Beautiful One

Today

You called me,

Beautiful One

But the words

Bounced

Back.

My heart

Had trouble

Receiving

That name.

Those other

Not so nice,

Names,

Are easier

To believe.

They stick fast,

Sink deep

Pile up and

Define me.

But you say

It again,

Beautiful One

And invite me

To receive

Your name

And

Blessing.

The winter is over.

It’s time for spring.

It’s time to see

The beautiful things

That have been

Buried deep.

It’s time

For buds

To turn

Towards the sun,

And open fully

To the Risen One.

To accept

Your love,

And receive

Grace,

To look long

And be changed

By Your

Lovely face.

For no matter

What has been

Said or done,

You say,

I will

Always be ,

Your

Beautiful one.

“My beloved spoke and said to me, “Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me. See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth…Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me.””

‭‭Song of Songs‬ ‭2:10-13‬ ‭NIV‬‬