So much depends upon

# Poetry challenge

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Thank you Douglas Lim for inviting me to join in on this poetry challenge.

If I wrote this poem ten years ago, it would have been a lot different as I used to depend upon people and material things to give me a sense of security.

A new way of living has brought freedom and joy into my life.

Below are my favourite lines from Douglas Lim’s poem…

so much depends
upon

the dark
rain clouds

filled with
raindrops

supplying
healing waters for
this soul

— Douglas Lim

If you read below you will find out more about where this prompt originated..

Calling All Poets to a Challenge

Here is my poem. I hope you enjoy it!

So much depends upon

So much depends
upon
how I feel
I won’t do things
just to please.

So much depends
upon
how much money
I have to spare.

So much depends
upon
the amount of time
I give to prayer.

So much depends
upon
how much inspiration’s
in the air.

So much depends
upon
pen, paper, and
a comfortable chair.

So much depends
upon
a good cup of coffee
in a little cafe somewhere.

So much depends
upon
the company I keep
and the conversations
we share.

So much depends
upon
my faith in God
and the hope that
He’s leading me
somewhere.

© Orla K.

Without God’s grace and mercy, I’d hate to think where I’d be today. I depend upon God for everything. He is my life.

“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,
his mercies never come to an end,
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.”

— Lamentations 3:22–23

Did Someone Say Challenge?

So Much Depends Upon …