CRYPTOGRAM DECODED (Written by Esther Robinshon)

CRYPTOGRAM DECODED

Cares pull my spirits down

Always force me, ‘wear a frown’

I heard, “You’ll in darkness drown;

For weeds in you are also sown.”

Seeds like unknown fear and worry

Sprouted in my nursery bed of merry

On watering, I nourished misery

Unable to differentiate their finery

Gradually grew seeds called health and wealth

But sorrow and sufferings sapped its strength

I battled and struggled to save my breath

Expecting someone to fill my heart with mirth

With this frame of mind

No way of escape I could find

On reaching office, I read this thought

Recited it several times in my heart

That every sad day

Is followed by a glad day

As a team we discussed the layout

Of a very important handout

Green is good and soothes the eye

Yellow and black never get an instant goodbye

Red and navy blue give a professional look

Lavender or sky blue, gets anyone on hook

Everyone suggested a hue

And it granted me a cue

Of great surprise among a few

That if colors carried a clue

Of a top secret message

Then I remembered a passage

For this world Jesus is the true light

Who makes the face of any man bright

He’ll weed and make me alright

My life like aroma will ascend in His sight

If each and every shade

That Almighty has made

Reflects God, as a mighty tower

And also expounds His awesome power

Unique His way of having seen my form

Being formed in womb like a worm

Fearful yet surprise filled is His greatness

I wonder and move about carrying His likeness