“The Wingless Angel” By Karla J. Fox, October 24, 2010

I sat atop a mountain today

And watched the setting sun

From golden yellow to a golden glow

The sky of orange and blue and rose

All from the beautiful one.

When it finally said good-bye for the day

I saw the moon begin to play

And a warm, quiet wind began to blow

From the mountaintop to the valley below

The stars came out, one by one

To dance along as mirrors of the sun

I made a wish and blew it away

Hoping maybe it’d come true some day

I sat alone on the mountain top

And closed my eyes to start to pray

This I said to God above,

“Thank you Lord for all you’ve done.

You’ve given me a family,

You’ve given me a home in thee.

If you ever have something special to do

I ask that you let me do this for you.

It doesn’t matter, large or small,

Just let me be the one you call.

I can be your wingless angel, Lord,

You can count on me to do your word.

I will set aside my wishes, I belong to you,

God of the heavens and the blue earth too.”

Time to go back home, I waved good-bye

To the Lord God Above and the stars in the sky

Your wingless angel is now on call,

Don’t hesitate to leave a note on my wall.

I’ll check in the morn, I’ll check all day long,

To see if I can right somebody’s wrong.

And now the nighttime hushes my song.