After a very long “sabbatical” from Lisa Jo Baker’s Five Minute Friday’s, I am joyously diving in today, again. And the prompt today is again. Writing for Five Minutes, with an ounce or two of grace.
The words regenerate my soul
They speak life and love into my deepest parts
Life springs from them, like watering seeds of need in me
Once is never enough, its like the steady stream of mountain rivulets that feed the ocean mighty strong
The repetitions of the beautiful, of love poured out
Tell me again like Jack and Jill and all the early once upon a times we read as children and to the children
Say it again, soft and low, long and sweet
There is no sameness, dull or colorless odorless in the repeating
Feed me like open-beaked bird who needs seed on seed on seed, at feeder long and wanting
Blanket me fresh, my cold and weary soul needs the warming words from your tongue
Tell me again and again and again
Just tell me how you love me.
elizabeth w. marshall 
Really like this, bless you.
BEAUTIFUL. Always.
I love how the brevity of these writes forces us to distill everything down to its most essential core. You have done that so beautifully here, my friend.
I love you.
beautiful as is the photo of the tree. DAF
Your link came before mine for five min Friday and I am so grateful it did. I am a poet and have searched for potent faith-based poetry and wow, I found it! I can’t wait to dive into your blog. I love how a random click can show us God’s beauty and what He is doing in His children’s lives. Bless you.
You and I went to some similar places today…I’m not totally surprised. 🙂 Friend, I love what you say about these repetitions of beautiful, of love, of story poured out. We cannot hear it enough. There is no colorless, odorless in the repeating…I love that! And when we really believe this, what joy in our everyday, workaday living. Bless you, friend.
And my favorite line of the day goes to you, “Tell me again like Jack and Jill and all the early once upon a times we read as children and to the children” Beautiful write here. Really beautiful.
Amazingly beautiful, yet again. Your word take my breath away!
Really nice. Happy FMF!
Beautiful. I could use some of the warm loving words you described over and over again. Cheers. Click here to check out my 5 Minute Friday
I think of the words, “Tell me the old, old, story, of Jesus and His love…” Beautiful interpretation – how often we need to hear it! Love the eagerness of the baby birds. A deep sigh of, “yes!”
I’m with Alia Joy — that was my favorite line, too…though it’s always hard to choose with your poetic prose, friend. I’ve missed you, too! although I get you in my reader and email…I need to stop by more!
Love and hugs to you, Elizabeth!