It is said of mysterious visitors, beware!
Be careful to be courteous,
For you may be entertaining angels unaware
Of the true identities of your guests.
I know from many stories this is true:
That since the time of Abraham,
Father of Ishmael and Israel,
We entertain angels unawares.
But much to my amazement,
I found God had sent to me, unawares,
An angel to entertain me!
Not just a guardian, was he...
This heavenly messenger
Was without wings, in human form -
With joyful care he accompanied me home
On the plane that took me from the convent
Back to the outside world.
He gave me the Prayer Book of Jabez to read.
Such solicitous care entertained me,
From a messenger of hope and love
Sent by stronger Powers from above.
Author notes
Angels are always there, watching over you...
I left the convent in 2005, the flight was on June 14th. I remember the event quite distinctly, as he gave me the book to read, without my prior knowledge that he had it and without my asking. I look back and realize, God was trying to steer me clear of the dangers of the immoral insinuations of the in-flight movie.
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Have you entertained angels unawares?
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thankyou so much for entering
good luck!
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this is a very good write thank you for entering my contest and best of luck to you
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*stands up and applauds* Very well done!! You are making this contest very hard to judge!
I ...sort of had to read your poem a few times to get it (Probably because I was tired), but I do like it (mostly because you made a true story into a poem in such a beautiful way!!). Here's my favorite stanza:
"I know from many stories this is true:
That since the time of Abraham,
Father of Ishmael and Israel,
We entertain angels unawares."
But, although I enjoyed it a lot, I have two things to point out:
In both cases when you use "unawares", I think that the correct form is "unaware". Plus, the repeating of the word "unaware" ...is a bit rocky in reading, to be honest, but it's ok. Also, in the stanza I pointed out as my favorite, you could add a "the" before "angels", for rhythm reasons - or so I think. After all, your poem, your choice! ^_^ You may or may not edit, it will not influence my judging in any way - congratulations on this piece, and good luck!
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beautiful
Hello Jenny,
Thank you so much for the link to this poem.You have penned here a beautiful write.
I wish you well my friend,may you always have an angel walking beside you.
Your friend in poetry,
~Angel-Anne~
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well written as the story unfolds the messages of angels in forms of humanly for even when we least expect it our closest friends and aquaintences have been known to become our most dearest and guiding angels sent to give us joy and relieve our disdain. I have actually written a quote that sends a similar message of friends being your angels sharing your tears (the motto on my page) thank you for entering and many blessings always xxx
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You capture the idea expressed in Hebrews. We do never know what stranger may come our way, who will indeed be an angel. (They may not even know it). A great story retold.
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Thank you for your lovely entry, good luck in our contest, Josie & Kiarna
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What was the movie?
Interesting piece. My family has a few stories about people they think may have been angels. I don't know that I have met one yet though.
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Dear Jenny
An angel on an airplane, he must have been tired of flying too! Very unique, and probably truer than it seems!
I liked the way you measured this out(formatted) for the benefit of the reader, and impact.
I see three typos, but I'll tell you about them over coffee.lol
All iin all, a good rread good narrative!
John
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Interesting, and well done, but it flowed less than it could have, and I found much repetition.
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Beautiful,thanks for the link,interesting story too!
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A story
within a poem or is it a poem within a story. On reading this, I also reflected on visitations we read in the Bible. As for a non-Catholic and growing up with the learning of Jesus more than angels, I at first found it difficult to think past this, but always to cherish the thought that our Lord in His last hours were comforted by none other than angels. Man had failed Him in this hour of need. The poem had me thinking about your thoughts during this flight. The turmoil in your soul. None can grasp and know that than you. I marvel at the way in which God knows us so well, and the gist of this write is an example of this. You have clearly conveyed this to us, and many will derive blessing from this poem. Me too. The Lord's blessing upon you as you read this message. Frans
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I often wondered how many times we may have met an angel and were not aware.
beautiful story you have penned.
God bless...
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