Pruning

To awake the spiritual eyes in me,
I must die to myself, though unnatural it be.
 Wake up soul, and see with new eyes,
how something lives why'll something dies.

 Prune now my heart from bitter thorns.
Blow the trumpet, sound the horns!
 Death to my will, my heart I give,
to the one who died so that I might live.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Gideon Avatar
March 5, 2011 at 7:48 AM
Praise the Lord. This poem is a Master Piece. It has to go straight to my fav poems. I praise the Lord for the gift He has bestowed upon you. In fact i see Jesus so clearly in this poem, I even believe He said all this. Praise the Lord. Gidds
Heckman Avatar
March 3, 2011 at 4:56 PM
Nice Job... Julie
Brown Avatar
March 3, 2011 at 10:47 AM
I am enjoying reading the many diverse poems written by the many wonderful poets writing and sharing here at PoetrySoup today. I am happy that yours was among the ones I had the pleasure to read Crista. Love, Carol
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