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(Perspective at a new angle. Copyright 2025)

(Perspective at a new angle. Copyright 2025)

Spectrum life

Every smile you share reminds me

   of the love hidden inside.

Words escape;

You speak in a different voice.

Sometimes you dance to a

       song only you can hear;

Sometimes you shout because

       you want something you cant have.

You surprise me.

Other times you get overwhelmed:

Tears fall or hands fly

As you try to find some solid ground;

Your world is a full tilt

And your heart is in a storm.

So you cry and kick,

You hit and bite,

You cant find control

And its frightening.

But Im here

To be an anchor,

To remind you that the storm will pass,

And you will come out on the other side-

Where your smile will return

And bubbles make you clap with glee.

And I will look on and smile 

Because you are 

You. 


Copyright 2025 

By: Melissa Conkey

Stormy skies by Melissa Conkey Copyright 2025

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

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

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