A Lobby in Paris

I wrote this because Paris and its incredible urban life inspired me to introspect. A little frenzied by all the smoke and considerable lack of trees, I was desperate for something familiar... poetry came to mind. How am I feeling... 

A poem? A poem you suggest, hm?

What of thoughts? What of free time? You have those?

Either I have no time to spare...busy...

Or too much time that I fear the free space.

What shall I sing? What shall I write? Keep still?

The options overload my search engine. 

Oh! The rhyme! Ah, yes. I forgot to rhyme.

Poems show intellect inside rhyme's time.

Of senses, experiences, of love. 

O Holy Spirit, descend like a dove!

No other muse shall I call beside thee.

To fill pentameter with majesty.

For shame, if I write with a quill of pride

Dipped in the ink of self-absorbing dye.

In Paris, I write. In its lobby, wait.

The lull is now before I take my state

And see where the Lord will guide me this year.

My fourth and final time to study here,

With a life at my fingertips, I fear.

I fear what college has done to me since

I transferred my major, lost confidence. 

I look at me and feel inadequate.

Who are you, I ask, why do you so fret?

Your grades are A's, your beauty grows, you pray,

So why let this fear grip your everyday?

You can't control later, your gift is now.

You're made to be worship, to serve and bow. 

Remember the sparrows, the lillies, see?

He who provides all has set his children free!

Why worry and fret for a battle won?

Keep moving forward with Jesus the Son,

Who lights up your life, a lamp on a stand,

To expose the truth of His mighty hand.

God died in our place, so that we may live.

So get out of the mud! His love you'll give.

The drummer boy drummed. And Mary pondered.

A second Mary wept; a third wondered.

All gifts were given to worship the Son,

And remind us today to say , "It is done."  

So when I am lonely, and feel anxious,

Remember His freedom; it's contagious!

Do not be foolish; obey Him in love.

Store treasures in heaven; eyes fixed above. 

You are a pearl, bought with the highest price.

Remember your worth. Don't throw in the dice!

Your fear is a lack of security.

But your soul is secure, eternally! 

What more shall you need, indeed only One.

Walk in humility. Live what He's done!

Pray for a pure heart of love and virtue.

 Obey him in love, and He will guide you.