As sure as the wind blows without your eyes
To glance upon nothing it often seems
Faith is that sweet substance of things prayed for
And hushed evidence of things not yet seen
In this dying world there's so much evil
Some think hope in the light is fantasy
I'd rather believe in the love I feel
Than bow to the cares of the world I see
I met my maker kneeling on my knees
From the dust of life I felt heaven's breath
I'll try my best to continue searching
For truth to self I'll inhale to my death
I must have had some faith in yesterday
For it's a fact I'm still breathing today
Author notes
"Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe"
Voltaire
A contest entry
- 48 hour semi-quickie by Stingersinger53.
600 points, ended September 10, 2008, 6 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Need Some Love
Comments
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I think this is great
I love the lighthouse on the top best wishes always
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awesome
can I say, this is a fantastic entry to her contest, I definately think this is one of the winners! very nice voice to listen to as I read it!! good luck in her contest
Linda
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very nice sonnet and the final two lines sum up everything.
Good luck always.
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just lovely,
i loved the lyrics, this could be a song Timothy.
i could take a few hints from it.
be blessed
Dolores x
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not much to say... well, I just love it
good job. This stanza is just AMAZING..
"In this dying world there's so much evil
Some think hope in the light is fantasy
I'd rather believe in the love I feel
Than bow to the cares of the world I see"
I believe faith is important through our everyday life... with it anything is possible
keep it up
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Faith without doubt is incredibly powerful.
it is the lack of faith in the world that creates hell on earth.
Trust in God, and in ourselves simply forget what you think you know and believe.
awesome write my friend
God bless...
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you always give me something to think about, and hope to live for when all is lost, Thanks for sharing. All my best in the contest, Jess
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Excellent
A wonderful and very inspirational creation. So very well done. Best of luck in the contest.
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faith moves moe hills and mountains it has been said.
This poem moved me. I wish you luck in the contest kind poet.
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A thoughtful take on the prompted quote. Very well expressed piece of strength in belief and self as well. I especially enjoyed these lines:
"As sure as the wind blows without your eyes
To glance upon nothing it often seems
Faith is that sweet substance of things prayed for
And hushed evidence of things not yet seen"
.. Excellent depth here! Great write!!!
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I think that this is a beautiful poem,it sends a very encouraging message to anyone that reads it.I loved it.Thank you Timothy for sharing your talent!
GRACY
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This was a really beautifully written piece..The flow was smooth and the imagery! wow.. what a great write.. the emotion was so heartfelt and touching! A wonderful job on the quote.. Thank you very much for sharing! best of luck!
Angel
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Yes..so true and so much depth in your words of wonderful write my friend...I love this inspiring task you did..well done..and thanks for sharing it..
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Ahh you have truly written and inspirational sonnet here.
Your faith is strong.
All the best wioth this
Gaylene
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If there is a God, and heaven is so wonderful, why cling on to this life, if the life after death is something to look forward to? Nice poem, very fluid, although the last 2 lines look out of place, just my humble opinion, good luck and may your God watch over you and protect you. Cheers Tws...
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my dearest thank you for sharing this as you have always been my guiding light shining the path of tomorrows promises enveloping the soul with faith and hope when all seems lost in the rains of despair. wonderfully done my dear many blessings always xxxx
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You make us want to believe with this entry
I love the lighthouse sending out a beam of light
to help us find our way.
applause
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i like this, very nicely done! i am always encouraged when words of faith are spoken with gentle boldness.
i wish you well in the contest~
God bless,
tim
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You have really done a great job with the quote. It seems you have made a couple of your own quote in your poem also:
"Faith is that sweet substance of things prayed for
And hushed evidence of things not yet seen"
Also:
"I'd rather believe in the love I feel
Than bow to the cares of the world I see"
I love those four lines!!!
Thanks for entering and good luck!!!
Hugs!!!
Cayla
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Wonderful work as always my friend!
I love the rhyme scheme and the thought
that you put into this one. I hope that
you do well with it in this contest!
All the best to you!
Jeremy0826
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