DWELLER OF OUR HEART

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DWELLER OF OUR HEART
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Poem written for and submitted to “Dweller of Our Heart Poetry Contest,” Unseeking Seeker, sponsor, August 3, 2025
Line of Inquiry: “the essence in us is the same as the essence of the sun
Sunrise: 
Standing on the cliffs and looking onto the horizon
I watch the sun melt like a promise

Closing my eyes and taking in the warmth, 
I feel the pulse of light, a vibration stirring my thoughts:

What is the sun but a promise, 
a blazing heart that beats for all?
 
What am I but a similar *promise,
a possibility in God’s plan?

What is God but a promise, 
a pulsation connecting us all?

I feel His heartbeat, the pulse, 
of the ancient and divine.

I share the same flame as the sun, 
that essence binding me to Him.

Therefore, I am the sun, and the sun is in me, 
a celestial mirror, a holy unity.

My spirit rises, a luminous thread
binding me to the universe. 

My heart, now a flaming orb, shines light into the darkness
illuminating my path and showing me the way. 

Afternoon:
The day lengthens; I ascend like the sun
with a pulsating heartbeat, the divine within my soul.

*Note: “I am a promise, I am a possibility,” title and words of a popular Christian hymn written and produced in 1975, Bill and Gloria Gaither, songwriters.

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Sam Kauffman

Date: 8/16/2025 10:41:00 AM

Back with congratulations, Sara. Your beautiful poem that literally sings like "the divine within my soul!" Blessings dear friend. May your song go on "in endless song."

Ghairo Daniels

Date: 8/15/2025 11:30:00 PM

Congrats Sara, Poetic friend on your placement. Your poem is filled with delicacy & sheen. I enjoyed the way you integrated the hymn into the gift presented here. Sending love.

Sam Kauffman

Date: 8/7/2025 2:25:00 PM

Hi Sara! What a truly beautiful expression of creation and how everything is intertwined through the work of God's hands. Just lovely! Sending you blessings of light and summer warmth!

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/7/2025 5:13:00 PM

thanks for visiting and commenting, Sam. I do so appreciate your positive comments. Have a blessed evening, Sara

Crystol Woods

Date: 8/4/2025 4:23:00 AM

Oh nice! I love how you expressed this truth. I've been writing about the correlation between God and the sun lately too! God's light shown before the sun, is the title of a song i recently wrote. This beautifully written poem should place high in the contest! Best of luck! Xo

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/4/2025 4:57:00 PM

Crystol -- your comments lifted me up! I appreciate your understanding of my poem. I bet your song is outstanding. Perhaps you can post it sometime...would love to read/hear it. Have a splendid evening and thanks for your consistent visits, hugs, Sara