"Oh, my valiant one..."
By popular demand...
New Size available on Giclee Print:
"Prayer for a Soldier"
22"x15 1/2"
$90.
Larger size still available too
27 1/2"x18 1/4"
$170.
Here's the poetry-----
Prayer for a Soldier
Words burst from my heart...
Like surging water splitting open a fragile dam
A humble offering to the Almighty
My gaze is upward toward shifting clouds
Resembling faces of fighters
Etched with furrows caused by war
I am praying for you, my own soldier
Wherever you might be this day
Surrendered to these events which I cannot change
As you awaken to another day of uncertainty
And have to rouse the warrior within
Waves of time overwhelm me
Like an ocean's swell washing over my shoulders
Leaving me clutching memories
Thick and satisfying
As I kneel in the stillness of dawn
Each day, I ask God for your protection
As you do what needs to be done
I pray that you can find camaraderie in friendship
And also inspiration in history
Remembering the legacy of soldiers
Who trembled but pushed on
Feel their spirit, as they drop their rusty weapons
To give an invisible embrace
Oh my valiant one...
Can you hear the millions of prayers
Wafting up into the heavens?
Whispered by family and friends
And countless strangers
To give you strength, hope and courage
Assurance that you are everlastingly loved!
And that the road home is only
Beyond a few more hills
The lights are on
And I am breathlessly waiting for you
(c) Launa Stan
