Regina Mcintosh Poet Free verse

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Shadowy

Caught up in the shadowy,
Silhouettes dancing, trembling
Like wings in breathless
Whispers, erasing all the fearless
Memories, blending worry
With confusion, desperation
Despair and sin’s onslaught stirring
Anxiety, stalking the heart like
Burdens and struggles, troubling
Even the light that remains,
Where history portrays the limits
Restricting prayers, praise, portions
Fragments of the heart’s faith,
Hope lifted to the skies who hemorrhage
Like stardust doubts falling, shadowy,
Reflecting the glistening promises
Destiny calling like the mystery
Anonymous glimmering in the heavens,
Wiping away the way it seems,
Replacing the moments with memories,
Hurrying life with a sense of relief
Knowing that this is the grace,
Bringing awake the gentling faith

Darkness surrounds my spirit
Bringing with it the sound of fear,
The desperation and dread, the doubt
Dooming my spirit to listening
Beneath the hope, silence
Explaining away the music, the dream
The beautiful that pleads with me
Believe, believe, believe – nothing
Lives there in the shadowy suspicions,
The reservations and misgivings
Are only memories who know that 
When I believe -there is victory
The shadows become moments
Pleasant flashes of feeling,
Enthusiastic and blessing me 
So I believe and in the believing
Discover my hearts reason for being,
My soul’s reason for achieving,
My life’s reason for bringing the feelings
The beautiful, the blessings –
	Into the light, where I can see
There is more splendor in my heart
When I let the shadowy places melt away
Delighting in the presence, the love
Of One who created me to always pray
For the chance to know, to believe
With a heart that never doubts or despairs,
A soul that imagines only the goodness
Found in the presence of His grace…

With faith, the shadowy sadness 
Fell away and I know what it is to say –
Love never fades, never fails – never
Flees – it is forever, like the King of Kings!





Writing Challenge - 'S' Words, Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Constance La France
Word: 2.shadowy
April 8, 2023

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Linda Alice Fowler April 12, 2023 at 5:21 PM Gina, your wondrous words of faith are always uplifting and sincere. Congratulations on your win! :)

Sotto Poet April 12, 2023 at 1:24 PM Congratulations, Regina. Your wonderful poetry left a comforting impression on me. Your win is largely deserved.

Paula Goldsmith April 12, 2023 at 10:14 AM Congratulations on your win. A lovely write/picture. Have a blessed day writing away.............

Constance La France April 12, 2023 at 10:13 AM Gina, thank you so much for sharing your poem in my Writing Challenge, love the image, congratulations !

Anne-Lise Andresen April 12, 2023 at 10:04 AM - Congratulations on 1st place in the contest ... a faith stronger than mountains, Gina ... lovely written :) - hugs

Barbara Barry-Nishanian April 8, 2023 at 9:24 PM I pray there is, "never silence beneath your hope." Very powerful poem. Regina, I thank you so much for the 4th place you gave my Easter poem.about "Memorial," I wanted to share what I have learned. So glad research I did on computer on Easters did not offend you, Thank you again so very much.