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Church, Steeple, People

Mourning tools
clasped, and woven
directing
nailed fine pointers
marking place 
tapping tunes now
knitting lives and braiding hair

Birthing tools
glorious signs 
passing words
keeping all time 
patting cheeks
rubbing wet eyes
fingers steeple and crown me


Contest: The Crown of My Body -- A Whitney
Date: 6/18/12

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Gwendolen Song

Date: 7/13/2012 1:13:00 PM

I would have never known about the Lord and His people except thru the love of my grandmother...This poem reminded me of a quaint little rhyme my Bible class teacher taught me when I was 6 yrs old. "This is the church, this is the steeple, open its doors, and see all the people!...Ahhh, your whitney gives me refreshment, Debbie! Enjoyed the other images of comfort and nurturing...This was a first place winner and I just read Nette's comments below...she feels badly I can tell...Your great work didn't go unnoticed. love, gwendolen

Nette Onclaud

Date: 6/28/2012 4:18:00 PM

am not feeling okay... i wonder how this this got messed up.. will cool down when able, debbie!..:) huggs

Nette Onclaud

Date: 6/28/2012 12:18:00 PM

your entry and carrie's were gone after round 2 of judging... i found out about carrie's from my latest blog and yours by browsing through your poems.. what the h--- happened?.. they are winners to me... please check your poem entries from your member area section so i can report this to TPS.. never will i do judge blinding again, darn!.. huggs!

Nette Onclaud

Date: 6/28/2012 12:53:00 AM

hi debbie, i was browsing through your poem and saw this piece... i remember seeing this on the contest page and it just disappeared after getting into round 2... did you enter or remove it??.. let me know; it's a winner..:) huggs!