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God's Grace Is All About

Nature as a healing force.

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Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose
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Hello my friend

A beautiful poem and presentation. A fine entry for the Uplifting Poetry! writing prompt contest. I wish you the best in the contest.

 Comment Written 08-May-2020

reply by the author on 08-May-2020
    Thank you! (I hope you feel uplifted!)
Comment from thaities, Rebecca V.
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Your poem hits the problems of today square in the thinking process we use to cope. This is a beautiful poem that says much. This poem should do well in the Uplifting Poetry! writing contest. Good luck!

 Comment Written 08-May-2020

reply by the author on 08-May-2020
    Thank you for this uplifting review for my uplifting poem!
reply by thaities, Rebecca V. on 08-May-2020
    You're quite welcome.
Comment from Teri7
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This is a very nice and very well written uplifting poem you have penned for the writing prompt. You used very good descriptive words and very nice imagery. Best wishes in the contest. blessings,Teri

 Comment Written 07-May-2020

reply by the author on 07-May-2020
    Thank you for your lovely positive review!
Comment from ESOSTINE
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I felt peace reading this work. And love the use of the imagery (I suppose), "It's written in Natures art" to capture the beauty of God's creations all around us. Great work!

 Comment Written 07-May-2020

reply by the author on 07-May-2020
    Thank you very much for your positive comments about my poem!
Comment from January L'Angelle
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This was very inspirational and uplifting. I liked the words that you chose to use. That phrasing was great and it made me smile. Well penned. Great poem. -January L.

 Comment Written 07-May-2020

reply by the author on 07-May-2020
    Thank you for your comments about my poem. I'm happy it made you smile. :))
Comment from Vanny
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Thanks for writing this beautiful sincere poem. It is so full of grace and hope and faith and you really brighten up people lives. It is so powerful and sincere. GOD bless you.

 Comment Written 07-May-2020

reply by the author on 07-May-2020
    Thank you so much for your wonderful comments about my poem!
Comment from Ash.writer
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Who else can bring cheers to the lonely hearts, sooth you and inspire you but God. Nice choice of theme for this contest. Like how your poem brings out the positivity when in doubt.

 Comment Written 07-May-2020

reply by the author on 07-May-2020
    Thanks for these comments! I'm pleased you connected with it.
Comment from Diana L Crawford
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I think this is beautiful and truly uplifting! All the things you mention are sure ways of bringing peace to one's heart!

Thank you for sharing

Good luck in the contest!!
xoxoxoxo

 Comment Written 07-May-2020

reply by the author on 07-May-2020
    Thanks for these nice words about my poem! xx
reply by Diana L Crawford on 07-May-2020
    xoxoxo!!!
Comment from RodG
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I definitely agree with the Speaker, that God's world can be uplifting--His grace "written in Nature's art," I am always sure what you're trying to tell us--e.g.--"our natural path seeks the light." This may be because you're trying to work within a very constricting ABAB rhyme scheme.

 Comment Written 07-May-2020

reply by the author on 07-May-2020
    Did you leave the word 'not' out of your sentence with "I am always sure..."? By seeking the light I allude to a plant turning it's face to the sun, how humans can be like that - seeking positivity, happiness, truth, beauty, growth... whatever they take 'light' to mean - a lightness of spirit when good things are acknowledged.
reply by RodG on 07-May-2020
    Yes, I omitted NOT. Notice how many words it took you to explain your meaning for ?seeking of light? in your poem. Is a reader supposed to understand ALL that?
reply by the author on 07-May-2020
    Of course a poet does not expect a reader to understand everything they mean! Interpretation will always be in the hands of the reader. Poet's leave a lot up to the reader. To me, a poem is a framework for the reader to do some of the work themselves... or if they want to explain themselves more fully, perhaps they write stories instead, or philosophical tracts.
reply by RodG on 07-May-2020
    ?Framework? for the reader. An interesting concept. I believe the basic?or literal?meaning of each line should be CLEAR. Any other meaning the reader might derive is left to interpretation.
reply by the author on 07-May-2020
    Ok. So it seems that 'light' is causing an issue? I'm not trying to defend my poem with any sense of unhappiness, but I do find this challenge mentally interesting. Your insistence on wanting each line's meaning in any poem to be CLEAR is an impossibility. A universal clarity of meaning is too much about 'one size fits all'. It may happen by chance that the writer and the reader's versions of understanding coincide if their own use of language and background experience is the same.
    If you want to prolong this conversation... The simplest meaning in the poem is that we get up in the morning with the sun (daylight) then, nourished by its rays, we go to bed at night.
    As plants reach for the sun,
    our natural path seeks the light.
    Uplifted when day?s done,
    you?ll sleep in harmony at night.

    This is fun. So many ways for a writer and a reviewer to misunderstand each other! Words words words... aren't language and imagination fun to exercise?
    I'm just pleased you mentioned my poem had abab rhyming. Imagine what you'd have to say about limitations of aabb rhyming and how you personally didn't like it, haha.
reply by RodG on 07-May-2020
    As you say: so many WORDS to misunderstand. That is why the poet has to be so careful about EACH word he selects. Thank you for engaging in this discussion.
reply by the author on 07-May-2020
    Thank you for the exchange of ideas.
    Yes, I agree, words have to be treated thoughtfully and carefully, but one person's 'careful' can still be seen as slapdash, and another's lack of care can be seen as amazingly astute (e,g, what comes out of current POTUS mouth... what do his words actually MEAN? but I'm guessing he's not a poet and has never read poetry.) Much of communication is open to interpretation. What is truth? Whose truth is it? Even facts are called fake these days. Whose facts are they? We all 'seek the light' of enlightenment in different ways, or else give up and sit in the dark.
Comment from Sugarray77
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Good morning... a wonderful poem of faith...this is an excellent rhyming verse that does indeed cheer and uplift the soul. I enjoyed the poem and also how it does encourage us with suggestions of how to stay upbeat. Good luck!

Melissa

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 Comment Written 07-May-2020

reply by the author on 07-May-2020
    Thank you for seeing the good in my poem!