My name is Marja Sandström

here are some poems I have written

Biographical information
The inspiration to this poem came to me in December 2003.

I live in Northern Sweden near the Arctic Circle and I can see Finland, the
country I was born in, on the other side of the river.

Photography is one of my passions, especially is summer nights when the
sun never goes down. Also winter gives a wonderful opportunity to take
beautiful photos.

I also love to paint, and since I like to make others happy, I hope my
paintings make them feel a little better.
This poem is an attempt to make a painting in words.

My inspiration to positive thinking comes from the Bible, a book with
lots of poems. After having read it for more than four decades, I
appreciate it more for every day.

I like very much the parts that tell about the future when the earth will become a paradise without wars, death and pain.

This vision of a better future helps me write uplifting poems, and I try to convey a message of well needed hope and strength to counterbalance all the problems we meet every day.

Many thanks to my mentor Marion Tucker who helped me with the language in "The Blue Hour..".
It is not easy for me to write poetry in English but I love to do it.

The Blue Hour, A Painting in Words

Winter afternoon
Slowly, slowly gathering twilight
\The sky, the snow
are blue like sapphire
\The moon is shining through
the thinnest, softest veil of clouds
\The moonbeams build a shimmering bridge
on icey river
\Dark blue background hills
complete the work of art
\I feel so grateful
for this overwhelming beauty
\And I thank the Artist,
Our Great Creator
\Who gave a sense of beauty
to his earthly children
\To give delight
to human eyes forever

Aurora Borealis

I saw the Northern lights
one winter afternoon
The sky was dark
the lights pale red and green
dancing in the sky
like fireworks
without a sound
\For a moment nothing else existed

Look For New Doors!

You close a door
You miss the light of the place you came from
But when your eyes get used to the darkness
you see another door and a small stripe of light
The longer you stay there in the darkness
the more doors you will see
You can open them all
It is your choice where you go in

To All my Friends and Friends to Be

I wrote this poem for you. Whether you believe in the following or not, you may enjoy the thoughts and maybe want to learn more about the proof that this is what will happen.

--
In the future,
when the earth is cleaned
from all the wars and evil
of our days
The lions and the lambs
are friends
And human beings
live in peace

I want to sit with you
under a lemon tree
in gentle evening breeze
Feeling how my body
becomes younger every day
knowing you experience
the same

Planning where we´ll travel
in next month or year
Or maybe in a hundred or
a thousand years
Seeing all the wonders
of the earth and
meeting animals that
were too dangerous to touch
when world had not yet changed

I can see us sitting there
planning what to do
when our loved ones will wake up
from death
And we can tell them
how the evil forces now are gone
and only good things happen
in the future.

The world is full of peace
and every morning
the air is filled with song of birds
and happiness is in our hearts
I want to walk with you
up in the mountains and
on fields with flowers
talking about Him who
gives us every gift
and fills our hearts with
overwhelming joy
---
May God Bless You
with All These Gifts