Mercy tells of her sweetness <br />Like a tall, chilled pitcher of lemonade <br />On a sweltering hot Southern summer day. <br />She chills our thirst, quenching it <br />Like water puts out a fire. <br /> <br />She blankets our too hot secrets, <br />Covering our mistakes, <br />Forgiving us, <br />Long before we can <br />Forgive ourselves. <br /> <br />Mercy changes us, <br />Delivering compassion to us, <br />Making us able to love others second, <br />After we have learned to love, <br />And forgive, ourselves. <br /> <br />Linda Treat <br />February 28,2009 <br />Copyrighted<br /><br />Scarlett Treat<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/mercy-is/
