Children
Waves wash over,
Love and sorrow.
Resistance gives way,
Accept change and transition.
Whirlwind of memories,
Want to pull back into past.
Instead a vast new horizon,
Invites exploration.
Ever advancing and growing,
Changing and maturing each day.
Resisting season change is futile,
Embrace and ride the wave.
Feel all the turmoil, touch it,
Express love in it.
Relationships maturing,
New ways of relating as let go.
About the Author: Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet.
Trust
Deeper trust in letting go,
Launching children now adults,
Into the sea of life,
Knowing they will thrive.
Satisfaction in knowing,
Loved them well,
Being intentional,
Equipping them for the journey.
A place of giving that becomes joy,
Expanded ability to give as they cross threshold,
Passing through with blessing,
Love demonstrated AND expressed.
Walking through as a family,
Not isolated pockets to process alone,
Drawn closer together,
And roots go deeper.
Peace and presence of God settles in,
Filling all the crevices and holes,
Joy in the giving,
Celebrating the next phase of the journey.
About the Author: Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet.
