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BSC
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0 posted 2000-10-17 09:47 AM



As I stood at the edge of the waterfall,
On a brilliant fall afternoon,
The gorge was aflame with color,
That will be fading all too soon.
People had come from near and far,
To see this glorious sight,
Nature in all her splendor,
Showed a kalidescope of light.
My words could not do justice,
To this beauty You have shown,
With majestic trees standing proudly,
As if guarding Your heavenly throne.
I could see Your touch in the water,
With its rapids rushing along,
As it cascaded over the brim,
I could hear the angel's song.
Seagulls appeared as soaring doves,
Spiraling through the sky,
And from the delicate mist that rose,
Rainbows caught my eye.
Looking beyond the great chasm,
To the hills that framed this view,
Pure white clouds formed a billowing robe,
So clearly, that's when I saw You.
Standing there with Your arms spread wide,
On Your face a hint of a smile,
Amazing the world with what You had done,
Showing off Your flair and Your style.
And once again You had helped me to see,
What too often I tend to ignore,
Leaving me filled with an inner peace,
I will cherish forevermore.




[This message has been edited by BSC (edited 10-18-2000).]
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Alle'cram
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since 2000-02-28
Posts 1816
Texas
1 posted 2000-10-17 07:22 PM


Dear Bonnie,
  You transcribed the scene perfect!! It sounds heavenly and majestic. Through your beautiful poem I could visual the scene. Thank you for sharing, Just beautiful!  
What a awesome God we serve. What beauty He gives to us. Can't you just imagine what heaven will look like after viewing scene's like this?  Beautiful write as I'm sure this brought a even greater "hint of a smile" to His beautiful face.  Marcy

"Pure white clouds formed a billowing robe,
So clearly, that's when I saw You.
Standing there with Your arms spread wide,
On Your face a hint of a smile,
Amazing the world with what You had done,
Showing off Your flair and Your style."

ellie LeJeune
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since 2000-01-10
Posts 4156
King of Prussia, PA USA
2 posted 2000-10-17 07:40 PM


Bonnie; This so Majestic in style and word! He is a show-off! Just look at all the wonder everywhere! You made this scene come alive and I so enjoyed the view. love, ellie

Summers haunting melody
that awakens
the butterflies,
calling them to join
the dance
in their silent song
of praise to God.

eL

Denise
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3 posted 2000-10-17 08:59 PM


Very beautiful, Bonnie! WOW!

Denise

sandgrain
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since 1999-09-21
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Sycamore, IL, USA
4 posted 2000-10-17 10:00 PM


You're a master of perfect adjectives and similes, vividly capturing God's beauty via flowing, dancing poetic lines, Bonnie.  How I love it.  Thank you.  Rae
Mark Bohannan
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5 posted 2000-10-18 01:10 AM


This is among the lovliest poems I have had the pleasure to read and I am putting it in my personal library so I may reflect back on it's beauty many times.  You paint the gifts of God so wonderfully in this piece.
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6 posted 2000-10-18 01:13 AM


Bonnie~
This is remarkably lovely.
Such vividity.

I've been to the waterfalls and
I can see them again through your verse.
How majestic !
What praise to His name.
~*Marge*~


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Lighthousebob
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7 posted 2000-10-18 02:08 AM


Like standing before the waterfall, I stare in gaze and awe at this fine expression of your words... You have made this moment come to life. Amazingly, Beautifully, Brilliant... I Loved it!  Bob <><
BloomingRose
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8 posted 2000-10-19 06:48 PM


Bonnie,
This is wonderful! Beautiful beyond words.
I can picture the waterfall and hear the angels sing with the rush of water. How awesome the vision!
Deb

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since 1999-07-22
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9 posted 2000-10-21 08:13 PM


Bonnie you always seem to render me speechless, or just repeating myself.
I will echo all the above. For you do have a gift to sing his praise and bring the beauty of any scene across to the reader.

EXCELLENT!

<*\\\><

I know not what the future holds,
but I know Who holds the future.

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