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When God Reads

We are God's stories-- His novels,poems, plays... Some of us are short stories, lives brief but poignant, perhaps more so than those who are long, winding novels. A few are sonnets, stellar, like bright shooting stars streaking silently across the infinite night-black sky.... Fewer still become grand epic poems that all know of but few ever read. Some march as soldiers of war or fortune or hope in histories written with a divine pen. Others strut about, comics in the farce of their lives. The sad ones play tragedy, till they can finally awaken. And the babies are haiku, evoking a moment in time yet eternal nonetheless.

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Greg Gaul

Date: 5/18/2020 4:00:00 PM

LJ, well crafted interesting poetry and story interplay. Especially smiling when got to the baby and haiku analogy. How ever did you fit that in? One for the ages. Congrats on your thoughtful and deserving verse.

L. J. Carber
Date: 5/19/2020 11:53:00 AM

Thanks Greg-- yeah, sometimes we poets just get lucky--that last stanza was one of those rare perfect-metaphor moments....

Sam Kauffman

Date: 5/18/2020 12:02:00 PM

This is delightful, LJ. So deserving of its high placement. The metaphor so creatively done and so imaginative. Thank you for sharing it with us. Be blessed my friend.

L. J. Carber
Date: 5/19/2020 11:56:00 AM

Gracias Sam, y como siempre, vaya con Dios [hoy es la dia por Espanol, Senora!]

Gregory Richard Barden

Date: 10/7/2017 1:18:00 AM

This is such a wonderful write, LJ, I enjoyed this very much - congratulations on your well-deserved win with this wonderful poem - blessings and keep up the great work, my friend! :-)

L. J. Carber
Date: 10/7/2017 3:58:00 PM

Thank you, Gregory-- it's always sweet when the words come out right (and unpredictable!)

Constance La France

Date: 10/5/2017 8:57:00 AM

LJ, I love this poem, CONGRATULATIONS on your placement with this wonderful write !

L. J. Carber
Date: 10/5/2017 9:57:00 AM

Thank you, Broken Wings-- your words of appreciation mean a great deal to me!

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 11/6/2014 5:20:00 PM

Dear Len, all you say here is true. Some people are romantic sonnets and others just spread joy or humor like limericks. Very insightful metaphors using forms of poetry to describe the types of people that pass through our lives. Now I have a new "favorite" poet! Hugs, Carolyn