Tears In A Bottle

Dedicated to my painter-friend Sandie Swenson
(Psalm 56:8)


You said
“I’ll catch your tears in a bottle
And number each one.”
I reply-

Is there room for such a flood?
Will each tear be understood?
Will each one explain the pain,
Or will it just return again?
Will I walk and will I stand
If I reach out and take Your hand?
Will my giving tears to you
Restore the joy that I once knew?
Do you know and understand
The tear-filled bottle in Your hand?
You surely do, for you see all,
And understand my wordless call.

Copyright Jane Grant-Abban, Jan 09