Loch Ness a body of bath water
Steep sided hills around
And water rippling to and fro
And deep deep depths abound
And the monster? It’s a wave you see
A bouncing rippling rogue
Across the surface of the deep
The theory now in vogue
We only see the surface
We cannot know the deep
Down there is dark mysterious
Lonely too and bleak
And people too are mysteries
We rarely see inside
We only know the surface
So much there is to hide
Man sees just the surface
God he sees the heart
He knows the inner struggle
And gently takes our part
Where we see only monsters
The Lord he sees the wave
And comes to our assistance
His presence here to save
Brian Fahy
13 January 2022
+ Public media and discourse reports the surface facts to us, and does not know the underlying issues and struggles that people go through. This makes our public atmosphere harsh to breathe. Jesus is the great teacher of compassion, which upholds justice while at the same time coming to the aid of those who falter.
Erris Poetry 