A Poem for Isolation

A Poem for Isolation

A thought heard from a quiet space
Of isolation; rules set by government
To stay at home, in one's own place.
We settle into a strange, worldwide experiment.
My heart enters into the quiet willingly.
No doubts rise that these days can be joy.
But pain and suffering reaches me solemnly,
So prayers are lifted, as many to deploy,
Because the shadows come in many forms
And our lives were changed almost overnight,
Stripping us from our daily meetings and norms,
Threatening what once was - our sense of delight.
Yet - - while God's promises remain true,
I can fully trust that these dark days
Are not an end, but a beginning, new
Days rise from deepest, lo! His higher ways.