the title drew me in .. great pic to compliment ..the form is pleasing to my eye as each verse is a funnel of sorts .. i think your poem is inspiring .. keeping it real as we from the beginning of the fall have to strive between the good and bad ... light and dark .. truth and lies ... as i read .. each "funnel" picks up speed as it closes on to the following verse ..if i weren't so old i would say i was kind of rapping each last couple lines of the verses .. i like the rhyming scheme .. is it a form you made yourself? did you wing the contest?? ;) the Bible is full of verses proclaiming the obvious presence of an "invisible" God .. through Creation and Mystery .. and so we celebrate Faith .. happy to be blessed with "My Soul" today Susan ..
E.
Posted 4 Years Ago
4 Years Ago
OMGosh! you found this... Yikes...this needs some work. lol I am pleased you enjoyed this...yes, I d.. read moreOMGosh! you found this... Yikes...this needs some work. lol I am pleased you enjoyed this...yes, I did win a contest with this one. But I am a new writer..I need to take another look at this one. :-)
Oh gosh, yes.. this is one of the first "poems" written. If, I got anything correct here, lol it was by mistake. There was a very patient lady at FS trying to teach me Iambics and syllable count. I do like the theme here very much and I should take another look at this one..Thank you for finding this one. You know, i think this was for a contest...good lord!
Such a passionate dedication and adherence to one's deep beliefs in their faith should never go unheeded, Susan … surely, no good could ever come of it, eh?
Your picture choice speaks in powerful symbolism that time flies, so waste not a moment more in sin before being called home.
Beautifully spoken, Susan, with sincerest heart and gripping conviction.
Techy stuff: Excellently rendered in smooth, even-flowing 8-counts, except L2, L10, L11 trip with off-counts, and your final line's syntactic flow is a bit stilted -- compare the differences below:
"Till the day my soul is called
home."
"Until the day my soul's called
home."
I very much enjoyed how you've made the aabb, ccdd Quatrain less traditional by dropping the final word of each verse to a fifth line … shows creativity and willingness to vary from classic to contemporary form, by stretching your poetic individuality.
I see this was posted three years ago.
Good stuff, Lady-Poet … thank you for sharing! ⁓ Richard 🍃
Posted 5 Years Ago
5 Years Ago
Oh gosh, yes.. this is one of the first "poems" written. If, I got anything correct here, lol it was.. read moreOh gosh, yes.. this is one of the first "poems" written. If, I got anything correct here, lol it was by mistake. There was a very patient lady at FS trying to teach me Iambics and syllable count. I do like the theme here very much and I should take another look at this one..Thank you for finding this one. You know, i think this was for a contest...good lord!
Now I lay me down to sleep... (etc)... How gracefully your words drift down the write - creating a reminder that our very being is due to a greater will force - in fact - a blessing to gives thanks for ... wonderfully penned piece ... :-)
Posted 7 Years Ago
7 Years Ago
Thanks Dear, this was written for a contest...to explain "A Soul"... bit a of challenge. These were .. read moreThanks Dear, this was written for a contest...to explain "A Soul"... bit a of challenge. These were the words that came to me.
How many times have i questioned all I have been led to believe HMMM 1000s i think lol I know friends who need me here so Ill worry bout the end when it comes and eternity as well