Echoes of Peace
My fear rises
The verse echoes in my mind
Do not be anxious, pray, be thankful
Peace reigns in my heart
I see her fear
The verse echoes from my mouth
Do not be anxious, let’s pray, be thankful
Peace reigns in her heart
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Today is Quadrille Monday at dVerse Poets Pub where De is calling for our 44-word tomes that include some form of the word echo. Seemed appropriate to write something that had a bit of an echo to it.
So I went to read some other Quadrilles, and after 3 that seemed very, very long, it dawned on me that I’d written a 30-word poem instead of a 44-word poem. I guess 30 days of doing something does create a habit! I’ve fixed it now.
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Wonderful and full of gratitude!
Thank you.
Very nice.
thanks!
Lovely quadrille and message.
i would offer such a prayer for peace – touching, really deep into the heart
I like the refrain Linda ~ Very inspiring to read tonight ~
I heard someone say once that fear underlies all our weaknesses–especially fear that we are not loved. Great use of scripture.
Yes, I believe that is true. Fear can lead to so many sins, including hatred, greed, and apathy.
Nice communal approach to easing fear.
Thanks. I didn’t really even notice the “communal” aspect as I wrote it, but you’re the second person to comment on it. I suppose that might be a by-product of spending the weekend at a Christian women’s retreat. 🙂
A beautiful piece and so appropriate for the echo prompt, sharing peace with a verse.
This is beautiful Linda, the power of a peaceful echo with love xxx
Wonderful testimony as well as a great poem.
Your poem radiates the peace and calm that my heart longs for ❤️ Beautiful!
Love the echo of fellowship in this. Bravo!
This was a comforting read.
“All we need is love–something the world has too little of.” –the Beatles. You know me, short poems freak me a bit-though I enjoy participating in quadrilles.
But I love when you write Quadrilles. Perhaps you need to remember “Don’t be anxious” when faced with a short poem to write? You do them so well.
A very peaceful Quadrille, Linda, which has gone some way to calming the anxiety that has been playing havoc with me lately.
I have Philippians 4:6-7 memorized and it has helped me greatly when I feel anxious. I’m glad this has helped you.
I came by earlier, but I knew you’d catch it and fix it on your own, so now I’m back to say I love this. I feel peace here, and I needed it today. Thank you.
Oh i thought it was a little short too… 30 days without poetry, that sounds like a lot. You can even add a third stanza if you want to.
I did 30 days of writing a 30-word poem each day in April. So when I got to 30 I stopped out of habit. I expanded it to add back the words I wanted to be there in the beginning.