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VAS
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
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Oregon

0 posted 2001-02-23 10:57 PM


At the River
Virginia Salter

when we gather at the River
do we reach into it to drink
is the water that’s flowing
sweet or does it stink

what has joined the ripples
riding ‘round and over rocks
how fast is the running
is it threatening the docks

when its flow is serene
are we placid, too, in kind
do we lift our feet to ottomans
rest on figments in our mind

when it roils and subdues us
do we clamor for a seat
devoutly shouting our allegiance
to the God we choose to meet

is that when we listen
is it easy then to hear
do we seek beyond the eddies
only when we’re filled with fear

© August 27. 2000


© Copyright 2001 Virginia Salter - All Rights Reserved
Songbird
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since 1999-12-15
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Missouri
1 posted 2001-02-24 12:09 PM


Very good food for thought. Very good analogies in this poem. Thanks for sharing.
ellie LeJeune
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since 2000-01-10
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King of Prussia, PA USA
2 posted 2001-02-24 07:43 AM


Wonderful wisdom...I have come to know that I need Him in times of trouble and in times of Joy and in between as well!

A friend hears the song in my heart, and sings it to me when my memory fails.

walker
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since 2001-02-11
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Florida
3 posted 2001-02-24 11:32 AM


Beautifully expressed!

A quarter of a century must pass, for the writer to understand what and why he writes.

VAS
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
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Oregon
4 posted 2001-02-24 12:59 PM


Thank you, walker, for your 'red-letter' words!
Lighthousebob
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since 2000-06-14
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California
5 posted 2001-02-24 06:31 PM


VAS

A very good analogy of the influence of what I interpret to be the Spirit of God upon our lives... to me a river is much like the wind in character. Flash floods and tornados are both unpredictable in nature as God's Spirit is to our souls. I enyoyed reading your poetry as always. Bob <><

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