To Trust

I walked beyond the ease of youth,
and refused the prosperity
given to an ignorant mind.
Over years you revealed the truth;
every heart morbidly aligned,
leaves nothing seen with clarity, 
lapses into vulgarity.
Utter disgust seeps out of me,
spiritually I now see.
Convicted a past void and dead,
carved sand dunes of Indian red.
The one way back, God's call will sing
a new impassioned coloring,
it will always cost everything.
In every season of a loss,
get back up to lean on The Cross.
Written in the books of Heaven,
three hidden measures of leaven.
Belief begins to underwrite
the end of sorrows — have to trust,
to endure and finish the fight, 
hanging onto your word, I must.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020


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Date: 11/13/2024 1:57:00 PM
Your Trust verse strikes readers as a realisation, that has unfolded. Whole write has a calm after storm feel, - your graduation into a spectrum from being crystal clear. Hope you’re anlways inspired, Rob.
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Rob Carmack
Date: 11/20/2024 2:13:00 PM
Thank you Sigrid, and yes it does give peace.
Date: 1/29/2022 6:27:00 PM
I thoroughly enjoyed reading "To Trust".
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Rob Carmack
Date: 2/20/2022 5:52:00 PM
Many thanks Valerie.
Date: 5/20/2020 10:42:00 PM
Very nice Rob. His word is all I got. Well written, and full of truths...
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Rob Carmack
Date: 5/22/2020 6:28:00 AM
Thanks Michael.
Date: 5/9/2020 7:27:00 PM
Trust is a must. All else will follow. Great poem Rob
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Rob Carmack
Date: 5/11/2020 6:25:00 PM
Thanks my friend.
Date: 2/19/2020 9:48:00 AM
rob, So nice to find your poem on a foggy morning. 'refused the prosperity given to an ignorant mind.' Very nice prose in 'To Trust'. -Richard
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Rob Carmack
Date: 2/19/2020 9:30:00 PM
Thank you Richard.
Date: 2/11/2020 6:30:00 AM
"In god we trust" a must. Like Casey Stengel once said "You Gotta Believe" Nice write, Rob. -CM
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Rob Carmack
Date: 2/12/2020 10:29:00 AM
Thanks Charles.
Date: 2/8/2020 7:51:00 PM
"to endure and finish the fight, hanging onto your word, I must" I completely agree. Trust in God. Always. Your thoughts caress gently around my heart. ~ Brandy
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Brandy Nicole
Date: 2/9/2020 8:00:00 PM
I like this verse. Many wonderful blessings to you. ~ Brandy
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Rob Carmack
Date: 2/9/2020 7:40:00 PM
For the really tough ones, I think about Revelation 21:4 "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away". Thanks for reading & commenting. God Bless You Brandy.
Date: 1/28/2020 6:58:00 PM
Beautifully written, rob. It's so good to see u do a new one. Joe took down computer to redo basement. I do not like having to use my cell here.
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Rob Carmack
Date: 1/28/2020 9:30:00 PM
TY Andrea. I hope you get the PC back soon.
Date: 1/28/2020 9:30:00 AM
Very well said and written, Rob. Great poetry my friend. Charlie
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Rob Carmack
Date: 1/28/2020 9:30:00 PM
TY Charlie.
Date: 1/15/2020 5:34:00 PM
In God we Trust Not his Men
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Christopher Flaherty
Date: 1/16/2020 5:54:00 PM
Especially from those in positions of power who run our institutions we turn to in our of need for justice
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Rob Carmack
Date: 1/16/2020 5:47:00 PM
Indeed, trust is so crucial, saves a lot of wasted time worrying.
Date: 1/15/2020 5:25:00 PM
Faith is trust in the Light of Truth- in the divinity of the Holy Trinity. We that are mere specks of flashing dust, fail to see that Light, Love, Faith,Forgiveness and Truth are the five keys. Superb and on the mark poem with an important message on faith and our blinded path on earth. A fav- and a gleaming gem too.
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Rob Carmack
Date: 1/16/2020 5:46:00 PM
Thank you Robert and God Bless You.
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