~ ((Skipping Rocks)) ~
~ ((~ As I Ponder ~)) ~
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~ When before I was brought to know such
a day as this ... yes-once it weighed heavily
on me the thought; will it ever-come ...
yes and my pain, will it never-end? ~
~ While in the instance of my depression
I was unable to see the love of God well
within the waters, kind reflection; but
now; now through Him I have come to
behold and live to tell of the treasure
therein contained and abounding. Within
this joyous and ever humbling-divine day
for me of revelation, and so now; now-my-
joy-has-been-sustained. For when I am to
ponder the simple nature of His love in all
of its purity, and patient delights; visions
of these they skip across my mind from
time to time. As my eager-hand ... the
open-gesture, it moves to lay ahold
of the promise of another. ~
~ As this intention that I've picked up I carry
now and cast-briskly ... into the darkness of
the moist liquids, to land. As the-ripples gentle
gliding they come to move in freedom across
the vivid reflection, of this glassy-sheen, while
slowly they are brought to roll along evenly
with me-and-onward to-lay in peace-beside
the stillness; of the open-shores. As-swiftly my-
thoughts of God-and-life they move and-dance,
upon the-humble shallows deeper and-ever deeper
into the heart, of the waters ... and so my heart
here stands-in view of-this-and feeling fonder. ~
~ For-the tender ... thoughtful-kisses I give each
place here in my heart that abide-amid the presence
of Gods' perfect love, and-supreme-goodness; given-now-
for the many blessings that I see. Amid the glory of-His
many-other-wonders; I give my-heart again this-day; more-
time ... for the nature of their-open-beauty;
to-ponder. ~
Copyright © James Long | Year Posted 2009
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