Open Poetry #19 |
A Worship Template |
Silver Streak Member Elite
since 2002-01-02
Posts 3625FL, USA |
A Worship Template "The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom, and now one greater than Solomon is here." NIV Matthew 12:42 When tribes ruled the earth And a man would seek his God Did God's voice guide him? Teach him some knowledge And let him define doctrine A belief system? A Worship Template To call all men back to God And create order. ***** As tribes expanded Battled for territories Prayed to God for wins. Did God help who sought With fiery love in a heart God's chosen people? ***** Man reaped what he sowed. Sorrow; sickness, sadness, pain Pollution, disease. Made many Worship Templates To catalog history Speaking of God's Love. Building cathedrals Monuments to the heavens Without Love's Spirit. Enslaving women In bondage to man's worship As men made more wars. ***** Templates of Worship Cannot satisfy man's soul Only God, Women Have Powers of Love In God's Soul to understand Truth, Mercy, Freedom. In a love affair Going to God directly In passionate fire. Without a Worship Template. Copyright: Newell Elsworth Usher Silver Streak of Silver Springs, Florida February 14, 2002 Sharing God's Love through perfectlovepoetry.com |
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Magicmystery Senior Member
since 2002-02-13
Posts 821Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
I like your style and your zeal!!! and I especially liked what you had to say. Very unique, and ballanced. Cherish the good memories past and look forward to the adventure called Tomorrow. |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
(smiles) Awwwwwwww, this is such wonderful writing, sweet friend, may we always stay faithful to our loves and forever be licensed with sincerity and affection for dear life! (big hugggssssss) Happy Valentines Day, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Newell, thank you for sharing! May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton |
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Silver Streak Member Elite
since 2002-01-02
Posts 3625FL, USA |
Thank you, MagicMystery for your kind thoughts. -newell. Sharing God's Love through perfectlovepoetry.com |
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Silver Streak Member Elite
since 2002-01-02
Posts 3625FL, USA |
Thank you sweet Noah for your loving thoughts. -newell Sharing God's Love through perfectlovepoetry.com |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Newell darling boy, I utterly love this poem, this is so multifaceted there is much in this to ponder and consider. YOU are an incredible writer, truly outstanding darling boy. This is soooooooooooo good but sometimes even the best superlatives in the dictionary don’t suffice. This is one of those times You’ve painted a wonderful picture here, each line a brushstroke bringing the painting to vibrant life as only YOU can do so. As I said outstandingly good. The flow of this is superb and this is a gift of such awesome magnitude, thank you for presenting this wonderful piece to us. Outstanding writing 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 |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Love this Newell! ~Happy Valentine's Day Hugs to You~ Nancy. ~Love transcends time and space~ |
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Silver Streak Member Elite
since 2002-01-02
Posts 3625FL, USA |
Marsha, darling girl. Again, I am deeply honored and humbled by your praise. And I should honestly confess that your sensitivity to God's desire and love helps inspire much of my recent writing, as you display the very characteristics that I see in God's love, that God has place in women. Dialoguing with you has helped me visualize and clarify some of my ideas. I thank you for your most invaluable help. I love you, Mushy! ((Marsha)) -newell Sharing God's Love through perfectlovepoetry.com |
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Silver Streak Member Elite
since 2002-01-02
Posts 3625FL, USA |
Nancy, Happy Valentine's day to You! And you know that I adore your hugs! Glad you like the piece. Just a string of Haiku bits, trying to discover more truth. ((Nancy)) -newell Sharing God's Love through perfectlovepoetry.com |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
Interesting, Newell. I expected something else from Matthew Fool, said my Muse to me, look in thy heart and write. |
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Silver Streak Member Elite
since 2002-01-02
Posts 3625FL, USA |
Interloper, thanks for your dropping in. My thought here was that Christ was using the example of the Queen of Sheba, a woman seeking truth, to teach us to understand the nature of true love of God. "When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relation to the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard questions." NIV 1 Kings 10:1 For, I believe that it is the seeking of truth that prepares us to love God with all our heart, mind and soul as we are commanded to do. ((Interloper)) -newell Sharing God's Love through perfectlovepoetry.com Copyright: 2002 Newell Elsworth Usher [This message has been edited by Silver Streak (02-15-2002 12:34 PM).] |
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Professor Gloom Member Elite
since 2000-07-23
Posts 3082of Depression |
To make things clear By giving us a form to express, Thus were the basis of the early Laws of God And the methods developed to ensure the proper worship. You express well. One minor point: Made many Worship Templates To catalog history Speaking of God's Love Doesn’t actually fit the rest of the poems meter Could it not be: Made many Templates To catalog history Speaking of God's Love. and fit just as well, if not better? Gloom |
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Silver Streak Member Elite
since 2002-01-02
Posts 3625FL, USA |
You are correct about the meter. I purposely broke the meter to emphasise and make explicit the concept of worship. I will consider your suggestion. ((Gloom)) -newell Sharing God's Love through perfectlovepoetry.com |
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