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Open Poetry #49

Brave Be Thou, Soul

Essorant
Member Elite

since 2002-08-10

Posts 4769
Regina, Saskatchewan; Canada

0 posted 2014-07-11 06:46 PM

Brave Be Thou, Soul

Brave be thou, soul, on the world's sea a-sliding
Thy nature and faith and thy patience kept strong
While winds and the waves and the skies are colliding
The weathers that transient "gods" are deciding,
In prayers to the One who's eternally guiding
Rejoice with the peace of an angel's sweet song.

(Note: This is written in a stanza-form inspired by Emily Brontë's "High Waving Heather" )

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

1 posted 2014-07-11 07:04 PM

A simple enough poem/song, but when we are speaking of the "One," and the "angel's sweet song" it is to those who have faith that the words a more, much more meaningful.

~*~ When politicians give up on liberty, it falls to poets to preserve it. Or write its epitaph. ~*~

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

2 posted 2014-07-11 07:17 PM

Your poem is very meaningful and uplifting....gives me hope.
Without my faith I would be lost! It wasn't the birds and the bees that gave me life...however imperfect that life may be.

Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

3 posted 2014-07-12 01:46 PM

Each word slides over my tongue as I read out loud to myself. I think "this" makes me taste poetry and feeds my soul.

Thank you.
Alison

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

4 posted 2014-07-12 05:31 PM

Beautiful! I am with Blues Serenade on this about faith! It is everything to me!

Owl

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