Cup of Tea Poetry

I don't know when I stopped being great. But I am great no longer. My words cease to usher any meaning. My thoughts often fleeting... I don't know when I stopped being great.

A year ago, I couldn’t fathom how I would make it to this day October 5th...the day after October 4 th … the day my life changed forever…the day where I began to question everything I thought I knew, the day where my future began to look hazy…the day consistency was broken, and my one constant since life began was gone. I couldn't even comprehend the idea of living in a world without my father...and I still can't. But let me tell you, God's grace is sufficient and sustaining. It carries me even when I don't feel it, especially on those days where I question him, and I don’t understand his plan. There will always be an emptiness in my heart, and I will never seek to fill it. That space is reserved just for Daddy. 

God doesn’t make mistakes. My mind is convinced... My heart needs a little more time. He is infinite and all wise All knowing and sovereign I dare not question His plan But this time… This one time… I think He got it wrong. For all intents and purposes I know He knows best. I know His plans are greater than my plans And His thoughts greater than my thoughts His ways are not my ways But perhaps this time… This one time… Maybe He got it wrong? I believe in the power of the Almighty. There is no one like Him. He the great Jehovah The mighty God The One who sits high And looks low. He who rules and super-rules the universe. The one who created this earth from nothing Breathed the breath of life into man Separates the night from the day. Maybe just maybe This one time He got it wrong. The wind and rain obey Him! The thunder rolls at the sound of his voice! The world cradled in the palm of his

I don’t like speaking of you in past tense. It echoes an unfamiliar sound. You are not the past. You are now. You are forever. I’ll never get used to use to’s Or remembering whens The present doesn’t exist without you. The future… Well… I can’t perceive it without you. My mind will never settle in your silence. My heart will never make peace with your absence. I will always long for your presence in the present. I don’t like speaking of you in past tense. It’s just not right. Written by: Melinda Y. Tomlinson 2017®

Simply put… You are beautiful. Your life is beautiful. Your soul is breathtaking. Your spirit is radiating. How you love me, Is truly amazing. Your being is awe inspiring. You are my reason.   2015 ®

You are beautiful What “lies” in the mirror blurs See the truth inside