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| Nandhu Kumar |
Poems of Hope
In the End
In the end, all will be forgiven
but not before . . .
consequences judge us
for choices made,
even hidden ones
we tried to bury
where no one would find them.
Not before the first will be last
and the high brought low.
The proud and unfeeling will fall hardest
into deep hole of desolation.
Far away from whom they imagined
themselves to be.
Far away from where they belong even if they
don’t know it.
Hearts will be broken before they
become open
to new way of seeing and feeling . . . and being.
The least of those they didn’t see,
the ones unworthy of their affection,
will greet them at heaven’s door
when they are ready to enter,
their second-chance hearts made tender
by brokenness and regret,
hungry for taste of forgiveness
and sweet joy that follows.
Silence
Silent night. Holy night.
A time to speak, a time to listen. So listen.
Listen with my heart, with all that I am.
Listen until the still, small voice comes to me.
And speaks to the deepest part of myself.
Previously published in The Memory of Grace
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| Michael Braswell |
Michael Braswell has published books on ethics, justice issues, and the spiritual journey, as well as four short story collections. His poems and stories have appeared in several publications, including Foreshadow, Mobius, and Literary Heist. His most recent books are When Jesus Came to the Cracker Barrel (2024) and Gracious Plenty (2025).
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