A Reflective Poem by Colin Swann

Come Aside and Rest a While

Come aside and rest a while:

from weary times and endless strife;

from cares and woes of a shattered life;

from fear of feeble grasp on grace;

from fragile faith and loss of face;

from a worn out walk of faulty strides;

from a mask well worn and weakness to hide.

From all of this:

Come aside and rest a while.

Come aside and rest a while:

from daily cares and throes of pain;

from setting a standard with no gain;

from bearing burdens of fam’ly and friend;

from problem solving without end;

from weeping more than a now and then;

from fruitless praying with a no amen.

from all of this:

Come aside and rest a while.

Come aside and rest a while:

from body wear and feeble strength;

from taking remedies to great length;

from a physically fit – to fit to drop;

from hoping long for a body swap;

from suffering pain too hard to bear;

from lack of mending of the wear and tear.

From all of this:

Come aside and rest a while.

Colin Swann.