New Beginnings
by Emily Brown, age 17
Like rain must have seemed to Noah —
Or pain to Eve —
Like Adam’s feet must have felt,
Knowing that he had to leave.
Like death must have been to Abel —
Or murder, to Cain.
The garden, now become a fable,
Their greed, their Eden’s bane.
Like ending, to Methuselah,
His time to leave behind
A world he had seen so much of,
For a world he hoped to find.
Like childbirth to Sarah,
Or fatherhood to one
Who feared he’d have no children …
When God gave Abraham a son.
Like a rain-made bow to triplets,
Facing the sky,
A covenant of light and colour
From their God, who did not lie.
Like hope to Gentile nations —
A child King —
Who rescued many peoples
Through pain and suffering.
Like life brought forth from death,
Adopted sons —
For all those born again,
Though many, become one.
Life is full of new beginnings,
Since its very dawn;
Every time the sun comes ’round
To bring to us the morn.
Like rain must have seemed to Noah —
At last the proof
That every step he took in faith
Was walking towards Truth.
About the Poet
Emily Brown is a Christian author, poet, and singer/songwriter from Australia. Beyond Pure in Heart Stories, she can be found sharing her music on her YouTube channel under the stage name Emmi Byrd, or writing on her Substack blog, The Bookwyrm Corner.
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