Chrysalis

A few weeks ago, I had the amazing opportunity to perform some poems at the Forgotten Gospel conference in Denver. I met some great people and continued to be awed by the way poetry speaks to hearts.

I wrote a new poem for the event called “Chrysalis” that attempts to describe the inclusive, mysterious, suffering, and freeing love that God’s gives to all. The poem uses the image of a chrysalis, the hard outer shell that transforms a caterpillar into a butterfly.

I wanted to put an image to the poems words so I commissioned my friend, Christy Collins, who painted this beautiful Ruddy Daggerwing butterfly to go with the poem. Christy’s work is beautiful and you can download it as both a phone and desktop background/wallpaper below for free.

As I shared this poem with another friend of mine, Rob Fleming, he immediately had a melody in his head and we sat down and recorded the poem to music. I think it sounds lovely. Please listen along and you can download the MP3 audio below for free.

If this poem was meaningful to you, please share it with others or purchase a copy of my latest book of poems Keeping Pulse: Poems for the Heart.