A Week Of Poetry: Day 2

Today we can thank Tomy and Anisha for there brilliant work...


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Tomy Wilkerson

Foam from the surge lulls the sand
where my sword and helmet lie, glimmering
in the sun while Egrets search for thermals
to help them soar. Creatures, both mythic
and majestic, encircle me, waiting for my departure
knowing the King is waiting for me to arrive.
Perhaps, I should’ve prepared more for this moment.

Because I believe in Aslan’s Country and shades
of white so pure they’re blue and air so fragrant
you can taste it, but I am still afraid to approach
the stagnant wave, the resounding wall,
knowing Paul, Augustine, and Galileo await me
with seraphim and cherubim circling overhead.

And the very thought of God is enough to kill me again,
so overwhelmed with wonder I just might die,
so awe-stricken I’m forgetting to breathe, I am too big
for my body.

At the flaming bronze feet of the Father,
a mother dances with her daughter,
crying tears of exaltation and worship.
I think I hear her now.




FAITH
Anisha Cheryl Vashti Russell

Faith.
Faith is love.
Faith can be limitless.
Faith doesn’t have to be blind.
Faith can actually make us human.
Faith can see not just what is but can be.
Faith is trusting when there is no reason to.
Faith can make the blind see and the faint run.
Faith can make ordinary people do extraordinary things.
Faith requires the mind just as much as it requires the heart.
Faith is hoping in what we do not know and being certain of what we do not see. Faith is the understanding of powers and beings beyond human grasp. Faith is starting something you are not quite sure you can finish. Faith can be with reason. When it is blind, it is no longer faith. Faith is knowledge that has past the reach of tangible proof.
Faith is believing in what is perceived to be the unknown.
Faith in tiny tasks make us believe in the impossible.
Faith is inspiration, and always has been.
Faith is direction in a directionless world.
Faith in Jesus is unquenchable power.
Faith can be a resounding song.
Faith is the beginning of living.
Faith requires courage.
Faith is love.
Faith.