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Silver Streak
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0 posted 2002-03-14 11:22 AM


Poisoned birth

"The Lord saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time."
NIV Genesis 6:5

My life is before me; water flows round
Jagged rocks are my bed 'long winding shores
As I run and whirl splashing over ground
Picking up debris flowing down to sea.

A river flowing under skies of blue
Filled with fish and water life fed by springs
Just bursting with melting snow rising, too
Carrying, cleansing earth's garbage and things.

Once I was pure; my bottom you could see
I slowly flowed, the incline of my bed
Then I met man, a devil who came to me
With words of poison; now my food is dead.

I lost my sweet pureness; ugliness came
Into my waters spoiling joys I knew
Making ugly polluted fluid rain
And now, I'm poisoned, my fish are few.

O God, why did you make man to walk earth?
He kills! Your Life dies now in poisoned birth.

Poisoned birth.


Copyright: Newell Elsworth Usher
Silver Streak of Silver Springs, Florida
March 14, 2002


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Copyright: 2002 Newell Elsworth Usher

[This message has been edited by Silver Streak (03-14-2002 02:27 PM).]

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Marsha
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1 posted 2002-03-14 12:47 PM


Newell darling boy this is utterly utterly wonderful writing. As always your words are filled with HIS truth and again this has fallen down the lists too quickly. This is so well written the feelings simply flow all through it.


Love and warm stuff
As always
Mushy


To give light to them that sit in darkness..... to guide our feet into the way of peace Luke 2:79


Silver Streak
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2 posted 2002-03-14 02:26 PM


Thank you, Mushy for your kind words.

((Marsha))
-newell

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Copyright: 2002 Newell Elsworth Usher

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