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Light of Your World

My Guiding Light . . .

Star light star bright, I see how you shine,
Bringing hope for wishes of every kind.
But your guidance has brought more than considered,
Significance cherished when all hope has withered.

Whether saint or by angel your noteworthy cause,
Is justified truth, not neverland oz.
Your light written and witnessed, now proven true,
Leading men of great wisdom straight to the youth.

Granting directional focus, a long journey’s way,
To find that babe asleep in the hay.
The myth is no more the stories are real,
The son of man comes to break the seal.

The light of the star upon the light of our world,
Right then just a baby with tiny hands curled.
But the star shines bright for God’s only son,
Knowing battles ensuing are already won.

Its light everlasting and reaching afar,
Shines upon you wherever you are.
The same light of wisdom found that small babe,
And will shine even after the life that he gave.

Star light star bright, I see how you shine,
Even in the broken heart that is mine.
The wish to be had are the prayers that unfold,
The future he brings me in his hands to hold.

This evening I lift my arms to the sky,
To seek a wonder to rise upon high.
A light to be found within all the dark,
A promise greater than rainbows and arks.

A hope still to come but yet already here,
That will lead me home despite all of my fears.

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Just a Thought

An ode to the shining star that guides me, Jesus. In all I do, He is the light I will chase and wish upon. He is the source I draw from so I can shine at my best self as often as possible.

These words are also another poetry collection tied into the under 250 word flash fiction challenge. Again, 250 exactly, but maybe not so much fiction after all.

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“God’s promises are like the stars; the darker the night the brighter they shine.”
~ David Nicholas

2-10-26 SLC AUTHOR2

Shannon Leach is a creativity coach and freelance author who believes hard chapters are not the end of the story. As she chases words and light across multiple genres, she tells transformational stories that explore the rocky path from struggle to redemption. Her work has been featured in Guideposts books and devotions as well as multiple Chicken Soup for the Soul anthologies. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in social work and is the founder of the nonprofit The Fostered Gift.

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