Riddle

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What’s straight as an arrow and spins like a web?
What makes you so hungry while keeping you fed,
Awakens you softly to toss in your bed;
Though much has been written, so little is said…

What helps you to fly while it’s holding you close?
What asks you for nothing and gives you the most,
And sings you a song no one ever composed;
We try to explain it, but nobody knows…

What gives you the world as the world falls away?
What longs for the night as it brightens each day,
Erasing the words as it writes a new page;
We speak and we sing, but the mind cannot say…

What’s fluffy as clouds and as steady as rock?
What door can be open with no key or knock?
What frees as it binds with the strongest of knots?
Your love is the answer the question forgot.

Wading and Waiting

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Wading through the choices…
Zombies,
Job interviews,
Requirements beyond my wildest nightmares…

Wishing, praying
For one good turn,
One encouraging word,
One ray of hope in a sea of darkness…

And then there was you!
No zombie waiting to strike,
No ambush of interview questions…

Just what I asked for?
I couldn’t believe it myself.
And the best part? No dating website involved!

—
Another free verse sonnet, this one inspired by
Kim’s wonderful poem!

Unveiling

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I touched the veil with fingertips; beyond my reach
a dreamscape of wishes and desires.
It parted just enough
to tease me with endless possibility.

But like a door slammed on my hand,
the veil closed with a final bang,
as if nailed tighter than a coffin
of dreams laid to rest before their time.

But I awoke one day, the sun on my face!
No veil, no coffin.
But life! Life! Life!

And the glimpse became a landscape
of blissful reality
unveiled in the Light of your Love!

—
Free verse sonnet in response to Björn’s prompt at
dVerse.
Join us, won’t you? We’re a welcoming crew!

Those once-in-a-lifetime kind of people….

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The best kind of people are the ones that come into your life
and make you see sun where you once saw clouds.
The people that believe in you so much,
you start to believe in you too.
The people that love you simply for being you.
Those once-in-a-lifetime kind of people….

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Angel Harts

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1. She might play the ukulele.
He might be a Navy man.
They’re not who you’d look to see,
But in your heart you understand.
Refrain:

2. She knows all her jagged pieces.
He remembers his mistakes.
Love restores and heartache ceases,
Washed away as healing breaks.
Refrain:

3. Watch these angels knowing, loving,
Finding peace in Him today.
Here on earth as in His heaven,
Praising God who lights the way.
Refrain: (Twice)

Living, learning in this world,
Give your angel heart to God.

Refrain:
Not all angels play the harp
And wear a halo and a robe.
Living, learning in this world,
Angels give their hearts to God.

Love Alone Is Real

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And now abide faith, hope, and love, these three. But the greatest of these is love.*

1. Faith is the stuff of things that you want,
But right now you cannot see.
And faith is the seed that lets you believe
When you ask you will receive.
But whoever would say you only need faith
Is just giving you part of the deal.

Refrain:
The angels rejoice at hearing the voice
Of our Father ever near.
Our God above is a God of love,
Because love alone is real.

2. Hope is the spark that lights up the dark
As it kindles in your soul.
And hope is the thing with feathers that sings,**
And it never stops at all.**
But whoever would say that hope is the Way
Is just giving you part of the deal.
Refrain:

3. Love isn’t blind. It chooses to find
What is good and leave the rest.
And love isn’t dumb. It lets you become
All you could to be your best.
And whoever would say that love’s a cliche
Is just giving you part of the deal.
Refrain: (Twice)

Love alone is real (2x).

* 1 Cor. 13:13 (NASB)

** Paraphrase from
Emily Dickinson.

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Love the Broken Ones

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1. God put my heart into your hands.
It was a little shattered; it needed tender care.
He touched me through your Spirit and helped me understand
That love is real and hearts can heal
With every burden shared.
Refrain:

2. God sent an angel to hold within my heart.
You give me hope and comfort, reminding me to pray.
Our lives are intertwined, and He knew it from the start.
In Him we soar forevermore
On wings of love and faith.
Refrain:

3. God put my heart into your soul.
In you I found the passion to light the flame of care.
He touched me through your Spirit and made me pure and whole
‘Cause love is real and hearts can heal
With every breath we share.
Refrain: (Twice)

God bless you.

Refrain:
God bless the ones who love the broken ones!
The ones who pick the pieces up and see you whole and strong.
God bless the ones who love the broken ones!
And God bless you.

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