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Topic: Confident (07/05/07)
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TITLE: Laurels | Previous Challenge Entry
By Benjamin Graber
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ADD TO MY FAVORITES
Have slipped, forgotten, through the cracks
Which still deface my wounded heart,
The pain announcing all I lack;
The confidence I once held dear
Was blown away by winter winds,
Though spring has come, my heart’s not thawed,
So many fears still have me pinned;
Now summer’s bringing love again,
So many dancing dreams are born,
But I’ve got nothing left to give—
The ribbons I once won are torn;
The confidence I once held dear
Is dead and cannot be revived,
But I am praying for a change
To bring my frozen heart alive;
I bring petitions to my Father,
I’m begging for the strength to stand:
I feel the warmth of life again
As Jesus takes me by the hand;
The confidence I find in Christ
Has brought me everything I need—
I’ve nothing of my own to give,
But still by faith I will proceed,
I have no laurels left to offer,
No ribbons to pronounce my love;
I’ll give her just the cross of Christ
And know that it will be enough.
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No ribbons to pronounce my love;
I’ll give her just the cross of Christ
And know that it will be enough." Yes, IT WILL BE ENOUGH. Thanks for this pictures!
I've nothing of my own to give,
But still by faith I will proceed.
Great progression. Every one can relate to these thoughts but not everyone gets to the same conclusion - too bad... Thanks for the vulnerbility and hope you poem expresses
Lovely.
I like the way you began and ended with the laurel theme.
It took me a few reads to grasp what it was actually saying. But does poetry necessarily have to say anything beyond the expressed overflowings of the heart?