Camellia bloom in July

 Isaac can see

Isaac can hear

Isaac can taste and touch

Like a camellia bloom in July

One day his peculiar wings will fly

Then down on earth I’ll smile

I do not know how to support you as you navigate the young adult years 

From the beginning quite different from your sister and peers     

Like a camellia bloom in July

One day his peculiar wings will fly

You’ll wipe my tear

“Sad cry” you’ll say

Jesus is coming soon

He is the Victor

 

Not sad, but joy when at His feet I descend

All IEPs burned, all medications end

Like a camellia bloom in July

One day his peculiar wings will fly

“Extraordinary”

“Wired different”

These things they say….

A waterfall experience you love

And a polar plunge in the fall

Like a camellia bloom in July

One day his peculiar wings will fly

My heart aches remembering

Thoughts and hard times

I am overwhelmed with joy at every moment of your life

  

Like a camellia bloom in July

One day his peculiar wings will fly

Hummingbirds stop briefly

Sparrows land to eat a french fry

A doulos a slave to my Master

Til the day I die 

Like a camellia bloom in July

One day his peculiar wings will fly

Not a specimen or verdict after a lengthy trial

Come lay your head down and rest awhile

Duty is delight when it’s all part of the Master’s plan

What a wonder to see the pink hue of the camellia blooming out of season 

….Could be a dbreak through of more glorious joy to come

 As two soft pink camellias bloomed in July

One day your peculiar wings will fly

I’ll smile and cry believing in God’s plan the whole time