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Marsha

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-07-10

Posts 7423
Maidstone Kent England

0 posted 2001-04-29 06:11 AM

STILL

I’ve been rushing about missing the point
Neither looking about me or listening
As HE speaks to me in accents clear
And suddenly while I was speeding into life
HE stopped me with a single word
HE said my name
Softly it dropped over me like a mantle
HE called me
Gently I heard HIS words
And I stopped

STILL

I’ve been scurrying about careening into life
Not taking care what or where I stumbled
As HE looked at me with clear eyes
And as if the world had ceased to be there
HE halted me with his gentle gaze
HE spoke to me
Like being spun into a mist of love
HE called me
Softly without haste
And I halted

STILL

I’ve rushed headlong into inconsequence
Not seeing my life flowing quickly by me
As HE held out his hand to me
And everything else just evaporated away
HE made me stand quiet still
HE touched me
As soft as a breezes whisper
HIS hand held me
Quietly with love
And I paused

STILL

Marsha

Take back the hope you gave,- I claim
Only a memory of the same
Robert Browning

serenity blaze
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since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

1 posted 2001-04-29 06:18 AM

"Be still, and know that I am God..."

Smiles, Marsha...Enjoyed this very much. And speaking of presence....I've missed yours.

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

2 posted 2001-04-29 06:28 AM

Marsha! How's Puck? and Mushy? Marvelous doing OK too?...

How kind of you to grace Passions on Sunday with this piece of thoughtful sharing...

How...Marsha!

Be well sweets!

ethome
Member Patricius

since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

3 posted 2001-04-29 06:46 AM

Powerful work Mushy! Well done free verse in my opinion! Keep up the good work my dear friend!

The role of poetry is to utter the un-utterable; to open up
spaces of consciousness and resistance; to language oppressions; to
re-language historie

Kit McCallum

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since 2000-04-30

Posts 14774
Ontario, Canada

4 posted 2001-04-29 08:58 AM

"HE called me
Softly without haste
And I halted

STILL"

What a beautiful verse to greet this morning with Marsha! You've reminded me to slow down ... breathe ... and take that time to pause and listen. Thank you for this lovely reminder, inspirational and beautifully written!

Best wishes,
/Kit

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

5 posted 2001-04-29 11:10 AM

Marsha~
This is the loveliest piece I will read this day !

'I’ve rushed headlong into inconsequence
Not seeing my life flowing quickly by me
As HE held out his hand to me
And everything else just evaporated away
HE made me stand quiet still
HE touched me
As soft as a breezes whisper
HIS hand held me
Quietly with love
And I paused

STILL

How beautifully you've expressed the need to pause
and listen for His voice.
Beautiful, sweet lady.
Thank you so much for sharing.
(I keep your candle burning)
Love to you~
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
noles1@totcon.com

Kethry
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-07-29

Posts 9082
Victoria Australia

6 posted 2001-04-29 11:31 AM

Marsha,
He is still beautiful as are you and this calming piece.
Kethry

Those of us who refuse to risk and grow get swallowed up by life. Patty Hansen.

VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

7 posted 2001-04-29 11:38 AM

Still the lovely poet!!! Still a wondrous message...still the truth.

a couple tiny typos, I think:

(not sure which you meant here)
quiet(,) still or quite still

and breeze's whisper

otherwise an impeccable write with a lovely message, so charateristic of mushy marsha

latin passion
Senior Member

since 2001-04-26

Posts 576

8 posted 2001-04-29 11:41 AM

Inspiritional greeting to Sunday morn. LP

Songbird
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since 1999-12-15

Posts 2184
Missouri

9 posted 2001-04-29 12:01 PM

How nice to see you again.. beautiful piece of work here with a message that relates to our everyday hurry scurry life.

Paula Finn
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since 2000-06-17

Posts 5546
missouri

10 posted 2001-04-29 12:06 PM

This my sweet sis...is just so wonderfully you...touches of your tender loving heart...thank you

Sven

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since 1999-11-23

Posts 14937
East Lansing, MI USA

11 posted 2001-04-29 02:06 PM

still, you are always
still you shall be
still, you are light
still you are to me

this is wonderful. . . and you know that I love it. . .

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