Great Drums

O heart
with steady beat
beat a rythm for Him
The Great One
whose voice is rushing water

My bones have risen
from the desert
parched with sorrow
the prayers of the prayers
have called to me
"rise up!" like the beat of a drum

For the Great One
a small cloud
becomes a great storm
a small seed
grows an oak
and a stone
slays a giant

Let the sound of my soul
pound with praise
a dancing prayer
for the broken spirit
a flowing robe
for a contrite heart
a beautiful name
in place of despair

7/15/08
by Suzanne Vigil