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Treasures
Treasures . . . !
Sometimes I ask myself, Where have I been?
What have I been searching for, so high and low?
Why have I searched for the pot of gold
and not just settled for the rainbow?
There are treasures that I have sought
somewhere in a distant land,
treasures that were always here
waiting to unfold, in the palm of my hand.
In my lone illusion, life seemed to steal from me
all the dreams that lingered deep inside,
because I looked in unknown places
instead of looking where they did reside.
There were treasures I did not find
and, all my searching seemed to be in vain,
treasures of joy, self-esteem, and love
and many other treasures I could not claim.
One day it finally dawned on me
to stop looking behind closed doors,
to stop searching in unsought seas
and far away, as so often, I did before.
For there are treasures so very close
that are so much a part of who I am,
the darkness and the light exist together
that's what I needed to understand.
The purpose for which I was meant to serve -
an example of Jesus, for all to see,
that our sinfulness and weaknesses can become
the treasure of our strength to be.
Now, I see life in a most different stride
my goals, my purpose, and my dreams,
never to look no more beyond myself
for treasures where they do not seem.
If I am to find the treasures I so desire
peace, hope, friendship, and love - as a start,
grace filled from the hand of God, those treasures
are waiting still, right here within my heart!
Steve A. Politte
copyright
12/28/2005
                     
Sometimes I ask myself, Where have I been?
What have I been searching for, so high and low?
Why have I searched for the pot of gold
and not just settled for the rainbow?
There are treasures that I have sought
somewhere in a distant land,
treasures that were always here
waiting to unfold, in the palm of my hand.
In my lone illusion, life seemed to steal from me
all the dreams that lingered deep inside,
because I looked in unknown places
instead of looking where they did reside.
There were treasures I did not find
and, all my searching seemed to be in vain,
treasures of joy, self-esteem, and love
and many other treasures I could not claim.
One day it finally dawned on me
to stop looking behind closed doors,
to stop searching in unsought seas
and far away, as so often, I did before.
For there are treasures so very close
that are so much a part of who I am,
the darkness and the light exist together
that's what I needed to understand.
The purpose for which I was meant to serve -
an example of Jesus, for all to see,
that our sinfulness and weaknesses can become
the treasure of our strength to be.
Now, I see life in a most different stride
my goals, my purpose, and my dreams,
never to look no more beyond myself
for treasures where they do not seem.
If I am to find the treasures I so desire
peace, hope, friendship, and love - as a start,
grace filled from the hand of God, those treasures
are waiting still, right here within my heart!
Steve A. Politte
copyright
12/28/2005
                     
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