I have been known to write poetry on occasion. Below is a poem I wrote years ago. I was thinking about prayer and our attitude/approach to prayer. Sometimes we treat prayer as a message in a bottle–something we never really expect to be answered. I thought about this and the imagery of James 1:6 as I wrote.
Message in a Bottle
I put a message in a bottle
Threw it in an ocean wave
I imagine it will not be read
My troubled soul it will not save
For it must travel many miles
Through many perils it must pass
No wind or sail to aid its journey
Just a vessel made of glass
So I said nothing too important
And I wrote no urgent plea
For I imagine that my message
Shall be lost in this great sea