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Spiritual Journeys #2

Courage Amid the Storm

SkaaDee
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since 2008-04-07

Posts 116
Canada

0 posted 2008-08-01 08:27 AM

Angels fill the highways when
the demons take the beach.
The five o'clock shadow is due soon
to roll the beggars and the thieves.
You try to close your eyes but
you know there ain't no peace
'cause the church bells only ring
for those brave enough to sleep.

Danny Cobb
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since 2008-07-09

Posts 74

1 posted 2008-08-03 05:45 PM

an intriging write--
very thought provoking
an unsettling portrait
of our times.

Thanks for sharing it,

danny cobb

sandgrain
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since 1999-09-21

Posts 3662
Sycamore, IL, USA

2 posted 2008-08-03 09:08 PM

Beautifully sad. It's always easy to be courageous when we're safe, but in the midst of vulnerability, it's pretty trying.
Thank you for sharing this.

God bless,
Rae

SkaaDee
Member

since 2008-04-07

Posts 116
Canada

3 posted 2008-08-05 08:12 AM

thanks for the comments.

Lighthousebob
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since 2000-06-14

Posts 4725
California

4 posted 2008-08-08 03:03 PM

I like your poem in that it reads kind of like a parable or a riddle ...but, hummmm, though the Angels, since the word is capitalized, that you were probably referencing were the Heavenly kind, hummmm, to me, the Angels that filled the highways seemed a bit like a motorcycle gang, but, that's OK, because it gave me a, perhaps, more dark and pragmatic interpretation than the more spiritual one that you were perhaps going for here, but, anyway, to me, your poem spoke volumes about Urgency and the need for the church to Wake Up.

God bless and good job,

-Bob

[This message has been edited by Lighthousebob (08-08-2008 03:50 PM).]

SkaaDee
Member

since 2008-04-07

Posts 116
Canada

5 posted 2008-08-09 04:09 PM

I never thought of that, that "Angels" could be interpreted as the "Hell's Angels".
Not a bad thing for a poem, I guess, as poems can sometimes be seen as ink blot tests.

thanks for the comment.

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