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February 11, 2016

Why This Pain?

Why would God allow this pain? Sometimes I wonder, sometimes I doubt What is this suffering all about? What could there possibly be to gain? Oh the trauma that drove me insane Mired in darkness, struggling to get out Why would God allow this pain? Sometimes...

Categories Poetry Comments: 29
February 10, 2016

Prayer of Repentance

Reveal, O Lord, my sin to me So I might confess to Thee My transgressions that caused You pain Your sacrifice was my greatest gain If to me my guilt is hidden If I’ve done what is forbidden Separating me from You Unite our sundered hearts...

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February 8, 2016

Lulled by Pride

Lulled by promises of reward for all my good deeds Satan seeks to get me onboard by planting seeds of pride ‘Til I was startled awake by the truth of my great need for a substitute to earn my prize by His loving sacrifice _________________________ It’s time...

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January 29, 2016

Waiting

The dust-covered book sits silently on the table waiting to be dusted and read ________________ The Meeting the Bar prompt at dVerse Poets Pub yesterday was to write a poem in the style of imagism. I immediately thought of the above short bit of verse.

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January 22, 2016

Perchance to Dance

Oh, to dance a romantic happenstance with love on a June evening perchance a preordained meeting an answer to prayer believe if you dare What shall I wear this evening to dance to meet my love catch his first glance by grace from above ____________________________...

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January 15, 2016

I See God

I’m going to pretend that this rain in the lane Heralds the arrival of spring when birds sing As through this long winter I trod I see God The robin finds worms in rain-soaked sod More death and winter the nightly news portends Yet new life and...

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