Poetry

Promises to Come

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In early Spring while frost still holds
The apple tree prepares
in and sun and warming soil
To shed its Winter cares

And soon its sleeping flowers wake
To peek out of their beds
Then dress with blossoms white and pink
They show their little heads

Deep in those fragile petals hide
The promises to come
Of apples ripe at harvesttime
That bow the branches down

And in the deep of winter’s grip
While wild winds still blow 
I trust that He who tends the trees
Will keep me through the snow 

And that in Spring He’ll send for me
Dear Jesus lead me home
For now I wait in hopes of all
Your promises to come

Promises to Come
By Peter Caligiuri
Copyright © 2025
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Rainy Days

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Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by. Psalm 57:1 ESV

Some days the hawk sits silently
While the thunder crashes round
And swallows swoop into the barn
Where the chickens huddle down

Tall cranes stand in the rushes
In her house the blue bird sleeps
While the chickadees are twittering
In the thickets dark and deep

But eagles fly up to their nests
When they hear their children cry
And shelter them under their wings
While the rain is passing by

Then why should you and I do less
Who know our place to fly
Up to God our refuge strong
While the storm is passing by

Rainy Days by Peter Caligiuri
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His Plan – His Star

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Whether watching on the evening news 
Or just crawling from my bed
Sometimes it’s hard to see God’s plan
For all that lies ahead

He says there’s hope and future
But fears and chaos roam
These streets that once seemed good and true
And I feel far from home

But in the noise and darkness
He commands a light to shine
His mighty words and mercy
Bring wind and waves in line

So in my circumstances
Or whatever trials come
I’ll trust His plan is best for me
And His star will lead me on

HIs Plan - His Star
by Peter Caligiuri
Copyright © 2025 all rights reserved

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, 
to give you a future and a hope. 
Jeremiah 29:11 ESV
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