I just realized that I never translated my poem last year, so here it is for the two of you who read this blog, but don't speak Spanish infinitely better than I do.
My Friend
You shine like a diamond
Because the love of the Lord
Fills your heart.
And the light reaches to the heavens
In a fountain of silver and gold.
When I am far away, I can see it,
And my spirit sings with yours.
The blessing of your friendship
Gives me peace during the storm
And light in darkness.
I wrote this specifically for my hispanic friends, who had been an integral part of my days for the last eight years. It has been a year, now, since we moved away, and it is just as true today. They inspire me.
In truth, I feel this way about so many people, and I feel amazingly blessed to have been given the opportunity to know and love some of the truest images of Christ on this earth. My family, immediate and extended, my church friends, my neighbors; everyone who I have had to leave at one moment or another in my life, still lights my way in what can be a dark and ugly world.
3 comments:
I wondered when you were going to translate it.
Change is always difficult. Great poem
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