POEMS FROM THE HEART for Thursday, July 14, 2011

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Thursday, July 14, 2011

THE BLACKBERRY PATCH

THE BLACKBERRY PATCH I SAW GOD IN THE BLACKBERRY PATCH AS I PICKED THE LUSCIOUS FRUIT WHILE HIGH UP THE HOLLOW DARK AND COOL I HEARD A LONE OWL HOOT WITH MY HEAD IN THE CLOUDS I REACHED FOR A VINE, HIGH UP IN A TREE BUT, BLUEBIRD CHIRPED AND SEEMED TO SAY NO, GOD PUT THIS ONE HERE FOR ME SO I LEFT THE VINE AND LOOKED TO THE GROUND WHERE A TERRAPIN CREPT ALONG AND I THOUGHT OF GOD AND HIS GREATNESS MY HEART WAS FILLED WITH SONG AS I GATHERED THE FRUIT HE HAD GIVEN NOT MINDING THE BRIAR OR THE... Sign in to see full entry.

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