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

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

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.