IN THE BEGINNING

Written for Stormy Lady's Newsletter and Contest

Beginning a journey one morning
And with the first light of dawn,
I stood barefoot in the cool sand,
My heart began soaring with song.

Turning, watching the tide go out
As the wind feathered my hair;
I found the song and the music
Lifted me far beyond any care.

Soaring so high, far above me
I watched the seagulls in flight,
A place of peace and contentment
I found in the dawn's early light.

Turning to God with my questions,
He smiled back down at me -
"My child, this I have created -
To set every lonely soul free".

In the beginning I was uncertain
As to what I could do to survive;
Turning away from the ocean,
I was glad to be here and alive.