So in the winter, I take a break from my typical writing projects to work on a piece of music with my very talented sister, Keri. Love the collaborative work, since poetry can be a lonely gig sometimes:) This year we received a request from my friend Marilyn to write a piece of music for their youth's summer trek (a 3 day recreation of the Mormon pioneers' journey West to Utah - complete with handcarts, period clothing, and dinners cooked over a campfire). As Marilyn and I talked over ideas, and I did some research, the message that stood out for me was Doubt not, but be believing. There are so many things that hit you as a teenager - from an increased awareness that there are some pretty bad things going on in the world, to peer pressure, to realizing your parents aren't perfect... etc. It just makes for a difficult time, I think.
I'm not going to post the whole song - it's not quite done - but I will post the poetry we adapted for the first verse. Just one of those instances when it comes quickly and easily (unlike the rest of the piece:).
Though I may stand
Quietly, against vast darkness
Seemingly surrounded
The night will not prevail.
Dusky whisperings of sin
And temptation’s fiery darts
Will fail
For my Savior’s light
Radiates around me
waking and warming,
And I will follow His well-lit path.
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