There's a force
much bigger than us
In these thundering skies
And in the rain dancing on these thirsty leaves
Far beyond what I can see
or feel against my skin
There's a hush calling
outside my reach
It wets my curiosity
and suggests a hope in my soul
Just as the crow escapes the threatening sound
and eagerly anticipates the worm
There's a far away place
where thunder recedes
and in its place, a promise
of peace.
copyright Joni James 2026
"change your view change your life" illustration by Joni James
(with a bit of help from a glimmer of sunlight)
It is within my purpose
where I find both
sorrow and
joy.
I suffer the pain
in silence and in crowd
my face may show peace
until no one is around.
But in my darkest
moments
it just takes a tiny glimmer
of light
to tip the balance
of hope
back in to sight.
jj
Icy grey
embraces exposed limbs
on trees ready to slumber
til Spring
As they dream
birds alight
and tease their quiet hiding
from gloom.
jj
There are those
who slip through cracks
Their stories go unheard
Their voices
ill-matched
to the noises of the
busy world.
I choose to rise
Up through the familiar
decaying cracks
Reborn
in promises
from the past.
jj