WITNESSING ROSA PARKS ON THE BUS
COLLECTED POEMS:
NEW AND OLD POEMS BY ACCLAIMED U.S. AUTHOR AND CALIFORNIA POET JJCHARLES
CALIFORNIA POETRY SERIES: SURFBOARD AND URBANBOOKS POETRY 2008-2009. See http://bestsellerpicks.blogspot.com
My
Heart's Delights
by
JJC on Feb 3, 2009
Surrounded
by tons of moving steel
Rolling
every which way
on
the freeway and nearby highway
Amidst
all sorts of noise
And
while witnessing the nakedness of trees
in
the vast peach and nectarine orchards,
Little
by little, I felt consumed by the beauty
of
the distant snow-capped Sierra Mountain range
It
was an overcast day anywhere in the Central Valley
Selma,
Parlier, Reedley and the rest of the Valley floor
appeared
to lie quietly in the sudden darkness for a few days
Yet,
half of the far-away mountain tops was lit by sunlight
that
projected its rays on specific spots in the background
The
foreground of this natural painting had darker hues
On
the road to Reedley, CA, I lifted my eyes and gazed once more
upon
the snow-covered peaks which looked like hands raised
to
praise the Most High
At
that very moment, I was stirred to cry out "Rejoice in the
Lord.
He
will give you the delights of your heart."
His
glory and grace anointed me. My cup overflowed.
I
reached the abundance of his love and felt the touch of his hands