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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: Pen and Paper (07/17/14)
An urgent morning call stopped my snore
It asked me to write about a disaster,
near the fields of poppies, lilies and sunflowers
I wondered how I could cope with the tragic plight


Equipped with a pen and some paper
I reached the grimmest site, guarded
by the gunmen who motioned us
to stay within the bounds


I scanned the plain with a heavy heart
The fields were littered with broken parts
and strewn with lifeless bodies grouped with bags,
guide books, a child's playing cards, and a woman's hat.


A tragic sense of devastation gripped me tight
Tears welling out from the depths of my soul,
I took out my pen to scribble
My heart went out to the victims and the bereaved families


Why on earth would we humans do such things?
Why them? These victims were indeed innocent
I breathed a silent prayer for the families and the governments
for their comfort, strength, and wisdom


Should we not cherish and love those
who are still around?
Though old and frail, and their health may fail,
we are thankful that they have been our towers of strength


My heart was overflowing with sadness
as I echoed the words of the Apostle Paul:



"We were so utterly, unbearably crushed
that we despaired of life itself. Indeed,
we felt that we had received the sentence of death
so that we would not rely on ourselves
but on God
who raises the dead.” (2 Cor 1:8-11, NRSV)


Compared to the harships that Paul suffered
Our experiences are far fewer and less severe
When we come to the end of our resources
God teaches us deep down that He can be trusted



Suddenly, a sinister shot rang through the somber air,
interrupting the solemn silence
Because one of us strayed off the prescribed area----
When the clarion calls, The Lord descends; the world will be over


A new heaven and a new earth
for this broken world
"Surely, I am coming soon."
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus come!
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C D Swanson 
07/24/14
Well written and well done.


God bless~
Ingrid Forsberg
07/24/14
First, I am new at this. Take my comments in that context. Reading your article I felt like I was watching the news on TV. Your fiction speaks of today's realities. This is good. Not being used to the format you used I sometimes had trouble following your thought, had to reread. Didn't catch it all at the first read. Simple brained people such as myself can get confused without much difficulty.
Larry Whittington
07/27/14
Can we put ourselves in a current historical scene and then forecast our demise and fateful end?

Well written story poem of this week's historical setting and then looking to the future to our hopeful end.

Sad but interesting and inciteful.
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
07/30/14
This is such a powerful piece especially given the recent tragedy. You did a fine job of describing it without being too grisly. Though you mention the topic, like so many others I've read this week, the topic isn't immersed in the story, but more retold with pen and paper. Perhaps if you could have shown the only true way to capture such a scene is with pen and paper and not through the cold digital technology. I believe that's what you were going for, but I'm not sure if everyone will understand that. Using pen and paper makes the words more alive, more filled with emotion. You did capture my heart and I found myself praying for the families. You did well by them. God bless.