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This One Like a Child

This One — Like a Child 

Like a child — one of those 
Running
To greet Jesus —  I find
Still in a part of my heart —
The child-me
Stil smiles,  and
Still wishes upon 
Her first-seen blinking beams
Of our Earth’s star rising every day.

It is that child-me I can find 
   Still dwelling within,
Who accepts life’s trials 
    Knowing God’s blessing 
       Of the strength to survive;
Who discovers in each  day 
    The reasons to dance;
Who finds in the lines of 
    My drawings some places to play;
Who helps me to hear whispered words
   Rising from the deepest well of poetry;
And  who — as I drift into sleep —
   Will recount for me the stories 
      Jesus told about lions and lambs.

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Thanks be to God
(c) sally young eslinger 6/29/22
Sorry, Not a contest entry…I could’nt resist the Prompt at 3 a.m. today

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Date: 7/2/2022 8:57:00 PM
this poem is a kind reminder of my deep relationship with God and the blessing that have come from that...God and i talk all day and your poem shows the blessings in that approach....thank you
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Date: 7/2/2022 5:16:00 AM
I have those nights where I don't sleep very well either. I should have gotten up at 2 A.M. this morning also and written a poem because I wasn't sleeping very well. I really like this work about your relationship with Jesus. We do have to come as a child. Thanks for your visit to my page. Sara
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Date: 6/30/2022 6:06:00 AM
Joe DiMino - crumby spellcheck changed “spurring” into “sourr.” So sorry
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Date: 6/29/2022 10:03:00 AM
Beautiful, blessed writing! " Who finds in the lines of My drawings some places to play;" Especially love this!
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Sally Eslinger
Date: 6/30/2022 5:58:00 AM
Good day, Joe, thank you for taking time to comment. I now know how you you know the truth in that line.your words are sourr, stir, support. Blessings and hugs. xoxo sally
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Sally Eslinger
Date: 6/30/2022 5:57:00 AM
Good day, Joe, thank you for taking time to comment. I now know how you you know the truth in that line.your words are sourr, stir, support. Blessings and hugs. xoxo sally

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