Saturday, January 6, 2024

Reproached Reticence or Grand Command

The sunrise the other morning commanded exaltation
to the God of all creation!!







I pause. 
I do not want to taint 
Perfection with my verse
and yet, 
a sense of pink ink thunders, 
as if to immerse
the part of me that poetry 
always gets the best of;
a need to pen 
an awed and meek amen,
to God above
with love. 
Whose wordless eloquence 
never ceases to rouse
an image of glory, before/beneath 
which every poet bows
to pour, with pure intention, 
utterance, 
however flawed
...to heed His invitation 
to exalt 
the name of God

...thus, I approach dawn's burning bush
to hear His Voice resound
With grand command,
'take off thy shoes
for this is holy ground'

© Janet Martin



Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place

and gave Him the name above all names,

10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,

in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,

to the glory of God the Father.




poem in traditional form...


I pause. I do not want to taint Perfection with my verse
and yet, a sense of pink ink thunders, as if to immerse
the part of me that poetry always gets the best of;
a need to pen an awed and meek amen, to God above
with love. Whose wordless eloquence never ceases to rouse
an image of glory, before/beneath which every poet bows
to pour, with pure intention, utterance, however flawed
...to heed His invitation to exalt the name of God

...thus, I approach dawn's burning bush to hear His Voice resound
With grand command, 'take off thy shoes for this is holy ground'

© Janet Martin


2 comments:

  1. This is gorgeous, Janet! I got goosebumps. I love how you capture that sense of awe, humility, and reverence. Thank you for writing and shining light the way you do!

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  2. Dear Jen, thank-you so much for your words of appreciation and encouragement! ! Inspired in part by the sunrise and in part by this-“Rocky Mountain Railroad, Epiphany by Luci Shaw” featured here https://malcolmguite.wordpress.com/2024/01/05/rocky-mountain-railroad-epiphany-by-luci-shaw-9/ by Malcolm Guite

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I hope you enjoyed your pause on this porch and thank-you for your visit!