Bridges

A New Year’s Bridge

/ Greg Asimakoupoulos
The wooden covered bridge in Luzern Switzerland

A new year is a bridge to spring
where icefloes melt and robins sing.
It is what links darkness to light
and makes God’s presence known.

A new year is a bridge to hope
providing us the means to cope
when life is drab and days are short
and challenges abound.

A new year is a bridge to peace
that models how our conflicts cease
when we admit our neediness
and trust another’s gift.

A new year is a bridge to love
as we take note of One above
who left His home to come to earth
to give us what we lacked.

Let’s Hear It for Bridges!

/ Greg Asimakoupoulos
A floating bridge connects Mercer Island to downtown Seattle

We are islands of opinions
separated by our views
and the isolation that results is wrong.
Our beliefs reflect our values
and determine how we’ll vote,
yet the way we live together makes us strong.

Where I live is on an island.
But a bridge from here to there
means I am not left alone with just my thoughts.
I’m connected and am able
to both listen and to speak
and I’ve found I like this interchange a lot.

Don’t you think we need more bridges
to encourage ebb and flow
in a culture where it’s your way or it’s mine?
Building bridges to each other
will allow for give and take
in a world where easy answers rarely rhyme.

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