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VAS
Member Rara Avis
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0 posted 2002-12-05 01:50 PM


Hearth or Heart?

the hearth or the heart
the stoop or the step
the window or the mind
what would You have me prepare?

the release or the grasp
the voice or the gasp
the lamp or the glow
what would You have me show?

is it time to be evergreen
or time to be deciduous?
do I cling to my ways and views
or rest and turn them to You?

this is a season
of loving and being loved
for which should I seek;
for which should I plan?

when presenting my gift
should I let go and merely watch
hoping for joy,
accepting what comes?

You knew how Your gift
would be treated,
yet You gave anyway,
is that Your answer?

©December 5, 2002

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

© Copyright 2002 Virginia Salter - All Rights Reserved
garysgirl
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1 posted 2002-12-05 02:19 PM


Virginia, there is so much truth to ponder in these questions.
I would hope that I put Him first in my thoughts, so that I
don't forget the Gift, which is the true meaning of Christmas.
Because, after all.......
JESUS  IS  THE  REASON  FOR  THE  SEASON

"Love makes the world go around"
~~with love and hugs from Ethel~~
                  

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14
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Canada eh.
2 posted 2002-12-05 02:24 PM


Virginia...excellent write here..
you ponder some very good questions.
I must echo Ethel on this one...
May we remember the true meaning of Christmas.
~Hugs~

~ Life is too short not to believe in Santa Claus ~

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