"The Cabins Porch"

When my mind has grown weary

And burdens weigh heavy upon me

There is a place where I can find peace

On a cabin porch in the hills of Tennessee

The cabin sits by a creek

where the clear waters flow

Hidden deep in the Smoky Mountains

Where the tall pines grow

The morning breeze is crisp

and the air is clean

You can smell the scent of flowers

and the grass is always green

Butterflies skirt about

Each going their own ways

while off in the distance

Deer begin to graze

To the echoing song of the whipperwil

Squirrels play without concerns

It's here my spirit finds peace

It's here my strength returns

It's here in these hills

under a sky of blue

That my troubles seem to fade

As the light from above shines through

It's here that my faith is restored

by the solace that I find

For God has granted me this heaven

If only in my mind

Poem written by Robert Pledger

March 4, 2005