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What Fearsome Burning God Enjoys Our Lives

How gently,sweetly softly flowers pose, Carnation,orchid ,daffodil and rose. For their intricate petals form a shield Yet bees with striped force do make them yield. Appearances,natural or contrived, Mixed with the wiles of men and women thrive. As knowing not, we pluck the apple rare And bite its flesh,with teeth we have to bare. We too deceive the innocent who pass Not seeing watchers hid behind the glass. The windows break,the dark earth quakes; Seized is the maid and he her virtue takes. Beneath the surface,force and fierceness thrive. What fearsome, burning God directs our lives?

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Date: 5/12/2015 10:29:00 PM
Thought provoking write. There is an underlying force a violent nature in all creation...7
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Katherine Braithwaite
Date: 5/13/2015 11:23:00 AM
Thank you for your perceptive comment.Yes,maybe.I was looking at some carnation flowers,admiring their intricacy and dellcacy yet in nature there is a strength and violence... it is not all sweetness and light...

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