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Step Forward and Speak!

Bring them here!
Even from the ends of the earth. 
Let them speak if they could,
Of these feats, acts and truth!

Who gathered the grains of the earth,
And scattered them across the face of the deep?
Do you know who? Step forward!
Step forward and speak!

Who said to the proud waves of the sea, "Enough!"
Making the foundations of the earth its boundary.
If you know who, step forward!
Step forward and speak!

Who wove the mountains and the rocks,
Molten and fire fanned until they were strong!
If you know, who step forward!
Step forward and speak!

At whose voice does the East wind skip,
Like a lover to her bridegroom sprint!
If you know who, step forward!
Step forward and speak!

Whose fingers fashioned Pleaides and Orion,
At whose voice does Bootes shimmer and leap?
If you know who, step forward!
Step forward and speak!

Who is the source and the resource,
Even the completion of all that His Glory wrought?
If you know who, step forward!
Step forward and speak!
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Copyright © Adeyemi Joshua | Year Posted 2026

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Date: 7/24/2026 6:52:00 PM

Wonderful thoughts and question.
Date: 7/24/2026 2:29:00 PM

We liked how the poem makes you feel like a cosmic witness, especially with that vivid “East wind like a lover” line , super cool way to bring nature and mystery together!

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