The Healing Journey

April 3, 2025

Courageous Friend

By Perry Tanksley
If all the Music died,
And music-makers ceased,
I think you’d stand and sing
A hymn of Hope and Peace.
If nights of doubts and fears
Against the Light were hurled,
I think you’d light a candle
And stand against the world.
If winds of changing times
Uprooted trees and sod,
I think instead of mocking,
You’d stand in praise of God.
The courage of your life
Is like a work of art
Inscribed by Memory’s hand
Upon my grateful heart.
©Perry Tanksley

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