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God of Time

  In frozen thaw
time is a river that calls
  and I a ripple 
upon its rapids and falls.
  By God begun
I will follow its end until
  my river is run
and the waters are still
  until I rise again.

  Time and space
and gravitational waves 
  wash over me
beside its portal graves.
  In flux and flow 
I’m between the spatial 
  of fire and ice
but God’s time is glacial
  and mine is not.

  He is the Omni
and knows me by name,
  He is the flood
and is my eternal flame.



Written: February 2025

Note:The 5 Omnis of God are
omnibenevolence; omnificence; 
omnipotence; omnipresence;
and omniscience.

Copyright © Keith D Trestrail | Year Posted 2025

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Susan Ashley Date: 8/23/2025 10:57:00 AM Dear Keith, your prayerful poem is simply beautiful. Your rhyme scheme is lovely and enhances the pious expression of this piece. Indeed, the separation in stature between man and God is keenly, soulfully felt, yet so is the connection. Love your thoughtful vibrant symbolic use of imagery too. Congratulations for your success in Rob's contest. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan Login to Reply

Vanya Evangeline Date: 8/23/2025 9:35:00 AM Excellent write, Keith! It has something like psalmic rhythm to it. And I like the water and waves imagery you used. They're my favourite elements. Login to Reply

Reason A. Poteet Date: 8/22/2025 4:43:00 PM Had not heard the term omnificence before: my introduction to another one of God's infinite attributes. Glacial meaning icy cold or immovable (in slang) hardly describes the God I worship. Not sure what you imply with "God's time is glacial." Still I thank you for mentioning omnificence. Login to Reply Keith D Trestrail Date: 8/22/2025 5:11:00 PM Think of our time as a river and God’s as a glacier. That’s the shallow answer.

Crystol Woods Date: 8/22/2025 12:34:00 PM This is wonderful Keith! So intimate and thoughtful... like a prayer. Xo Login to Reply Keith D Trestrail Date: 8/22/2025 5:13:00 PM Thank you, Crystol. We are all earth, wind, and fire. Oh, and ice too!

Rob Carmack Date: 8/22/2025 11:25:00 AM Each one of us is a world in and of itself connected to eternity. From a ripple to a river and Matthew 16:25 “For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.” Thanks for supporting my contest. Login to Reply Keith D Trestrail Date: 8/22/2025 5:17:00 PM Thanks Rob, Time keeps on slippin’ slippin’ slippin’ into the future…oh wait, PLAGIARISM ALERT!

Al Juman Date: 7/2/2025 1:19:00 AM Tried hard to get it but you are the ripple, then you are the river--you lost me Time and space and gravitational waves wash over me Confused soul seeking God - You need a priest Login to Reply Keith D Trestrail Date: 7/2/2025 3:01:00 AM No Al, I need a holiday!

Hilda Greenhough Date: 3/4/2025 12:00:00 PM This poem has beautiful rhyme, smooth rhythm, and apodictic belief in faith. It was sincere pleasure to read. Login to Reply Keith D Trestrail Date: 3/5/2025 1:08:00 AM Thanks Hilda. I learned a new word today (apodictic). I was feeling very mortal when I wrote this. God bless.

Andrea Dietrich Date: 3/2/2025 3:59:00 PM You did a great job here showing your spiritual side Login to Reply Keith D Trestrail Date: 3/3/2025 1:09:00 AM Thanks Andrea. God is great.

Arlo Parker Date: 2/28/2025 11:18:00 AM Like 21 years never happened. This work has continued your impressive poetic journey. Bravo! Login to Reply Keith D Trestrail Date: 2/28/2025 4:37:00 PM Yep, my journey is a series of short trips.

Tom Woody Date: 2/28/2025 6:34:00 AM A reverent poem from the Keefer? Why not. A God of infinity hard to comprehend, yet we believe it is true. Someday our understanding of time and space may expand. For now, we wait on his salvation... In his time - 2 Peter 3:8,9 Login to Reply Keith D Trestrail Date: 2/28/2025 4:33:00 PM From the moment we’re born the clock is ticking.

Terrell Martin Date: 2/28/2025 4:21:00 AM Hello Keith. The rhyme, flavor and depth of this poem is right up my alley meaning, it's the kind of poetry that I most prefer to read and write about. I love the imagery of the river coupled with fleeting time along with God's (the Omni) ultimate control over life and death. It's a gripping and enigmatic piece of poetry. Both thre poem and you go to my FAV's and hope to visit you again. Write on, Terrell Login to Reply Keith D Trestrail Date: 2/28/2025 5:07:00 AM Thanks Terrell. Stop by anytime. There’s a beer in the fridge. Cheers!