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His Daughter

                  

                                           In my darkness,

                                          I found Your Light

                                    In the dust of my mistrust

                                    Dying in my deepest night.

                                           Your quenching 

                                             Living water

                                           Poured unto me, 

                                     Your wandering daughter

                                          Your Voice broke 

                                               Through
                                      
                                        Like Mighty thunder,

                                 Leaving me in startled wonder.

                                     Your Word, a living Light;

                                         Disrupted shadows

                                              Of the night
                           
                                        My hopeless dreams 

                                       Though broken; dashed,

                                        Had cut my heart like

                                           Shards of glass
                         
                                           My hope of life? 

                                            I voted 'pass'

                            That is, until Your bright Sword flashed,

                               Cutting through my cords of doubt

                           And chains which bound me round about.

                              My heart and song now lift in praise

                                   Your path leads me through 

                                              Son lit days

Copyright © Bj Legros Kelley | Year Posted 2024

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Andrea Dietrich Date: 12/31/2024 10:32:00 AM This is an awesome write. That last line has such a cool word play! Happy New Year, my friend Login to Reply

Anon Y'Mous Date: 12/28/2024 9:27:00 PM I see that 2024 was a slow year for your poetry. So I would like to make you a challenge. I was wondering if you could, before this year is out, if you choose to accept, submit 40 poems before Jan 1 rolls around. Good Luck and oh Happy New Year! Love your hubby; Anon Y'Mous Login to Reply Bj Legros Kelley Date: 12/28/2024 9:37:00 PM Oh jeez ;) Really? It is 10:32 om December 28th 2024....forty poems? I don't even know how many I'm allowed to write in one day. OMG. You, my love, are a stinker. I don't know where to begin. Winging it without my muse, but I a challenge hate to lose ;) I don't know. I suppose I can try to write a few short ones? What about you my Anon Y'Mous dear? Where are your poems? ;)

Jennifer Proxenos Date: 5/31/2024 1:18:00 PM Wow Bj, what an encompassing story of revelation. Living water has such significance in your poem, He is our 'Son lit days', He quenches our thirst with Living Water and puts us on a path of transformation from dark to light. Awesome metaphors. Brilliant write my friend. blessings, hugs, Jennifer. Login to Reply Bj Legros Kelley Date: 12/28/2024 7:41:00 PM Thank you Jennifer :) I was inspired and lifting my head above the ashes as I wrote this about my life as a young lady. Sometimes, I still fall into the ashes, but our Lord is the Living Water dowsing the flames. He is our Light in darkness. My faith is in Him, though I often feel quite little faith in myself. Thats ok though. When I am weak, He is strong, He is SO Very Strong :) It is good to know we have a Father Who loves us so much. He is near to us,

Deb M Date: 5/10/2024 3:48:00 PM Delightful spiritual words my friend….Just lovely! Hope you are well BJ? Debx Login to Reply Bj Legros Kelley Date: 12/28/2024 7:36:00 PM Aw Deb, hugs to you my dear friend. No, I have not been too well, but determined 2025 will be better and am doing my best to catch up on here. Please forgive me dear friend. Things are looking up, and I am looking up!! :) Thank you for your visit and uplifting words, you ae such a dear to me :)

Sally Eslinger Date: 5/6/2024 11:45:00 AM Here is astounding beauty! (Legros, as your experience-felt poetry has stayed with me, you were a hugs part of my latest poem’s inspiration, “The Memory Speaks.” I’d be honored if you’d read it. My love to you. Login to Reply Bj Legros Kelley Date: 12/28/2024 7:33:00 PM Sally, your words of encouragement are so uplifting. I have had a very bad year and I am saying fare ye well to 2024 and trying to catch up before we close the door on this very difficult year in my life. I am so uplifted as I catch up and read your words. I will go and look the poem up of which you speak, I am so honored that this poem inspired you :)

Tom Woody Date: 4/18/2024 5:32:00 AM Son lit days - very clever. He is, after all, the sun of righteousness. Quality faith based poem BJ Login to Reply Bj Legros Kelley Date: 12/28/2024 7:30:00 PM Thank you Tom, what uplifting words :) Yes, He is the Son that leads us in His Light :)

Victor Buhagiar Date: 4/10/2024 2:44:00 AM There is a hint of great spirituality in this poem. Login to Reply Bj Legros Kelley Date: 12/28/2024 7:29:00 PM Yes, it is certainly His Spirit that leads us to His Light. I was unwanted as a child by my mother, but found that I have a Heavenly Father, and a Family that is so far above the pain of this world. I am so glad to be His daughter, wanted, planned and with a purpose! :)

Silent One Date: 3/22/2024 1:18:00 PM Hello my friend.. This poem eloquently captures the journey from darkness to light, from despair to hope, through the transformative power of faith. The opening lines, "In my darkness, I found Your Light," immediately drew my attention, setting the tone for a deeply personal and spiritual exploration. The imagery of darkness symbolizes a state of despair or uncertainty, while the metaphor of finding light suggests a moment of revelation or awakening... Login to Reply Bj Legros Kelley Date: 12/28/2024 7:25:00 PM Yes SO, oh, my darkness was so profound until I found the Light that drew mw in to Him. I still have battles with my own faith in myself, but never in God. He is the Light. I still feel like I am not always above the ashes, life sort of burns us sometimes and sometimes old hurts flare up where you thought the fire was out...then I need to run to the Light Who is also the Living Water to put the flames of dispair out again. Thus is life I guess :) Thank you for your visit and understanding of my poem. I definitely sought the Lord after His interventions in my life, that is for certain. Finding faith was not something I had felt attainable, but I am glad I found it in Him.