prayers for the slowly growing closer #15 On the rocks

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jellybeans
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0 posted 2003-08-13 10:50 AM

On the rocks

Out of the buffeting seas
you plucked me;
on the Rock
you placed me.

Your waves of grace
softly cleanse;
I would and could
stay here forever.

The soothing sounds
of your love serve
only to encourage
my longing;

but on the shore
there are those who
point
to my predicament.

I motion to them.
Share my peace;
share the grace that is
freely given.

They perceive my actions
as fool-hearted
floundering...

and if I scream
I know they will not hear me.

So I dive in.

I will go and get them.

[This message has been edited by jellybeans (08-13-2003 02:39 PM).]

Ratleader

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1 posted 2003-08-13 11:05 AM

"and if I scream
I know they will not hear me.

So I dive in.

I will go and get them."

Perfect -- just perfect. This poem with so much feeling, so many dimensions, and this a beautiful way to tie it all together.

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Sunshine

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2 posted 2003-08-13 11:14 AM

Atta girl...but, sigh...
horses and troughs come to mind...

but at least you try
to show them where grace
is to be found...

and you do it,
very well.

Nightshade

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3 posted 2003-08-13 11:42 AM

Very nicely done. You write so effortlessly. hugs, Chris

"Hope" is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul ~
Emily Dickinson

suthern

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4 posted 2003-08-13 01:10 PM

Such a beautiful write, lady... wonderful testament to a heart full of grace. *S*

passing shadows
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5 posted 2003-08-13 01:11 PM

beautiful...

love that ending

jellybeans
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6 posted 2003-08-13 02:42 PM

thank you...I am graced to feel love in my heart, it was so blackened and ugly for so long...and now this is written with the need to share that love, am glad it comes through loud and clear....*smile* love you guys

[This message has been edited by jellybeans (08-13-2003 02:43 PM).]

El_Campeador
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since 2003-01-29

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7 posted 2003-08-13 03:13 PM

Here I come - I'm diving in, too. Now that we know the strength (and the love that comes with it) of the Rock what else can we do but help to rescue someone else?

“We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we can find in our travels is an honest friend.” –Robert Louis Stevenson

[This message has been edited by El_Campeador (08-13-2003 03:14 PM).]

jellybeans
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8 posted 2003-08-13 03:18 PM

EC...exactly...for so long I was barely hanging on, couldn't have rescued another without falling off myself, but now it seems I am finally above water

thank you...we need all the help we can get don't we?

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