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~ Morning Wheat ~

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      Grace 
        faith;-
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          patience;-
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            mercy joy belief,
            humility and true absolution,
              who themselves do-not-desire  
              or cry-out from-within, for-the-
                solace and-security of this ... ? 
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                  For I have felt-and seen,
                    that gracious, love exults the-very-
                    principals ... and generous surrender for 
                      all eternity of their open-will. 
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                          Perfect innocence, 
                          hopefulness and liberty overt
                            from the day they were born, raging-winds-
                            could-not-defile;- because docile, they remain 
                              amenable, an endearing vision of truth:-
                              though however fragile.
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                                  No greater joy-is there for me, nor- 
                                  anything-more-divine, bridging-the-expanse,
                                    between-bitter abhorrence ... my own 
                                    tendentiousness ... unbridled-greed, 
                                    a genuine ... injustice;- and 
                                    immeasurable peace.
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                                So taken-in-by the wheat fields  
                                supplicating mid conciliate winds:- teeming
                              I tarried to view-them as I did amble along amid the
                              swaying stalks so very felicitous;- to be alive;-
                            and in-quiet reverence;- to my Father.
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                        Touched by their faithfulness-
                      I offered again to Him-
                    for His promise-
                    culminated-
                  for-me ~
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              my essence.
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Sara Kendrick

October 17, 2009 at 4:31 AM

Lessons that can be learned from the simplest of items of God's creation. Good design and excellent example of your faith. Keep writing. Sara

Raul Moreno

May 3, 2009 at 6:26 PM

James, my belated congrats in making the semi finals...Raul

Carol Sunshine Brown

April 28, 2009 at 6:09 AM

Congratulations on your poetry making it into the semi finals. Wishing you the best of luck in the finals. Love, Carol

Kesha Mashaw

March 31, 2009 at 2:34 PM

Really cool format! The words touch my heart.

Sue Mason

March 29, 2009 at 11:03 AM

Fascinating write here, James and almost a "Shape" form with the feeling of a stalk of wheat blowing in the wind ... beautifully done and a very well-deserved feature to be selected this week. Congratulations!

March 29, 2009 at 4:15 AM

Beautiful in word and format. This is so artistic and inspirational. Blessings to you for sharing it. Congratulations on being featured this week. Wishing you ongoing success with your writing. Karen