Poetry- time once again! O happy One Shot Wednesday!
Here’s my one shot:
Sweetly Count the Hours
Lord, I’ m offering You a new day.
Already, You know,
This isn’t going to be pretty.
I count on You to do
What You have always done.
Take the morsels
Which Your hand has touched,
As for the rest,
With one mighty
Exhalation of Holy Breath
Spirit the chaff away.
At days’ end,
As with all my yesterdays,
I will lay my head
Upon Your Breast,
And sweetly count
Our hours
Copyright Joann Nelander © 2011 All rights reserved.
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So well done. I particularly like the line ‘spirit the chaff away’
Thank you, Mary. You spirited my chaff away.
Am speechless ! beauty in words..
I’m honored, Ladynimue.
divine love has its own language indeed 🙂
Yes, indeed. It speaks hope to everyone with a listening ear.
Awesome, written and received in the Spirit of truth and love! Many thanks for sharing this beautiful piece.
Thank you for the kind comments and your visit. Keeps me smiling.
and sweetly count our hours…love the intimacy of this one…
you blur the line between poetry and prayer — although i’m one of those people who say they can be one and the same 😉
so beautiful, Joann….thank you
Thank you Mel. I’m trying to make life a prayer and share the vision.
I love lines two and three. I can almost feel the speaker taking in a sharp breath and bracing for the day ahead!
You got it. Taking another breath and onward!
“Take the morsels
Which Your hand has touched,”
So true… thanks,
breathing the chaff away with his breath…i like this.. and daily need this..beautifully expressed joanna
Thank you Claudia. Chaff, chaff, so much chaff. Thank you too for the visit.