A mind full
of consternation and exasperation
over things
I cannot change
if only it
could be grasped; my mind turnéd sane
yet my
sanity totters; it’s almost deranged...
this blur of
thought is only here to defer
the truth is
revealed in my reluctant will
that
secretly waits for a different sense to come in
one of
peace, quiet, and still
The will
comes with peace
though peace
won’t come without the will
and no will
without the inner peace
therefore I
will meditate in my heart and be still
For what
precedes that line
but a
command for the will not the whim
a simple
committal and a gaze be set
to Him who
says "tremble and do not sin”
Tremble and do not sin;
Meditate in your heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah
Psalm 4:4
Love it! It's very powerful and very personal. Check out these verses: Heb 12:3-4. How do they go together? (Something to think about)
ReplyDeleteBut, punctuation is important and so is consistency. Either keep it like verse two without any, or like verse one.
You're gifted Tim. You're blessed and you bless others with this. Thank you and keep going :)
Thank you for the encouragement! I wrote this about a month ago, and since then I was thinking of cleaning it up and making it more consistent, but I already lost that first feel to the poem. I'll keep that in mind though. I think reading more poetry will help me with consistency.
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