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H. Arlequin Member
since 1999-08-23
Posts 210 |
Sarah I Sarai's Petition "Father, Sumer women when beautiful, feel as if life's the honored stage for our performance, a dutiful subject adding our history's page. Loving eyes, joyfully follow, faithful in their observance, we the highest their dreams allow them reach, praying a single chance. That they to sleep, dreaming my bed, uplifts a knowing smile that flies to choose wealthy Abram instead, let Sarai's beauty none despise" A righteous man, I'd be his wife who treasures beauty with his eyes, knowingly seeking firstborn life, with many after, healthy and wise. II The Concubine The years fly by a barren lot, withered dreams strewn in their wake, I am the wife childbirth forgot, when beauty fades, could he forsake? Pride laid low, the slave I sent that from her womb I might enjoy what mine would not, despite tears spent to have and hold his baby boy. He is such joy! His smallest move I follow with a mother's eyes and dream for him what I approve, for Abram's line on faith relies. III Banishment For thirteen years I watched him grow, each year the heart grew fonder, till to me, past hope, the fates bestow my own, at which the past stood still. Abram's world by faith made known, this time shrunken in size for me, who could not see Ishmael grown a rival choice of master to be. I sent one son we loved in heart away, far from the place he grew, to unknown lands, wrenching apart, without warning the family he knew, that Isaac, needing time to grow in strength, might learn to walk with God like Abraham, and let faith show righteous paths He insists be trod. --H. Arlequin . . . . Women of the Word Poems From the Goober Tree http://nathoo.wustl.edu/goober_tree.htm |
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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
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I read this several time-- This was real and disturbing and well done. [This message has been edited by Martie (edited 11-04-1999).] |
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Denise
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since 1999-08-22
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Very well done...again!  ------------------ Denise |
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Watcher666 Senior Member
since 1999-10-13
Posts 1606 |
Loved this...Well done!! ------------------ Illusion...what we see and what we do...it's all up to you. |
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H. Arlequin Member
since 1999-08-23
Posts 210 |
Hi Martie, Denise, and Watcher, tx for stopping by to read and comment, smoooooooches. HA |
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H. Arlequin Member
since 1999-08-23
Posts 210 |
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