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In this final week of Advent, please enjoy this final poem that was specifically written for our theme, “How does a weary world rejoice?” It was written by Rev. Sarah Speed.
“The Sound of Hope”
We’ve been singing a sad song
For quite some time,
The melody syncing with our heartbeats,
The lyrics stamped to the front of our minds.
You say, sad songs are honest.
It’s hard to disagree,
For sad songs tap on the shoulder.
Sad songs remind us
For the 100 different corners
Heartbreak could be behind.
But I don’t have it in me
To sing a sad song forever.
So despite the news,
Despite the ached in my body,
Despite the phone call last night
That says she’s waiting for the test results,
Despite yesterday’s shooting,
Despite the unknown and unchanged,
I am going to sing a song of hope.
Like a canary in a snowstorm,
I don’t need another song of what is;
I need a song of what could be.
So sing with me.
Our voices may get drowned out by the wind,
But surely someone will ask:
Was that a flash of yellow in the snow?
Was that the sound of hope?
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