Pastor Seth’s Poems and Musings
Deadly Air Strikes
Danger! Incoming bombs, airstrikes from small sneezes. Deadly rockets air born in small six foot breezes. Microscopic virus from China’s Wuhan Province. Doc’s say your greatest shield? Six foot social distance.
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Uncertainty
CERTAINTY, “thee” idol, at that altar you bow? And CONTROL, its brother, its “safety” you avow? When CERTAINTY takes flight, ANXIETY rises! When CONTROL vanishes, WORRY agonizes! This is a fallen world. Reality is hard. Things break and fall apart, and death is in the cards. Natural disasters, pandemics, fallen man, True in history…
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Joy’s Hunger and Thirst
When I hunger for “bread”, tasting elusive joy Take me to a quaint lunch happily to enjoy. When my spirit is dry as the hot desert air Give me living water to quench my soul’s sad cares. When I feel the anguish of Your separation Let me find joy in hope, longing for connection.…
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Springs of Water
Where does it all come from, seeming endless supply? Out of the rock and ground? Water that satisfies! Washing, cleansing, scrubbing, bathing, cleaning, rinsing, Showers, pouring, clearing; my soul’s purifying. Such sweetness on hot days, oases in hot years. Washing suffering’s tears and bringing joyous tears. Satisfying, quenching, slurping, sipping, swilling, Satiating, drinking, gurgling,…
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Shelter
Home is a metaphor where You and I do talk. The concrete foundation secure on which we walk. The walls all around us guard from danger’s domain. The roof over our heads keeps out the driving rain. Windows let in Your light, Your beauty we enjoy. The hearth provides us fire, turns cold to…
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