Fantasy

WHY DO I ALWAYS FEEL

THAT THE OCEAN WAVES

ARE CARRYING MESSAGES

FROM A DISTANT LAND

AS IF GOD IS DIPPING HIS FINGER

IN THE WATER

AND IS TALKING TO ME

IN WAYS I DON’T UNDERSTAND

WHY DOES GOD SPEAK TO ME

IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS

A FANTASY PERHAPS

BUT THEN I OFTEN LIVE IN FANTASY

THAT MEN WILL LIVE WELL

AND HONOR GOD

THAT GOVERNMENTS WILL SPEAK TRUTH

THAT THE POOR

WILL HAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM

NOT JUST TO KEEP THEM

IN THEIR PLACE

BUT A PLACE AMONG THE HAVES

THAT NO CHILD WILL GO TO BED HUNGRY

THAT NO ONE WILL BE DESTITUTE IN OLD AGE

THAT WORK WILL BE REWARDED BY WAGES

SUFFICIENT TO LIVE DECENTLY

THAT WAR WILL BE AN HISTORICAL ITEM

THAT GOD’S VOICE

IS LIKE THE WAVES ON THE OCEAN SHORE

WHISPERING ALWAYS

LOVE

LOVE ONE ANOTHER

LOVE

REPEATEDLY

INCESSANTLY

SOMETIMES FRIGHTENINGLY

MOST TIMES PEACEFULLY

GOD WRITES OUR SINS UPON THE WATER

AND THE WAVES TAKE THEM AWAY

HE WAVES COME UPON THE SHORE

AND TELL THE WORLD

FORGIVE

AS I HAVE FORGIVEN YOU

LIVE WELL

REMEMBER EVEN FANTASIES COME TRUE

AND THE SEA AND THE WIND OBEY HIM

FRANK A VOLLMER