What of this? (Repost from Poetry #24)

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Bohemianaus
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since 2003-01-05

Posts 69
Australia (South Gippsland)

0 posted 2003-04-04 09:53 PM

What of this!?

It rose from the depths of hell

Wrenching change in its path;

Its target defenseless,

Its victims hapless.

There was no warning,

No signal of its intent;

Only despair in its wake.

God may be in His heaven

But all is not well with the world!

Like a pall it descended,

Enveloped and settled,

Its victims struggling to uncloak;

Theirs the future raped

And theirs the stall in pain.

Forbidding of hope,

Sapping of strength

And consuming of light.

If God is in His heaven

Are we beyond His care or reach?

Within me, too, it worked its horror,

'Though mine was not the terror:

Dashed beyond understanding,

Numbed beyond doing

And shocked beyond knowing

My whole being felt its invading search

Casting chaos in its wake.

There is no magic that can undo,

No words that can bring back!

Who will retrieve the loss?

Who can restore us again?

And with that asking - it was felt;

..... a warmth so faint,

     ...... buried so deep

          ..... imperceptably present.

Desperately I sought this ember

To beg any radiating balm.

My want had kindled it afresh

To become a glowing coal

And in time a warming place.

Then with that comfort came the Voice

With words of solace and peace

Easing pain and lifting dread;

And I knew I was not alone!

My Valleyguide was here

And I was not forsaken

In the midst of Frenzy I could not see

But as I turned He was there

Not to remove but to companion,

..... to journey in the shadow

     ..... to huddle in the cold

          ..... to side in the onslaught.

While the journey continues

And the end is unclear, I am not alone!

Indelibly branded the tragedy remains;

But, I am not alone!

Satan, reaping through human "angel",

Has harvested destruction;

Adam's line his tool in delinquent quest

And in the fury of his failure he litters time and life

..... with pain and squalor

     ..... despair and blood

          ..... death and dishonour.

This is the cauldron of my being,

With its sorrow and pain,

Amid friendish gifts of joy and delight

And the balms of love from His hands.

By These hands is my fashioning

And in These hands I am gentled and held;

By Companion and Friend.

All may not be well with the world

But God is in His heaven and I need not fear!

God bless and keep you, Namaste!
Boh

[This message has been edited by Bohemianaus (04-04-2003 10:05 PM).]

Joyce Johnson

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since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
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1 posted 2003-04-04 10:40 PM

I am proud to vote for this one Bohemianaus. Joyce

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

2 posted 2003-04-05 06:11 PM

(big hugggsssssss) Oh Christopher, this is so very true, dearest friend, I send many angel hugs your way and know He is always watching over us all and He will find a way to make His love hone this troubled world somehow! (sigh) This is a very sincere write, dearest friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Christopher, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

[This message has been edited by Mistletoe Angel (04-05-2003 06:11 PM).]

Bohemianaus
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since 2003-01-05

Posts 69
Australia (South Gippsland)

3 posted 2003-04-08 05:14 AM

Kethry and I were colleagues in the same agency in a year when two tragic events occured. This is my journey to resolution.

God bless and keep you, Namaste!
Boh

Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

4 posted 2003-04-08 11:22 AM

Your journey to resolution was one hellova ride! A VERY compelling piece of writing!

Love, Light & Eternal Grace,
Earth Angel

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