Their Promises Are Seated On the Peak

How high their ship…she’s sitting on the waves.
Bob-stopped at top of ferris wheel. Their might,
a flood about their feet - they dare not breathe.
The teeter-tottering might sink them quick.

Her formerly unbalanced stance, so drunk.
The utter-wave that drives her down and up.
The shipmates think of home and more so then.
Ship ascends Everest to bump the sky.

What hell! What depths! The slide at breakneck speed.
The fear! Except the Lord does intercede…
The tears they weep on their way down. The begs
begin, to promise God all sorts of things.

Their promises are seated on the peak.
And will they speak of them again? Will death
or life relieve their fears?  Forgotten deals -
vows read as each one stands before the King.

5/31/2022

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Date: 6/1/2022 4:40:00 AM
A powerful poem that challenges one's mind! Well done, dearest, Kim. Blessings!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/1/2022 5:23:00 AM
Thank you, dear friend! Blessings! :)
Date: 5/31/2022 5:58:00 PM
Thought provoking and moving. Beautifully written, Kim.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/31/2022 8:06:00 PM
Thank you, sweet poet!
Date: 5/31/2022 5:55:00 PM
I like this ... So true of humans at the peak. Shalom shalom
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/31/2022 8:07:00 PM
Shalom, dear one! Thank you!
Date: 5/31/2022 5:17:00 PM
"Oh Ye of little faith. Peace. Be still."
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/31/2022 8:07:00 PM
O yes! The Lord can still the waters! God bless!
Date: 5/31/2022 5:16:00 PM
Kim, this is a very moving and skillfully constructed poem. Your writing is already wonderful, but the metaphors and language you use add even more magic to it.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/31/2022 8:08:00 PM
Thank you so much! :)
Date: 5/31/2022 10:16:00 AM
Wonderful. Nicely done with great emotion. God bless, JB
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/31/2022 8:09:00 PM
Thank you, sweet poet!
Date: 5/31/2022 8:32:00 AM
You seem to be interested in heights. And I am so low. Almost forgotten.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/31/2022 8:09:00 PM
Sorry you are so low…sweet Victor! ~ hugs
Date: 5/31/2022 7:53:00 AM
Interesting work. I wonder how Putin will explain to God his reasons for doing what he has done to Ukraine. Sara
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/31/2022 8:10:00 PM
To thumb your nose at God is not smart. God bless, Sara!
Date: 5/31/2022 7:18:00 AM
Great poem. Very powerful Kim :)
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/31/2022 8:10:00 PM
Thank you, Heidi!
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