Hope Has Wings
©2025 Susan Noyes Anderson
1st image by Chandler Cruttenden
Hope is a lark with joy-notes on –
rising up and taking wing –
warbling streams of sweet birdsong
to make even the sad heart sing.
Despair is flying on a prayer,
uncertain of the sultry sky,
beset by temperamental air
that sinks us low then lifts us high.
Are we but helpless bystanders
immersed in life’s unruly dance?
The wild wind blows; the water flows
unfettered, leaving much to chance.
Are we supposed to change these currents?
Where is a tranquil place to land?
Look upward. Ask. Let heaven answer.
Trust in our Heavenly Father’s plan.
image by Ebru Sare, both on Unsplash
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If this poem resonates with you, you might also enjoy reading Evening Reverie and Lifted.
Tags: God, hardship, hope, hope in God, life happens, plan of happiness, prayer, rise above
Susan Noyes Anderson
Susan Noyes Anderson is the author of At the End of Your Rope, There’s Hope, Deseret Book, ©1997; Awaken Your Spiritual Power: The Fairy Godmother Isn’t Coming!, Karisma Press, ©1999; and His Children (poetry only, photos are by Anita Schiller), Vantage Point Press, ©2003.