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THE ETERNAL FLOWER

The giving of the heart
Is like the eternal flower
That, with the timely unfolding
Of each and every petal,
A new and more glorious one
Shall be born
And revealed unto you.
 
Yet in this, as in all things,
Practice patience, dear friend,
Lest you rend a petal
Untimely from it's source
And the new,
Exposed before its time,
Should wither and die.

Ó Michael E. Camarata, 2002
 
Originally Published in:
"Letters from the Soul"
Ó The National Library of Poetry, 2002
ISBN 0-7951-5160-8
 
Also Published in:
"The Sound of Poetry"
Ó The National Library of Poetry, 2002
Sound Recording
 

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REFLECTING ON FREEDOM

Freedom means understanding
That all that we are,
All that we think and do
And all that we feel and say,
Reflects upon one another
For good or ill.

Like two mirrors
We face each other
And gaze into infinity.

Ó Michael E. Camarata, 2002
 
Originally Published in:
"Letters from the Soul"
Ó The National Library of Poetry, 2002
ISBN 0-7951-5160-8
 

RIGHTEOUS IS HIS NAME

Our Lord is not a cruel God.
He takes no delight in our sufferings,
But is truly joyful
When they bring us closer to Him.

Our Lord is not an unjust God.
For it is by his laws, and no facsimile thereof,
That the greatest good
May be accomplished for all.

Our Lord is not an unreasonable God.
He does not provide the laws
Under which we are to live
Without also giving us the means,
And the ability,
Through which we may obey them.

The means is by His Grace
Through the Lord Jesus of Nazareth,
Whom bore the weight of our sins
And suffered even unto death
Upon the Cross,
That we may have everlasting life.

The ability is Faith.
For by the measure of our Faith
Shall we walk according to his will.

Therefore praise the Lord thy God,
And Love Him with all of thy heart,
For truly righteous is His name.

Ó Michael E. Camarata, 2002
Unpublished

CHAPTER AND VERSE

My life
Is but a chapter of verse
In God's eternal poem.

I, for one,
Am eternally grateful
For it having been written.

Ó Michael E. Camarata, 2002
Unpublished
 

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A PRAYER HEARD UTTERED BY A HOMELESS MAN

Blessed am I
To have received this gift from you,
Dear Lord,
That I may come to better know you,
And myself through you.

You strengthen me in my path,
Dear Lord,
Knowing that you are with me,
In both good times and in bad,
And that you shall never forsake me.

But you shall walk with me always,
Dear Lord,
Hand in hand
Until we enter your mighty Kingdom.

Ó Michael E. Camarata, 2002
Unpublished