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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 3 - Advanced)
Topic: Start (01/16/06)
On this spinning orb of man’s domain
Reeling and drunken with sin
The countless ages draw to an end
The birth pangs do begin

Whirling waters escape their bounds
Turning land to raging seas
Waves with wings like swords
Flood mankind with agony

Writhing birth pangs escalate
Mountains crumble to the ground
The heavens rattle in response
A thunderous, roaring sound

Creation moans as cackling winds
Tear over barren lands
Withered crops are stubble now
Hungry souls have empty hands

Yet, God's field is ripe for harvest
The sickle swings by day
On their knees to tie the sheaves
Saints devote themselves to pray

As darkness rises from evil minds
Weaving webs of splitting atoms
Flames scorch a blackened sky
Eclipsing the face of the sun

Wool-white flock in the deepest vale
Shepherd King relieves their fear
As birth pangs in crescendo cry
Deliverance is near

Look up! He parts the heavens
For His chosen to pass through
An exodus from a fallen world
Riding clouds o’er seas of blue
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Date
Cassie Memmer
01/24/06
Beautifully written. And very much truth, the time is getting close at hand. I don't know much about poetry, is not using punctuation proper now? Either way, the message is wonderfully told!
Debbie OConnor
01/25/06
Great images, truthful message. A vivid, passionate expression of the times we live in.
charlotte Bower
01/25/06
Very powerful. Great word pictures.
Marilyn Schnepp 
01/26/06
The rhythm flowed pretty well until the 6th verse - then it went flat. However, the message of Dooms Day is loud and clear - and it is predicted well in your piece. Nicely done, and thank you for sharing your talent with us.
Jan Ackerson
01/27/06
Oh, how I love your last verse!
Pat Guy
01/27/06
Can't wait! Come Lord Jesus! You did a great job portraying these times and what has begun! Great use of words - great discriptions. I really enjoyed this!
Shari Armstrong 
01/27/06
Wow!!!!
Debbie Sickler
01/29/06
Atom and sun may not rhyme, but despite that, this was still beautifully written! (I can't imagine it getting much better if you didn't rush in the wee hours to write it! hehehe) Great job Crista.
Maxx .
01/29/06
Loved it. Loved it. Bravo. Very strong writing! Congrats!
Linda Watson Owen
01/30/06
Wonderful poem capturing that epic moment we all look forward to in faith and hope!
Val Clark
01/31/06
Such great imagery, Christa. Paticularly liked: 'On their knees to tie the sheaves
Saints devote themselves to pray'. Yeggy
Suzanne R
01/31/06
What powerful words and content. Well done! Both a beginning and an end wrapped up here.