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Of Prayer & Cosmos – a poem on trusting God when you don’t know how
Our baby was sickand I was too,the test said new life in Octoberand I shuddered with fearnear every day for their liveshow could I trust the Lord? So, I prayed, prayed, prayedmy anguishin plain wordsand the only balm for my soulwas to be in the Presence of Godthough I knew not howto trust Him at… Continue reading
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Wings – a poem of hope after the burial
Do you want your fairy wings on?I hold them in my hands, andmy daughterspreads her arms out wide— Yes. Yes. Yes. It makes me think how the Lordasked mein my deep sufferingDo you want life? The lifeI hold for you? Yes. Yes. Yes? So, I get buried first,in corners and in flower potsthen I sit… Continue reading
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The Heart of Hugh – grab your free copy!
It felt like the most beautiful thing the first time I watched the baby swing sway back and forth by the breeze in the garden. And I was inspired to write about the oak tree standing at the edge of my garden and that baby swing swaying from it. I wrote a poem called I… Continue reading
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In the Heart of It – a poem for mothers at the end of summer
the last baby bird to flyflewand the first of the fewsunflowers to bloombloomedand deep in the heartof Junewe plucked red strawberriestwo by two. and I’d say, don’t looknow, but Ialready knew—summercaught windof us again,us wild little thingstakingour sweet oldtime. summer is a cleverthief, I’ve foundand somehow,somehowunderthat smooth-talkingsun,we grew and grewandgrewwithoutever knowingit. -S.V.F., In the Heart of… Continue reading
