me a true love friend

Welcome to A Brand New World!

Thank you for taking the time to visit and read some of my poems and reflections. This site was created out of a surprising turn of events and circumstances which occurred in the summer of 2009. These events took me on an eye-opening, soul-awakening journey which led to a totally unexpected and previously undiscovered gift. It seems I had an inner poet just waiting for the right moment in time to make itself known!

Before December of 2009 when my first poem came through me, I would have been the last person in the world to consider myself the creative type. Even then, I doubted that I would ever write another verse in rhyme or otherwise because I thought it was just a fluke. I cherished that first little verse - my memoir of a very powerful spiritual retreat at the coast that Christmas. I was ready to create a frameable copy with the notation "Christmas Retreat 2009 - My one and only poem for all time!" Little did I know that God had more in store for me. A couple of weeks later as I was getting ready for work one morning, I had something that was weighing heavily on my heart, and before I knew it, the words of a poem began to flow. I quickly grabbed a pen and paper and wrote as fast as the words came. From that point on, I realized that something new had awakened in me and it was here to stay! There have been many more poems since that day and there will be many more to come, I am sure. What you see here is only a sample of what has already been written. I hope to continue writing and sharing as long as God continues to give me things to write about!

I feel so blessed to have found this new form of expression. There's just something about putting your thoughts and feelings in poetic form that is very healing - cathartic really. Many of my poems are inspired by nature or circumstances in my life or the world that have touched me or sparked a passion in me. All are based in the amazing Love of God which has made itself more and more known to me throughout my life.

I hope you will enjoy your visit here at A Brand New World and will leave a comment or two if you are so moved. By sharing what has inspired me, I hope that you too will be inspired, and you will feel a little more light has entered your heart as you leave here.

Much Love and Peace to you,
~ Charlene

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