Tag: Faith

Living Under The Fullness

~ Elizabeth W. Marshall ~ 2 Comments

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Living Under The Fullness

Chin up
Sharp as  shadows
Cast on sundial’s round stone timepiece
Watch me tilt my face
I gaze
Moonward, toward the
Pregnant planet, round and white
God knows it will wane
On the other side
Of fullness
In time
And just when it splits
Open
Bursting with
Effervescent  beams
It seems
Ready to drip
Drops of moon light bright
Down, down down
Past the Mily Way
Dropping into the sea
I will prepare my heart for the weight of waning
But for now
I am living under the fullness of glory
Be
I am
Guided by a lone moon’s light
Comforted by the reflection suspended by still
Mirroring my life
Under the countenance of its gaze
I caress the captain of my ship
Amazed by a sleepy
One-eyed sky
All is still
I am
Held captive by a knowing
That for today
And for tonight
We are
Living drenched in moony playfulness
Held by the heavens that
Hold one
Moon and I
Under a perfectly pitched tent of ebony sky
We sing a song
Of far flung gladness
Leaves our lips
A duet of moon-soaked bliss
The notes, dance
Beneath the summer sky
My love, the moon and I.

Joining Laura Boggess for her Playdates At The Wellspring

A Circuitous Route (At Burnside Writer’s Collective)

~ Elizabeth W. Marshall ~ 1 Comment

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I would be honored if you’d join me today over at Burnside Writer’s Collective. A poem of mine is featured there today. Wishing you a blessed and peaceful Sabbath rest. Today and always.

A Circuitous Route. Click here to read a poem which explores change, adjustment, shifts in paradigms, and finding joy in the right where we live. In and with Faith.

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Why I Love Poetry

~ Elizabeth W. Marshall ~ 3 Comments

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Why I Love Poetry

The discovery that will change your life
Three things you need for love, truly
The one thing you need to survive your 50’s
What you’ve been looking for all along
The one thing you need to grow and change
Top ten steps to achieving true joy
Don’t do anything until you read this
What you’ve waited your whole life to find
Two things that will change your marriage
Three easy steps to a better life
If you had only known this one thing,  now revealed
The one simple thing that will change  your relationships
Ten steps to a happier home
How to be a better parent
Four easy ways to a simpler life
Why you should discover the secret found within these pages
The one rule to achieving what you desire
Fifteen reasons you should change  the way you are living, now.

Christ,
Alone.

And why I love poetry.

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Holes

~ Elizabeth W. Marshall ~ 2 Comments

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We will look back on all of this
Holy mackerel
Every dog
Has his
One at a time
Daily grind
Deep breathes
In and out
One day soon, in glory
We’ll sing and shout
Without
Worry or fear
We’ll live
Around the corner
Holds a new beginning
Healing souls
Holes in the walls of my heart
Had you known then
What you did not
Know, now
How could you have
Hindsight
It’s easy for you to say
Sheltered by ignorance
Blissfully guarded
Armchair quarterbacking
You could have would have
Bought and sold stock in
Kleenex
What’s next, you
Cried you a river
Stayed way ahead of the pain curve
And in the end you
Start all over again
Mercifully
Saved by grace
Laugh lines
Replacing
Worry lines
And a  softer shade
Of grays
Holes in the knees of my jeans.

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