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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 4 – Masters)
Topic: Threefold Cord (04/12/12)
Heavens, earth, and seas
were uttered into being
by the majestic voice
of Lord God Creator.
They play sweet songs together
in three-part harmony,
directed by God’s unseen hand
in performances unexcelled.
He alone holds the invisible cord
that binds them
into melody unbroken
in a never-ending concert.
For day’s prelude
the sun awakens
choruses of birds,
sheltering in leafy trees,
to sing soaring anthems.
Earth’s violins hum
with the teeming life
God has brought forth.
Trees and reeds and goldenrod
swing and sway
to the bluesy jazz of the winds.
A tympani of raindrops
pounds a syncopated rhythm
upon earth and seas alike,
accompanied by booming cymbals
of heaven’s roaring thunder.
At the bidding of the moon,
tides of the seas rush in
to swish and swoosh
and crash and slash
against the silent shore.
Heavens, earth, and seas,
bound together until the time
of the Lord’s return
with a new heaven and earth,
follow the arrangement
of their omnipotent conductor
in a melodious paean of praise.
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Member Comments
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Date
C D Swanson 
04/20/12
This required great thought and depth - and it shows. Nicely done, I enjoyed the intensity of this message.

God Bless~
Laury Hubrich 
04/22/12
The first and finest orchestra ever! Love this:) Such a wonderful concert in words! I could feel each 'note' as I read. Wonderful!
Graham Insley
04/22/12
The invisible cord as a conductor's baton; very creative.

Well done.
Ellen Carr 
04/22/12
Beautiful.I love the image of creation and nature as an orchestra of praise.
Lillian Rhoades 
04/22/12
I was captivated by the stunning metaphors and imagery that captures the theme and takes it to a higher lever.:-) The flow of this free style was perfect, in my opinion.:-)

Great job!
Donna Wilcher
04/22/12
Oh, this is so very beautiful. How can anyone look around our world and yet not acknowledge it's Maker? His creation is marvelous, and you've captured it perfectly with your words.
Allison Egley 
04/22/12
Oh, I LOVE this! Nice job.
Margaret Kearley
04/24/12
This is beautiful, the descriptions are just amazing. I love the lines -
' He alone holds the invisible cord
that binds them
into melody unbroken
in a never-ending concert'.
What a wonderful Creator! Thankyou.
Laura Manley
04/24/12
Nicely done! I would like to have seen some paragraph breaks, however. To write poetry in a challenge entry to me is a challenge all of itself. Very enjoyable read! Blessings...
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
04/26/12
This is beautiful. The descriptions are so vivid.
C D Swanson 
04/26/12
Congrats! God Bless~
Yvonne Blake 
04/26/12
Beautiful, Verna! You could feel the rhythm of nature in each line.

(Congratulations on your EC!)
Beth LaBuff 
04/27/12
Verna, I could hear the instruments you so vividly portray in this. What a beautiful descriptive picture of God's concert. I'm looking forward to the 2nd movement in the new heaven and new earth. Congrats dear challenge buddy, on your Editor's Choice award!
Charla Diehl
05/01/12
I truly enjoyed reading this piece which spoke to my senses. Highly commended--you bet!
Carol Penhorwood 
05/03/12
A concert through the ages! Makes one wonder how God can improve the second time around. Thank you for sharing your God-given gift, Verna.