Poetry

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Living in the in-between
Hard times between life and loss
The time between these
Joy of former, tears are the cost.

The wish for life once again
Feels labored and long
Yet is no greater than a breath
Yet harder than a song.

Beating of a heart
Whisper of a voice
The rattle and silence
What more can be lost?

Life’s glimmer passed into night
Life’s hope faded fast
The reason and purpose
Seemed empty, useless.

Day after day
Darkness, a heavy load
No joy only sorrow
No reason, no hope.

Plodding through darkness
Whisper of breath, no sound
Blankness and pain
Without hope, silence resounds.

Eyes open as slits
Wait, breath makes sound
Shimmer like mirage
Where is it found?

Deeper and wider
Breath, eyes open
Sounds come, recall hope
Heart’s pump sound begins.

Days without number
Soundless, no light
Makes heart yearn, grasp
For hope and sight.

Slit opened wider
Ears perk, attune
Life enters slowly
Heart yearns, makes room.

Darkness will not linger
As Hope enters with love
Hope does not leave
Resurrected from above.

Darkness without victim
Loss has no gain
Hope has no strangle
Life comes with pain.

Joy ,Life from Hope
Life born anew
Death cannot conquer
HOPE LOVE gives you.

Hope in the morning
Peace for the day
Guide for the footfalls
Life eternally.

Faith brings renewal
LOVE conquers all
CHRIST resurrected
KING overall.

Death has no power
That Christ cannot end
For people who choose HIS
Life HE offers them.

Death of a loved one
Painfully dark
Comes with joy for believers
Whose family, friends know HIM.

Dark though it seems
Presses down does death’s day
LIFE’S gift of salvation
Redeems, saves from life’s pay.

Salvation free
Sin’s judgment paid
Jesus’ death paid ransom
Believers are saved.

Battle HE fought
Behind solid stone
JESUS emerged
Now sits on His throne.

Victor o’er death
Sin, pain, and grief
Conquering HERO
Our LORD is HE.

Dying, HE saved me
Risen from the grave
JESUS HE paid
My redeemer HE saves.

HOPE everlasting
JOY without end
Now and always
My SAVIOR my FRIEND.

Dying, HE saves.
JESUS, HE reigns.
Death now defeated.
Victorious KING without end!

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