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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 4 – Masters)
Topic: COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS (Don't write about the song) (04/16/15)
A salt breeze wafts in from the bay,
Stirring the leaves, rattling the awning.
It whispers the start of my day,
The magnificence of its dawning.

A gull soars high on the breeze,
Dipping low, skimming a breaker.
The sun sprinkles light on the trees,
The dawn-flushed gold of our Maker.

I stand on the wash-rippled sand,
Watching the sea, hearing its roaring,
Each movement is at His command,
His marvellous power underscoring.

I have freedom to stand on this shore
Living my life, trusting my safety.
Knowing peace in my land, and not war,
Because of the ones who fought bravely.

Through the years many carried their guns,
Tramping the land, sailing the ocean,
Leaving homelands, and their little ones,
For nation and God their devotion.

As the sky turns from coral to blue,
I'm singing His praise, knowing His blessing,
I rejoice in this fine morning view,
Remembering, never forgetting.
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Linda Goergen
04/25/15
Amen indeed! Many of our blessings were fought and bought by the lives of others! Sadly too many today seem to be forgetting that! The truth and passion and great message of this poem just flows in a masterfully understated way—great job!
Charla Diehl
04/26/15
This was short, sweet and to the point--we have much to be grateful for, not only to God but to those who have lived before us.
C D Swanson 
04/27/15
Beautiful!

God bless~
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
04/30/15
Wow this is stunning. It resonates with me particularly because Mom had a cottage on the lake. With my first grandchild due to arrive any day, I find myself missing her more and more. Your poem reminded me that I'll never forget her, but I need to celebrate the blessings that are surrounding me right now. Thank you so much, and Congratulations! Happy, happy Dance!
C D Swanson 
04/30/15
Congrats

God bless~
Verna Cole Mitchell 
04/30/15
"Dawn-flushed gold of our maker"--my favorite line of this lovely poem. Congratulations on EC.