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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: Beginning and End (04/16/09)
The New Dawn

At the beginning of the day
When everything is new,
I love to sit and watch the sky
As it turns a lighter hue.

The sun comes peeping from the East
With shafts of golden light,
Touching all that's waiting there
To be rescued from the night.

And as the daylight brightens
The birds all start to sing
Their very special chorus
To my ears they bring.

The dew is sparkling bright
And everything is still.
The flowers slowly open up
Their scent the air to fill.

The cows and sheep start grazing
Upon the still wet field.
Things are as they should be,
It's like the world is healed.

For out of the darkness came light,
From sin we've been set free.
Each morning we're made new
As clean as clean could be.

Throughout the day there's light,
The sun up in the sky,
And if you walk with Jesus,
The Son is right nearby.

He'll be with you if you ask Him
A good and faithful friend,
And He'll still be right there with you
When the day is at an end.

The sun slips slowly lower
Till behind the hill it goes
Leaving shafts of soft colours
Those awesome sunset glows.

It is a time for sleeping
Your body to restore
In preparation for tomorrow
When it all begins once more.
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Patricia Herchenroether
04/27/09
I just love outdoor/nature poems celebrating The Lord!
Thank you and blessings,
Patty
Sunny Loomis 
04/27/09
I like the descriptions in this piece. Nicely done. Thank you.
Deborah Ann Belka
04/30/09
Nice descriptions and lots of lovely scenes painted in your poem. Good job!
Deborah Porter 
05/07/09
Hi Christine. I’m running a little late this week, but just wanted to leave a quick note to let you know your entry, The New Dawn, actually did very well in the Beginning and End Challenge. Although you didn't receive an award, you made it into the Highest Rankings for Level 1, placing 6th in that Level. There were a lot of entries this week, and competition in Level 1 is always very intense, so well done.

Not only that, but you also made it into the highest rankings overall, placing 39th out of all the entries for the week. That's always excellent for a Level 1 entrant.

If you'd like to check the highest rankings for yourself, you can find them here:
http://www.faithwriters.com/Boards/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=25380

The highest rankings are posted every Thursday evening on the Message Boards.
Again, very well done. :-)

Hope to see you at the FaithWriters' Conference in August.

With love, Deb (Challenge Coordinator)