Poetry Garden
Stormy skies by Melissa Conkey Copyright 2025
Waiting on a prayer
When the waves start to dance in a faster pace
And I look up at the sky,
I see the looming clouds grow dark
And cover it, like night.
The wind swirls around me,
An eerie chill;
A shiver wraps around me
In a sudden frightful thrill.
It's coming.
I taste it:
The salty foreboding storm.
It's racing, on target.
But when I feel so alarmed,
Down on my knees again,
Down in the depths of my heart,
Toward heaven, up past the storm-
The words are hopeful
As it all sinks in
And the rain falls in torrents,
Trying to drown out my faith
Once again.
But I'm waiting,
Waiting on a prayer.
After 40 days of relentless storms,
Coming and going
Then coming again,
Forgetting what the warmth of the sun feels like-
It's trying to drown out my faith-
But I'm waiting,
Waiting on a prayer.
Because I know it's coming,
I know it will end;
One day, I'll feel the joy of the sunshine again.
Till then, Lord Jesus, I'm holding tight to this:
Faith that just won't quit;
And Love that is forever my comfort,
Because I'm waiting,
Waiting on a prayer.
copyright 2025
By: Melissa Leigh Conkey
Flowers by: Melissa Conkey Copyright 2025
Before the Dawn
Bang!
It hits like a knife
Onto the metal scaffold
Everything changing
The night sets in
But you see the light within
Shining
Like a star
Everything changes
One door closes
Another opens
Bandages and braces
Slow down, slow down
Look at the bees in the flowers
Beauty in the pain
The dawn is coming
Till then
Enjoy the moonlight sparkling
Like a geode opened
Crystals within.
By:Melissa Conkey
Copyright 2025
Eye of the storm
The storm rages all around me
I hear the wind blow like steam
Swirling the air into a mess
The smells are musty and gray
But suddenly Im pulled away
Into the middle of it
The calmness of the deep
Seeing the disaster
But yet set apart
Im in the eye of the storm
Wondering when Ill be sucked back in
Wondering if it will soon end
Amazed to be alive
Looking up
Jesus, rescue me.
A Poem: In the Wilderness
The sun glares in the early afternoon
A blazing heat that reaches out with unseen hands
Trying to grab at me
As I walk through the wilderness
Going from shadow to shadow
Looking ahead for
Oasis
Looking for relief, for rest
It's a time of life where I see it more
The way God loves me
How He sends the cool breeze to grace my cheek
And I am cooled for a few moments
It's a time of life that is daunting
Wondering how to get by
But I see Your hand reach out to me
And help me stand up and keep going
When will I reach it?
That safe haven of rest?
Where the intense heat of the sun
Can't touch me
And where the river flows
Cool to refresh
Weary heart.
For now I'll rest in Your loving embrace
Thankful for the empty tomb
And waiting for the day
When all will be finally
At rest.
By: Melissa Conkey
Copyright 2025
