Fruit of the Vine

Prayer in an insomnia haze~

                               Fruit of the Vine._.

                     ^..

Oh Lord i am an empty receptive ignorant 

humble fool of an old cobalt blue goblet

waiting for your guidance and will that

i clear my mind so i may be filled 

by Your love light understanding

that i have cracked faulted sins

pride and doubt hindering

the gifts that You have

deemed

to

bless me with

this

life

may i

use

them

to honor You

by living up to Your

expectations of me drinking

the fruit of the vine that pours over spilling into my every pore taking away my sins healing my wounds that i may persevere on to learn more lessons that i forget in my human weakness may i remember ever quicker in this Peace You grant me may i endeavor to share with others in Your Most Holy Name by Your grace now and forever in Your care Amen 

 

Reviews

[Dani California]

I find this very impressive.. The prayer itself is beautiful..
and then the time and detail to form it into a goblet.. simply outstanding.
This certainly deserves much recognition and praise.

The red words representative of the blood of Christ, spilling over and forth.. yes?
That's what I see when I look at this work of art..

Wow. I am truly impressed by this..

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a truly heartfelt prayer that sings of forgiveness, grace and love.

May you always know that you are not alone and that God's love is permanent . . . never faltering . . . and will continue to guide you through the rest of your days with His magnificent beauty and everlasting love.

Precious.

The goblet shape is really awesome, btw. Your way with words touches the world with your light.

Peace to you.

[Emily B]

thank you for the lesson

wonderful lesson

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Concrete Shape Poetry is the hardest thing in the world to do. You pull this off wonderfully. I have one called Ailurophile. It means cat lover. lol Guess what the concrete shape is. lol you got it, a cat. I like that this is a poem of faith and prayer. Very nice.

[Bear]

You write well in an "insomnia haze"!!and you shapped the goblet in such a haze? Impressive from all points... the words you wrote and the goblet you designed from the placement of the goblet words.
May he grant us all peace!! Thanks for sharing!! Good to the last drop.
Sallie Bear

[C.T. Bailey]

"Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over." Psalms 23:5.

A most beautiful prayer with a signifcant statement. May God find us all to be worthy servants and may he find our vessels to be sound. What a wonderful meditation. It will find its way to my favorites.
May we bear much fruit from the vine of our Christian service.

Very nice,
Todd

[Michael X]

Fruit of the Vine, I think the title alone speaks valumes for this piece brian, regarding the essence of
what is being said, for what is fruit on the vine in metaphorical terms, and in way of nurturing the spirit,

firstly the form is uniquely crafted and original, I really like the way you spliced a sentence, perhaps
the pinnicle sentence through the poem itself, in ways tying the entire idea together with balance

and skill, the form is stunning and one that is set apart as an image, to fill the cup, overflowing
with the fruit of the spirit, in humble grace the chalice is lifted, you excelled this shape poem

in multiple ways, and the words in red represent the crack, man's imperfectionate ways. Excellent.
Take Care, Mike