Friday, May 16, 2008

Soaring

Soaring...
Eagles and aspirations.
Reaching,
Bracing breeze and circles
High above the tedious earth,
Lifting up my face to feel the light of God's face.
And thus seeing--far below--that beloved speck of dust called earth
The shimmering lakes and the green of lawns
Where little people play out the passion of their short, frenzied lives.
From my mighty spot, aloof and lonely, I am strangely moved;
My heart is sore--for their frailty, their glorious plans gone wrong.
They weep in the dirt, and I so want to carry them...up...up...up
Into my arms, soaring.

Our Sunday Scribblings prompt is Soar/Sore

I cannot think of this prompt without thinking of that marvelous chapter 40 of Isaiah.
which ends like this:

28 Have you not known?
Have you not heard?
The everlasting God, the LORD,
The Creator of the ends of the earth,
Neither faints nor is weary.
His understanding is unsearchable.

29 He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might He increases strength.

30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
And the young men shall utterly fall,

31 But those who wait on the LORD
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.

Keep Walking...Keep running...Keep Soaring.


(The picture is from www.flickr.com)

12 comments:

Pirate Princess said...

Great post - love the scriptures added in. :) Which version did u use? There are so many these days...

aftergrace said...

Verse 31 has always been my favorite. As always lilibeth, your blogs are amazing.

Lilibeth said...

I used New King James

danni said...

many thanks for the reminder and inspiration of the scripture!!!

Granny Smith said...

Your poem is beautiful and you chose the absolutely perfect photo to accompany it

Anonymous said...

What an encouraging post! I used v. 31 on my first climb of Mt. Hood, and I soared to the top of the mountain! Great poem!

Anonymous said...

Thanks for posting this. I loved it.

ah, the anticipation

Rebecca Reid said...

Beautiful and sad at the same time to see the world from above. I like how you took yourself up there. Very nice.

Tammy Brierly said...

I loved your poem and this verse was perfect for my Sunday. Thank you!

anno said...

Beautiful poem, and I enjoyed the accompanying verses. Thanks for the pointer to the New King James version.

Jennifer Hicks said...

i feel like an eagle...loved the picture - thanks.

Anonymous said...

Lovely - great to be back here - Thank YOU {{x0}}