~by Gregg Rowe~
I see myself descending
into the nightmare
hell that envelopes me
falling into a soulless
pitch opaque hole,
flashes of an unfinished life
as the heat of hell
encrusts my skin
washing away all evil
before I am touched
by His sacred hand
Author notes
William Holman Hunt (British, 1827-1910)
The Shadow of Death
Painting Date: 1870-3
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 92.7 x 73 cm
Location: Manchester City Art Galleries, Manchester, England
1. Tell me, in your own words, your tale of how you were in a time of despair and how you managed to escape your world of darkness, and how you managed to find redemption and begin again.
Written May 3rd, 2004
In a list
A contest entry
- Poetic Testimonies Contest by RainbowQueen.
300 points, ended February 21, 2005, 8 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Be Reborn by Raven Tears.
480 points, ended November 27, 2006, 9 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Christian Christmas Poems by Jesus Guides Me.
300 points, ended December 17, 2006, 19 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - the light... by PrabhuDayal Khattar.
400 points, ended December 27, 2008, 7 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What did you think
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Humm..this is really a curious and thought provoking journey you did with the peculiar immageris around the scenario created..thanks for the entry..
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Simply I have no words...all of it is beautiful I love the ending! Blessings
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Beautiful
the picture touched my soul as did your precious words. Jesus would take everyone to His heart if they would just let Him in. I'm glad you have. -
Your poem is worthy of applause.
You have a special gift to write.
Well done.
Thankyou again for entering
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A write well presenented.
You portrayed great imagery and detai through out this piece.
Thank you for sharing this with me.
Good luck to you, your writings and your new life.
Take heed.
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I was left speechless with this write of yours. I found it extremely thought provoking, and it made me want to ask questions. Excellent testimony, and thank you so much for entering my contest. GBU
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Beautiful piece. Great imagery and figurative portrayal of salvation. Thanks for the entry.
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This is a very lovely....poem....I love it. I want to also say that the presentation is outstanding....so beautiful.
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this poem was definitly awesome i really really like it a lot a lot of people feel its weird i believe in god seeing how im gay and so everytime i see a poem like this on AP it just makes me feel great to see it well if that makes any sence keep up the great work
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great poem. I loved the emotion you put in it. I could tell you put alot in them. GREat POEM AND GOOD LUCK
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Great Job , good luck and thankz for entering
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i feel like I understand this poem but if you asked me to explain it, i couldn't, how confusing! You have so many poems and I have so little time,but I like this, it's very deep.
I see myself descending
into the nightmare
I love this start!!! wow! a brilliant poem 10/10 well done x -
i'm impressed to see how much influence the Lord has on people and their strength, that is so wonderful...this poem is great too! thanks for sharing and good luck in the contest...
take care
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Another great write..Very interesting as well..I am so glad that you use God as your strength..It is touching..I have ejoyed this poem as well..Wonderful write and the best of luck in the contest..AGAIN..LOL..
Much love
Bambie -
Brief and wonderful
How startling and rapid are the descent and redemption.
A lovely and evocative poem!
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This is a very good write. It does a good job of defining the Christian faith. It also clearly shows the difference between hope and belief. When you hope you will be saved, there is a whisper of doubt. But when you believe salvation is at hand, there is a certainity to it. Again, good write, keep up with the good work.
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This is a very lovely write. I have a very vivid image painted in my mind, and it leaves me feeling complete. That is a beautiful picture, too. Thank you so much for entering the contest, best of luck to you in it.
take care
~whisper
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God can save anyone from anything, but this can only happen if the person wants to be saved. I think your poem said quite clearly you wanted saving without actually saying it. A good write.
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Hi Cinderella
Thank you for your comment on "My Salvation" I usually don't do this but since you really wanted to get to know my soul I am sending you my link to a poem which won the Gold Trophy as well as 1000 points. Check it out and see if you much prefer this:
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I honestly would have love to hear some more. I think what you shared was so deep and so personal, it was like peeking into your soul, but only getting a little sliver of the whole thing, and wanting more before we had to pull out. I hope I can look through your stuff and find more like this
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Well i love it!! Great emotion and strength. I definately like the last 5 lines the best, the create such vivid imagry!!
Well done and good luck
Abbie XX -
very nicely done
I thought this poem and the wonderful painting was wonderful and very unique. Too often, Christians who want to show their love for their God (s?)write pretty much the same thing as other people have. Not so this time. Very well done. -
i like how you described the hand of God as sacred and how you said he saved you as you were falling. . .as he does for many people. A lot of people don't find God until they are indeed falling or have almost reached the bottom of the pit. I'm glad you found him.
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For some reason, when I started reading this I expected it to be longer, but I really like it short.. it gets to the point. You describe such a sadness, such a nightmare... yet then you are saved by "His sacred hand" I love it, I think this is very well written, and I love the line "flashes of an unfinished life".. and then the end of course
Kelsie
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