every day

“Every day I will bless you,

   and praise your name forever

        and ever.”  Psalm 5:2

on winter-brittle mornings,

   i will sing of that love

   which melts frozen hearts;

in heat-drenched afternoons,

   i will tell of that grace

   which cools fevered fears;

on evenings when winds snap branches,

   i will remind little children

   of your heart which shelters them;

when 3 a.m. nightmares shatter my sleep,

   i will whisper your name

   over and over, until

   i fall asleep in your arms.

© 2019 Thom M. Shuman