Our faith’s a pier-less bridge round
corner of blizzard and dust, so long
as men can see and cipher the song
of trust. Let hope, desire and whim
watch the morning rise we mount a
path ahead, oh with thoughtful pace
revise.
For fear the stars would melt we dried
our vale of tears, a sound of brimstone
burning whisper into our ears. It bears
the soul as bold. to duel the storm and
chase, Lord what woes we must endure
in search of form and grace.
Amid incense and spiritual hymns;
The dawn of hope and faith begins.
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Beautiful lines:
‘For fear the stars would melt, we dried our vale of tears;
the sound of brimstone burning whispered into our ears.’
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The last two lines are my favorite bit. I love beginnings–they are always filled with promise, even the ones that also mark the end of something terrible. I can smell the incense, and feel the hope trickling in. ♥
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Ah, it reads like a hymn. Such a sweet piece.
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Beautiful as ever Sanaa – with hope and faith we can take on the world – even better when we have someone we love to do it with
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Loved this bit: “For fear the stars would melt, we dried our vale of tears”.
🙂
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Yes, a spiritual refreshment. Our faith always keep us looking forward to the future
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luv the incense and the hymns
Have a blessed Sunday Sanaa; thanks for dropping in at my Sunday Lime
much love…
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Sounds like a hymn. a lovely piece to read. 🙂
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The world needs a dawn of hope and faith.
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A lovely piece all wrapped in a rhythm of the heart.
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Love how you tied it all together… the incense is something I can live in.
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“the sound of brimstone burning whispered in our ears”—wow, now that is quite the image…and, I would imagine, quite the motivation to sit up and listen!!
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Very beautiful writing, Sanaa…….I admire the rhyme scheme in this form……..
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These lines belong to already mature seeker, for sure, on her/his spiritual path…blessings!
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Water brings about rebirth!
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Beautiful thoughts on faith….
‘Let hope, desire and whim watch the morning
rise; we mount the path ahead with thoughtful pace
revise.’
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This is so good. I love this section:
” whim watch the morning
rise; we mount the path ahead with thoughtful pace
revise.
For fear the stars would melt”
How clever, the way you hid “re-vice” inside of “revise” by letting it hang on its own line.
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Beautiful piece.
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Such a great thought that faith is like a bridge. A source of connection. Nice job.
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Hope AND faith definitely go hand in hand! Beautifully expressed, Sanaa.
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How beautiful your words are and how important it is to believe and have faith.
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This was lovely Sanaa. Life is about faith in something and the trust we have in that belief…
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Faith as a bridge is a wonderful image,
Elizabeth
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For fear the stars would melt, we dried our vale of tears;
I like this line , very good poem!
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This is beautiful Sanaa. I love the last lines. The poem left me in a prayerful mood and helped me focus on things unseen, which may matter more than the visible.
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Quite Peaceful… Beautiful lines
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That any number of faiths could turn and worship together –
with more hope and less brimstone…
Thanks for stopping by my “Thirst.”
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Incense and spiritual hymns are great gifts to me, although I have much more of the latter than the former.
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Whoa! That was excellent… as the power of the words rolled on… wait let me re-read, be right back… “to duel the storm and chase”
…you do not need to chase the stars… you are one.
ZQ
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Your faith is fully expressed in your poem here. I love every line of it. It provides a voice for the weary to continue on. thanks.
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Lovely. A beautifully rendered, thoughtful piece
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Faith keeps us going…
Good one!
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What a positive, hopeful piece. In spite of some of the seemingly threatening, fearful elements in life, we still have hope and faith. Loved the imagery in the very first line.
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