The Flying V
It flies, zooms
Moving so fast
At first I cannot see
What this flying
Abstraction, monstrosity
Must be
It is a flying V!
It moves, zips
With so much speed
I cannot see
Its shape
So I reach an arm
Upward
To reach for its tip
At firsts it eludes
But I continue to
Pursue
Until I reach
Triumphant
Into the air
Then turn to stare
At what lies
Trembling
Within my hands
It is the letter
V
Well, this was not
Within my day’s plan!
Never would I have guessed
If I had been put to the test
That such a symbol
Would belong
To such as I
What could this mean
Then I too began to tremble
Until a hand
Reached from behind
It is for you a sign
A man smiled
As he spoke
Do you not see
What this flying V
Stands for?
I shook my head
No.
As He spoke His
Words were slow
Listen carefully
He said
And I will show
Its meaning
He removed His robe
His body was scarred
His perfect flesh
Had been deeply marred
Yes, my flesh was
Defaced
I died in disgrace
For you
Yet within my nail-scarred
Hands
I hold the Promised Land
Waiting for you
It takes a deep belief
Faith in me
This is for your
Most sincere relief
From your own
Sin
No more will it win
Control
I destroyed that
Darkness
The hold
It had on you
This V is a sign
Of my complete
Victory
Over all that enslaved
Each child of mine
I saved the day
No more will hell
Or death have its way
With you
As I watched
His arms He raised
In that perfect stance
Of old
It took only one glance
For me to know
Over His head
His arms they formed that
Perfect V
On display
For everyone forever
& always to see!!
And I could see
Of that which
He spoke
He had removed
Destroyed
That darkest of yokes
My sin
Judgement
Death comes to all
Separation of our spirit
From the flesh
Instituted by our fall
From His grace
Turned out of a
Paradise
And away from
His face
However, God
Still desires
Into His kingdom
everyone
To come
His planet
Even now awash in
His love
But there will
Be a day
Christ did say
When He returns
To light the way
To His
New Earth
A separation
Will occur
The Sheep,
Those he will keep
In His love
But with a Holy shout
The goats
Will be thrown out
Into the darkness
Where satan awaits
Between the fiery gates
It is your choice
To either praise, worship
& rejoice
In your
Creator/Father/ God
Do it now,
While among the living
do the giving,
Loving,
Sacrificing
do not be
caught unaware
do not miss
your share
of His Paradise
Choose to go the
Right way
In this you do have
The final say
Do not reject
Your God
He never rejects
Any feeble start
So !TODAY!
Do not harden
Your heart
Divisions Divisions, divisions
In a Sea
Of Faces
Never meant
To be
We were
Meant to be
All one
As
The One,
Father, Spirit
Holy Son Joined together
In the perfect dance
In one glance
You can see
This world’s
Ultimate Unity! So, it does
Not make sense
For God’s family
To be so divided
For this there
Stands no defense
A church, family
divided only
Hurts itself
Taking away
Not adding
Leaving all
Bereft of the
Fellowshipping
Love, Joy
especially
the Peace
Steals the
Equipping
Meant for us
So, Holy Family
God’s one true
Church
Tear down the
Walls Those horrible
Divisions
Never meant
To be
And we will
See. . .
Heaven!
Ephesians 4:3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.
1 Corinthians 1:12-13 What I mean is this: One of you says, I follow Paul; another, I follow Apollos; another, I follow Cephas; still another, I follow Christ. Is Christ divided?
I feel like
I feel like
A leaf,
A snowflake
Life goes by so fast
Like peering in a looking glass
Then you step away
What was it that you, God,
Had in mind
When you first thought of
Me
Was it to rhyme a line
So they perhaps might
See
Your Face?
Better, clearer,
Clearer, clearer
So they might
Draw nearer,
Nearer, nearer
To You?
Never will I know
All answers
This side of the grave
Questions will there
Always be
As on I in frailness go.
ExistenceMy heart beats
My lungs breathe
I can laugh,
Play,
Savor the day
I exist
My thoughts are
My own
In my head
They have found
A home
Within to rest
Put me to the test
Will I or won’t I
Do this or that
I can hear these,
My thoughts
For you see
This is the real
You and me
A living breathing
Spirit, soul
Only temporarily,
For now
Attached to this
mortal shell
Given a chance
to grow
Get to know
The One who runs
The universe
And beyond,
Transcendent,
With His Son
For one day He
Has promised
He will come
This living,
breathing Son
Shining in all His splendor
This wonderful Giver
Of our Life
This gift of
Our Existence!
My Debts Up to my eyeballs in debt
I sigh I moan
I truly, deeply regret
What I have done
To myself
No one else to blame
Oh, the embarrassing shame!
Oh, what I cannot claim
Of wisdom
Loud commercials
Made it seem so real
Oh, their endless appeal
So, I got sucked in
By the alluring din
Of a greedy world
So now I am an endless slave
This I can mostly certainly say
Onward I go
Trying to show
A new confidence
I slug away
Each morning, new day
At the mountainous debt
Trying to correct
This wreck
I’ve made of my life
I know it will end
And I will never, ever,
Ever again spend
Myself into this death march
toward another fresh & open
financial grave
Probably not such a good poem for this time of year, right before the biggest gift giving holiday, but still timely I hope. Remember it’s only one day out of the year. Remember God loves you and wants only the best for you and your family. Have a blessed and peace filled day!
SoulSails 