Assignment # 5

Choose a poem you like. Take the last line and use it as the first line of your own poem.

I chose "Never Give Up" by Vincent Godfrey Burns. The last line reads... "When hope returns with the morning light."

Start Over

When hope returns with the morning light
And a spark of Joy in my soul ignites
All praise to the Lord
Who gives me life
And bids me
Child, start over.

As long as the morning brings the sun
Nothing in life cannot be undone
God works them for good
Every one
And bids me
Child, start over.

Its not what you do
That defines who you are
No matter how deep the stain
Or scar
The Lord of love
Reaches where you are
And bids you
Child, start over.

If you find yourself in the pit of despair
Know that God will meet you there
And lift you from the mire with care
And bid you
Child, start over.

When hope returns with the morning light
And you're weary of the struggle and fight
And your heart longs to again be right
God bids you
Child, start over.