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Elizabeth Santos
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0 posted 2000-11-20 07:17 PM


I See Not the Breeze

I see not the breeze, yet it touches my face
With summertime warmth and refreshing embrace
And it kicks up the leaves and churns up the seas
It blows blackbird wings, yet I see not the breeze

I see not the purfume from lilac’s sweet bloom
Yet its fragrance spreads out and cleanses the room
And out in the meadow the white-tailed deer knows
Aroma of sapling and grasses and rose

I see not God’s Face, yet I know He is there
Listening well to my heart laden prayer
But His deeds are quite visible all through the land
And His wildflowers bloom, yet I see not His Hand

Elizabeth Santos


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wayoutwalt
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1 posted 2000-11-20 07:25 PM


Oman wow this is one for the recorded history books I LOVE IT
Marge Tindal
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2 posted 2000-11-20 07:27 PM


Just lovely, Elizabeth~
Love you.
~*Marge*~


~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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3 posted 2000-11-20 07:34 PM


God, love, air, hopes....so many things unseen that are so important.

One of the things that CAN be seen and is important is...your beautiful poetry.

Sven
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4 posted 2000-11-20 07:39 PM


Just becuase we can't see it. . .

You've hit it right on the head Liz. . .  

-------------------------------------------------------

That which gives light must endure burning
--Victor Frankl


Tony Abbot
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5 posted 2000-11-20 07:41 PM


Wonderfully written,mystical,enchanting and a thousand other superlatives.Take a bow.

'Humankind cannot bear too much reality' T.S.Eliot

Lone Wolf
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6 posted 2000-11-20 08:06 PM


Elizabeth,

We just know He is always there although we never see Him.  Faith is so wonderful.  

LW


Poetry should surprise by fine excess...it should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts and appear almost a remembrance. -J.Keats

Elizabeth Santos
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7 posted 2000-11-20 08:07 PM


Walt, Its words like these that give me encouragement to write. Thank you so very much

Marge, Thanks for reading and for all your support, which has been so appreciated at this time

Balladeer, If you liked it, my little heart is fluttering. Thank you

Sven, Thank you kindly for your words. Keep up your wonderful verses. I have enjoyed them so much

Tony. I love superlatives!You are the mostest.

Liz

Elizabeth Santos
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8 posted 2000-11-20 08:13 PM


Lone Wolf, Thank you so much for the nice comments. They are greatly appreciated
LIz

Denise
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9 posted 2000-11-20 08:39 PM


Very beautiful, Elizabeth! There are so many things that we can't see, but we can know that they are real! Great poem!

Denise

ethome
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10 posted 2000-11-21 08:54 AM


Elizabeth the last verse reminds me of a passage from the Bible I quote all the time,
it's by the apostle Paul and it's about faith, "faith is the ASSURED expectation of things hope for, the EVIDENT demonstration of reality though not beheld." (New English Bible)  I'm not a religious man but I appreciate many things and this poem of yours is one of them......beautiful thoughts ...can't see the wind but we can feel the marvelous effects of it. Another lovely heartfelt writing by you Elizabeth and I enjoyed it so much.....ethome..Eric

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11 posted 2000-11-21 08:57 AM


SO much to take on faith...we oft overlook the smallest flower that tells of the grace of God...

Elizabeth, thank you!


Karilea
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I would rather be silent and write, than speak loudly and be bound.
KRJ




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12 posted 2000-11-24 04:33 PM


Elizabeth, I don't know how I could have let this slip by but I'm sure glad I found it on pages flipped back...

It's message is simple yet the beauty of your words that you have penned makes this an exquisite piece of poetry...

Thank you for providing this enjoyable read...

Coco

ethome
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13 posted 2000-11-24 06:19 PM


Beautiful again Elizabeth!! Just marvelous pictures of life filled with the greatest respect and reverence for the wonders of nature placed here by the grand creator.....I see not the breeze either but like you I know it's there because I can feel the effects of it...the miracle of it's presence...and like you my heart sheds waves of love for these wonders...so much of which we don't understand.........ethome.......
Seymour Tabin
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14 posted 2000-11-24 06:27 PM


Elizabeth,
Another beautiful poem I do so enjoy reading your poetry. Sy

Irie
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15 posted 2000-11-25 02:19 AM


Elizabeth...
I love the message and the manner in which you conveyed it.
Every word so very true, and wonderfully penned!  




~Sheri

"The things that come to those that wait may be the things
left by those who got there first"



Elizabeth Santos
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16 posted 2000-11-25 04:16 AM


Thank you all so very much for your responses to this poem. Each of your comments means so much to me, and I thank you for taking the time to read and comment
Liz

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