God is loving, forgiving, nurturing, supporting, ever faithful
God smells like luxurious clean sheets and fresh, rain-filled air
God tastes like the ooze of a hot, flourless chocolate cake, its warmth filling my mouth
God sounds like a Native American flute unearthed and played after decades of silence
God feels like a baby's skin pressed cheek to cheek with my own
God looks like a beloved grandmother laughing with her grandchildren
God is loving, forgiving, nurturing, supporting, ever faithful
God smells like luxurious clean sheets and fresh, rain-filled air
God tastes like the ooze of a hot, flourless chocolate cake, its warmth filling my mouth
God sounds like a Native American flute unearthed and played after decades of silence
God feels like a baby's skin pressed cheek to cheek with my own
God looks like a beloved grandmother laughing with her grandchildren
God is loving, forgiving, nurturing, supporting, ever faithful
*As a regular reader you might remember my post about a wonderful retreat I attended in May. It was called "Awakening the Creative Spirit" and among the exercises I participated in was a round of poetry writing, with inspiration to be taken from use of one's senses to describe God - thus the poem of this post.
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beautiful words SS and so glad to see them again here. all of the images are vibrant, the one of the flute especially touching.
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C - Reviewing my scribbles from our week together, I'm uncovering bits and pieces of a wonderful mental mosaic. Thanks to you and Betsey for making that mosaic happen!
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love this GOD!!!!
ReplyDeleteI miss everything that happened at that retreat! Your poem brought me back to St Andrew's though, where Godness filled every sense I have... as it should, always, in all ways! Thanks, Sister!
ReplyDeleteIt kind of all gets down to the basics, doesn't it! God IS Love!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem! JG
Roy, Nice to hear your comments. The retreat was wonderful!
ReplyDeleteJG - yes, indeed - God is love. Thanks for stopping by; I always love to hear from you.