Seeking Peace In A Garden Of Roses Poem by Patrick William Kavanagh

Morning sunlight sparkling on a single drop of dew,
Light cascades like a rainbow on a rose.
Toes curling on the cool wet grass.
The world is still asleep.

You walk in solitary silence, but you are not alone.
You share your thoughts and cares with One who truly Knows.
The One whose Spirit warms your blood and fills your heart.
The One who pours Their love into your very bones.
And you are blessed.

Memories come back to you unbidden,
Happy times that filled your heart with joy.
The chattering of your brain is stilled,
The worries and the sorrows drift away.
Then slowly, gently you become aware of now,
You face the world without the needless furrows on your brow.
And you are blessed.

Touch the rose with tenderness,
Kiss it gently as you taste the dew upon your lips.
Breathe in deeply as you fill your lungs with beauty.
Taste the fragrance of the morning garden,
Heady with the scent of earth and grass and summer flowers.
Stretch and raise your hands up to the sky,
and know that you are blessed.