I BELIEVE

The sun

The stars

People

Animals

All is made

By one

One Divine

Almighty

We all

Are given

The chance

Many refuse

The Chance

For all

Is at the end

Of the long harsh path

These beliefs

I believe from within

In other religions

I feel an emptiness

The beliefs

Fill the hole

In my soul

Deep within

The beliefs

I have founded

By my will

And guidance from others

So I believe

In the God

That I know

Is always there

When others are not.

Ava Ensign (Age 14)

Holy Transfiguration Church, New Haven, CT