James Long Poet Prose Poetry

Glean the Fields 1

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~~ Lord glean ~~
~~ the fields, for- ~~
~ Your benignity is my ~
only-refuge; cull-what is 
left, loose-tamped-down-
broken, exposed... raw-and 
stripped; because willing; I 
lye-here-open; find in me all 
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The dry-Summer sun; has beaten-
upon-me, Fall-winds have raged, left 
their burden upon me and heavier-rains-
~ still, have-washed-away-at-my-soul; so-
~ much-so, that-now nothing-can-grow, and ~
now I long for a time, days-when I-was bountiful;
~ this-season-has-brought-me-to-want for nothing ~
more; but-the-pleasure, of-your-favor, because-patient,
~~ humble and reverent, honest, resting quietly I know ~~
~ that genuine innocence remains willing lying open full and ~
~~~~~~~~~~ aware thriving in its infancy. ~~~~~~~~~~~
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~~ Restore-my-faith in-such things-these miracles; secure me... ~~ 
~~~~~ allow for me this gentle repose, cover me-in-Winters- ~~~~~ 
~~~~~~~~~~ cloak; provide for me a full recovery; ~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~ cultivate-me-with-love yes let Your peace-embrace- ~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~ me in-the-Spring; sew in me, a ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~ fertile-field. Sun warm me, rains, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ return nurture me, so-honest- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~ winds may scatter forth new  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~ seed; and others, may come  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ again... reap a crop of-  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ blessings pure-and- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ sweet and-blossom- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ for all the world- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ around them...  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Written with my Girlfriend, "My Jenny" or "Jennifer Brooks"

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James Long December 11, 2010 at 10:17 PM I invite you to read: http://www.poetrysoup.com/poems_poets/poems_by_poet.aspx?ID=6883 as well investigate as to why I ask you of this, "please":. I am so honored you have stopped by friend you have blessed me-yes - I wish as well to bless you. ~ Love ~ James ~ (or if you will) ~ e v e r y o n e 1 ~