Friday, September 18, 2009

Free Poem "Finding God"

I hear a voice from a far
I turn to my mother’s side
I ask her if she hears it too
Simply she replies

God speaks in a whip-poor will's song
And God whispers back in the breeze
God Speak through a babbling brook
And can be seen in all the trees

He says he will make a way for you
To prepare for the journey
ahead
But now it’s his turn to speak
You must listen to what he says

I have blessed you with what you need
Strong body and clever mind
I will arm you against your enemies
And no harm will come to you
dear child

Go to my house, where fear washes away
So she races as fast as she can
The hour has come, her own heart pounding

Her new life now lies ahead

God opened her eyes, and cradled her
Clearly now she sees Gods face
Holding Gods hand all the While

She finally found him this day

3 comments:

  1. Absolutely beautiful, Olivia! I loved the way you combined all the ways Harriet heard God speaking to her. It was very effective to group Weatherford's words that way. Thank you.

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  2. This is a great poem Olivia. You did an excellent job on this and I really enjoyed reading it and the way you organized the lines from the book.

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  3. This is very good Olivia! I really like the way you wrote this.. it was very creative. Great job!

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