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an introvert,
not the type…..and yet,
she is the fuel,
–lord have mercy–
be easy woman,
don’t force your lover
to guess.
–lord have mercy–
children –
they list your failures
double or nothing.
–lord have mercy–
heart song
a baby triggers spasms
of forgiveness.
–lord have mercy–
no assaulting strangers,
they are everywhere –
find them where they live.
–lord have mercy–
so old
her body…. her cage
she begs for peace.
— lord have mercy–
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For Sunday Whirl -#150
For Poets United – pantry
wabi sabi ~~~ poems and images 
Amen.
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Mercy be, the Lord will forgive certainly! Wonderful take Wabi!
Hank
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Surely these entreaties will be heard by the Compassionate One.
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Very cleverly formed..a real progression through life..the prayer becoming more vital as time draws near
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And still, after all that, we pray to the One for Mercy, forgive and ask forgiveness. Powerful writing.
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we can hope for such mercy
the god i know is full of mercy.
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Powerful set and I like the format of putting the poems into prayerful petitions. I too linked “cage” with “elderly” in my process with these words.
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Hallelujah! A powerful prayer.
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I like it!
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The way you repeat it, like a lament and a prayer overlayed… great use of the words.. myself tried rhymes as usual.
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As someone else has already mentioned, I like this prayerful progression. It reads like a meditation and your final stanza is a haunting but perfect conclusion.
Elizabeth
http://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/2014/03/01/first-day-of-the-month-10110/
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my heart is breaking for this suffering… may mercy and compassion awaken, inspire us to take action to help all who are struggling as best we can, be God’s hands.
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I can say a fervent amen to this prayer. Especially “children list your failures, double or nothing”, hee hee. Thankfully, God is more merciful!
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Lord have mercy! This is good!
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what a wonderful set….prayers will be heard..
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This is heart wrenching–and so moving
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Loved the progression throughout this poem!
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A very moving piece of writing. I like the prayer/lament repetition. I chose my title in Spanish, which translates to “Pray for him”. Funny, how the words sometimes take us in parallel directions.
Pamela
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This is almost prayerful! Well done.
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How refreshing to enter your written world and be moved by it.
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hope mercy will be found…
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“children –
they list your failures
double or nothing.”
ha! indeed.
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And His mercies endureth forever! 🙂
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