Poetstry on Nostr: My little flock, asleep and still, Beneath the #OrthodoxFamily lamp, My #heart holds ...

My little flock, asleep and still,
Beneath the #OrthodoxFamily lamp,
My #heart holds silent will
Against the world's cold damp.

I watch each gentle breath,
A shepherd by the door,
Afraid of worldly death,
And all that goes before.

But #He, the Shepherd True,
Who bears the wounded sheep,
Guides me in all I do,
While my own loved ones sleep.

His #cross, my #strength, my rod,
His #voice, the ancient sound,
He leads them home to #God,
On hallowed, holy ground.