WISDOM SPEAKS TO ME

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WISDOM SPEAKS TO ME
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Wisdom
          *she speaks to me, 
                   her voice is silent yet her presence is loud.
Wisdom
          she speaks to me, 
                    for her words cut like daggers,
                              yet her meanings mend the deepest of scars. 
Wisdom 
          she speaks to me, 
                    as she drops me off at the highest of mountains,
                              and she catches me in the deepest of valleys.
Wisdom
          you speak to me,
                    and I wish nothing but to listen.

*she speaks to me is a common phrases typically found in biblical and other spiritual texts.

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David Crandall

Date: 8/16/2025 12:05:00 PM

Interesting personification of of wisdom. I hope I can hear her.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/16/2025 6:11:00 PM

thanks for your visit and your comments, David. I think maybe I need a hearing aid, for I sometimes have trouble hearing her :-) enjoy your evening, Sara

Mark Hughes

Date: 8/16/2025 10:19:00 AM

Dear Sara, your literary brilliance serves to enrich those of us who've partaken, Thank You!

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/16/2025 6:11:00 PM

awww, thank you, Mark. Your comments mean a great deal to me. Wishing you a pleasant weekend, Sara

Daniel Henry Rodgers

Date: 8/16/2025 9:28:00 AM

Dear Sara, Such a quiet thunder. I love the way you’ve personified Wisdom as silent yet loud, cutting yet healing, lifting and catching. It’s not just spiritual, it’s deeply human. That final line, “I wish nothing but to listen,” is such a humble surrender, and it stayed with me long after reading. Blessings, My Dear Sara, Daniel

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/16/2025 6:14:00 PM

thank you, Daniel, for your beautiful comments. I'm grateful you saw both the spiritual and human aspects. Wishing you a blessed evening, Sara

Abdullah Alhemaidy

Date: 8/16/2025 8:19:00 AM

Great!

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/16/2025 6:13:00 PM

thank you kindly

Joe Dimino

Date: 8/16/2025 3:33:00 AM

Wise beyond our years, wisdom of the ages...far greater than maybe we imagine ourselves. Wow, got me thinking -- my wife usually uses a frying pan.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/16/2025 6:13:00 PM

I appreciate your visit, Joe, and got a kick out of the 'frying pan,' comment. Well said...enjoy your evening, Sara