Hopelessly Devoted To Just One Thing?!?
Hopelessly Devoted to Just One Thing?!?
By Dane Smith-Johnsen
Hopelessly devoted to just one thing, I cannot say it’s so.
Many things were manifested for which great devotions grow.
Simply choosing that one special thing of hopeless commitment, no!
I cannot do it. I cannot decide. Have I one fixation? NO!?!
To be a dentist was a young life dream, but I gave up on that.
A dental assistant I was instead, true devotion there was lacked.
“A Dentist.” Yes, the main career goal upon which my heart was set?
I gave it up for reality. I couldn’t pay! My brain was racked.
I began to ponder Creation’s world. The earth. The universe.
When wondering, quiet visions came and my life was not the same.
Not committing to any job, obsessed with Genesis’ verse.
Night and day, day and night, praying, reading, contemplating, “Truths” came.
I did commit to raising kids and I enjoyed them very much.
But before too long, they were grown and gone. To creation, thoughts were led.
And once again, while substitute teaching, I thought of God and such.
Painting pictures, photographs, and wisdom whose interests were constantly fed-
Moving along, writing poetry and songs, creation thoughts strong-
Thinking, imagining, praying, hoping for words I’d understand.
Into God’s hand I committed the words; I begged to NOT be wrong!
Thoughts of it seemed, oh, so grand, revelations from God through my hands.
Intermittent devotion to creation, I guess that could be said.
Words into my head from out of the blue, inspired one by one.
When almost done, illustrations and such, the computer crashed. Dead!
Files were lost. Hopes were not tossed. Recovered works, thousands viewed. Not fun!
Hopelessly devoted. Perhaps one could say; I’ve not given up.
Hoping for no more trouble, the work was posted on Red Bubble.
Go see! Then, YOU tell me. Am I hopelessly devoted? What luck?!?
Much has been recovered. Much still to find- Please pray: no more rubble.
(And while you’re at it, take a look at the links.
Then, tell me what you think.
Am I hopelessly devoted or just obsessed?
Either way, I’m not depressed…. At least not totally-)
Genesis Decoded: http://www.redbubble.com/people/daneann/writing/3355478-genesis-
decoded
Bridging the Gap Between Science and Religion: http://www.redbubble.com/people/daneann/
writing/3479742-bridging-the-gap-between-science-and-religion-the-hypothesis
A Few Illustrations: http://daneann.redbubble.com/sets/83181/works
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