A Tanka About YoungBeloved

A Tanka About His Young Beloved

1. Her names Amanda,
Means Beloved in Latin,
Her story begins,
But it has not ended yet,
Lets start from the beginning.

Her first breath of air,
June 10, 1986,
Newborn to young one,
In Hamamatsu, Japan,
Then put into adoption.

Into a family,
Christian and Navy based one,
adopted son Ben,
mother whos Deborah,
Her father is named Michael.

She has been told of,
stories about birth family,
her mom a young teen,
grandparents who cryed alot,
and there was no sign of dad.

Who knows where they are?,
Walking this earth like she is?,
She does not know where,
thinking about them alot,
maybe someday to meet them.


2. Her family Christians,
Go to church every Sunday,
Pray at every meal,
Know to forget and forgive,
How can she after all this?

Close to her brother,
From the beginning they were,
Loved one another,
Always there for each other,
Their relationship's forever?


3. Squeakey voiced child,
She loved to play with Lego's,
Said she was waiting,
For family in God's pocket,
And oh no, she is not "shy" =)

Grew up and moved on,
Learn to let go and forget,
From place to new place,
Met her husband, his name's Josh,
Here she learned to stop hiding.


4. Where is she right now?,
She is living in a Love,
Jesus is this love,
Willing to only His voice,
Her heart is full of Him now.


5. She has two husbands,
both Heavenly and Earthly,
Surrender it all,
Just like a song they are one,
The Author, lyrics and tune.


6. What of her story?,
This is the end for right now,
She has one question,
And it is for you to read,
Who is He in her title?

He is this moment,
He knows just who you are now,
He is her true spark,
This spark being her real high,
Yes, He can be yours also!