At The Birth…

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We often  hear the sentiment …

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Today I beheld a Miracle;

I was humbled I was awed.

When at the birth of Darrien,

I glimpsed the face of God.

His very presence filled the room,

His love filled every heart.

As angels hovered lovingly

And urged new life to start.

Then came the sacred moment,

That Iwas so privileged to share;

 When the crying of an infant

Fulfilled an ancient prayer.

Today I beheld the love of God

In its purest form.

He renewed His sacred vow to man

As Darrien was born.

That His love is unconditional,

That life will never end,

That He reaffirms His faith in us

With each new life that He sends.

Today my whole world shifted;

My perceptions rearranged,

As, with the birth of Darrien,

My entire life was changed.

For, today I beheld a miracle,

I was humbled, I was awed,

And, as I watched my child 

Hold her child,

I glimpsed the face of God.

By Linda Troxell

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Poetry & Life

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I’m finding a good bit of my reflection and writing of late, dealing with “why” I’m writing poetry…

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Poetry - or any art

Is not merely an activity

Nor even a compulsion

But a way of life

An attempt to make order

Of the world around us

To find understanding

Meaning

Appreciation of beauty

Connection to the interrelated 

     unity of all that is

Sharing all we thus learn

With our fellows

In hopes of validating what we feel

And enabling others to feel it too


By Mike Turner

From: United States

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