One day when the rain came down,

I felt as if my soul was about to drown,

In my sorrow, there seemed to be no solace,

For the pain burned deep within me like a furnace.

Some sleepless nights I'd toss and turned

Just to have peace was some that I so dearly yearned.

I try to stay strong and put up a proud face

Away everyday but to my dismay

It reappears to haunt me another day.

But one morning I met a stranger

He was wrapped like the babe in the manger.

As I watched him rest in the land of many dreams

I began to notice the peace that was present in his face which seems

So difficult to fathom

If this lonely spirit who's address resides on the concrete and bottoms

Of cardboard boxes, find a "peace that surpasses all understanding",

Surly I can reduce the stress and personal reprimanding

For all of the my transgressions

And those who had spiritual possession

Of my heart

Time for a brand new start

I let the Almighty One enter in

And I found a new way to begin!

I prepared a small feast, some warmth and financial contribution

Once I gave a bit of the Son to another I found some retribution

For the sorrow that once imprisoned me has loosened its chain

And now there is hope through the pain.

For I am forever changed

Since that day in the rain

When I met a stranger.

- Written by Ya Ya 02/27/07