This Burning

This Burning

 

Oh this sweet deep burning!

that finds me upon humbled knees

And  leaves me smitten, with a yearning

for the things i feel, but can not see

 

I reached out and with my fingers

felt something much more then air

and there -with those words- still lingers

a knowlege of something truly there

 

a stirring passage, a whispered prayer

that quiets my innermost qualms

i would give up every worldly care

for that book with in my palms

 

 Oh that beauty! Oh that voice!

that cries as if from the dust

Oh those martyrs! Oh that Choice!

That renders my loving trust.

Reviews

[J. James Reider]

a solid piece. even though there isn't a standard meter it reads like there is one with no difficult parts. It is short, but it also leaves the reader wanting more and that is not a bad thing. I like your chosen rhyme scheme and the abab format suits the poem very well. Nicely done!

[Spencer Valentine]

A very deep, spiritual poem. You describe many things with so few words, which is a mark of a great writer.

[Rambling Prose]

What a beautiful poem - truly beautiful!