Volume Five

Volume Five: Volume five consists of poems, written by W. Diane Van Zwol that have not been published previously.

1. I Called For Man

I called for man but none arose,
They were all busy I suppose.
I called for woman but found none,
They were too busy in the sun.
I called for God and found Him there,
He seemed to be the one to care.

2. Where Winds Will Blow

Where winds will blow, the rain will fall;
Where tides will rise, the sands will all
Move with the waters of the day
And sometimes they'll be washed away.
Where sun will shine, shadows will grow;
Where ice will freeze, there'll be a glow
Of rosy cheeks and noses too,
For frost bite knows just what to do.
Where children play, there will be joy;
Where daylight dawns, death will destroy.
Life, in it fullness, will go on
As surely as the pending dawn.
Where rivers flow, waters will rise;
Where there is life, there's no disguise,
As life just cannot wear a mask
And never ending is its task.
Where love abounds, there will be peace;
Where grace e'er lives, hope cannot cease,
For God is gracious and He's good
And gives fresh mercy as He should.

3. Thundering in Righteousness

Thundering in righteousness, the skies burst forth in streams of wrath,
That have no end and little mercy for the lost and lonely soul
Adrift on the sea of iniquity and engaged in futile transgression,
A hopeless search for passion's endless unsatisfying fufillment.
Crying out in agony, the man, who no longer sees himself as man,
But rather only as a worm at the mercy of a vengeful God,
Utters just a single word in his hour of tragedy and pain.
'Help' he cries out in his terror and fright. 'But is it too late?' he wonders.
'Has he over extended the longest hours of his darkest night,
Merely to find himself a total stranger to a supposedly forgiving God?'
With no where else to run, he turns to face the God he had once turned his back on.
God, with outstretched arms and loving hands, is waiting to take him in
And to give him the comfort which he has long forgotten ever existed
And the forgiveness of the love that only a truly righteous God can give.
No one has ever turned to God in vain, for God is ultimately good;
Thus he finds peace even in the midst of the thundering of righteousness.