Wednesday, October 23, 2019

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SKETCHING SALVATION

I love apples
Apples first came into my life at Christmas
Christmas was a time for toys
Toys and apples and clearing away cobwebs

Cobwebs in the old days make one sneeze
Sneeze, achoo, God bless you
You want to know where is this poem going,
Going way back to a garden

Garden in paradise
Paradise, a place of every, except that one
One apple tree stood in the middle
Middle, then place of temptation

Temptation spoke with a voice,
Voice of promise,
Promise of greatness,
Greatness as of being God

God walked in the coolness of evening
Evening is a lovely time of day
Day moon were you out yet?
Yet, he questioned the man and woman

Woman was blamed, she made me do it
It, translates to disobedience not eating
Eating apples are nourishing
Nourishing the human fallen spirit

Spirit, God, creator, love itself;
Itself gave of himself, in forgiveness
Forgiveness, born on Christmas Day
Day of new beginnings, salvation's story.

SKETCHING SALVATION © gillena cox 2019


Blog hopping today with Poet United Mid week motif ~ Forgiveness

24 comments:

  1. Of course woman was forgiven--there is Christmas after all! And man, was he forgiven for blaming her in the first place? What a tremendous poem!

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    1. Was he, i wonder and ponder and turn my words of answering to Divine love
      Thank you for dropping by to read and taking the time to comment Susan

      Much 💞love

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  2. Beautiful, Gillena. I especially love the stanza about God walking in the evening.

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    1. Thank you for your appreciation Sherry

      Much💞love

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  3. Gillena,
    A superb poem to illustrate the subject of forgiveness....a perfect read..the story of salvation..

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  4. Thank you for your appreciation Eileen

    Much 💞love

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  5. What a fascinating read and construction of the poem Gillena.

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    1. Thank you for your appreciation Robin

      Much 💞love

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  6. the greatness of being God... Pride. Perhaps the first sin. ?

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    1. Wrapped in with disobedience, i think do too.
      Thank you for your appreciation Margaret

      Much 💞love

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  7. I love the way your poem moves from apples to Christmas, to a garden and to forgiveness, Gillena! I also enjoyed the image of God walking in the coolness of evening and was sad that woman took the blame.

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  8. Thank you for your appreciation Kim

    Much 💞love

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  9. I love how the apple grows into such a big and meaningful story

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    1. Thank you for your appreciation Jae

      Much 💞love

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  10. I like Susan's question - what about the man who blamed the woman - was he ever forgiven? Did he forgive himself?

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    1. Good questions Rajani, i think divine gifts are given to all, some claim them some dont

      Much💞love

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  11. Gillena
    Life giving forgiveness - amen.
    It was always in the Master's plan wasnt it!
    Much love to you as you seek and serve.
    ~Moonie

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    1. Yeah, apples are yummy fruit
      😊 Thanks for dropping ny Ron

      Much💞love

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  13. Forgiveness, like apples, also nourishes the fallen human spirit.

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  14. Indeed. Happy you dropped by MMT

    Much💞love

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  15. Thanks for dropping by Sara

    Much💞love

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