A Wreath Of Supplications I Poem by Dorothy Kardas, Psy.D. Th.D.
A Wreath Of Supplications I
Free, Oh! free me
From fading spree...
What has utmost
Influence on me?
Deep well of shame
And disgrace are mine
Expanse infinite of praise
And grandeur are Thine...
Am I sprouting, flowering,
Fructifying inside?
Taking shelter in the wounds
Of Christ Crucified?
Search, Oh! search
For the Illuminant warm
Alien to changing purpose,
Portentous harm
Today's sobbing defeat -
A miraculous retreat -
From hazardous, fearsome fate
Worse than loss of life
Training needful for
The final triumph
Of earthly strife.
Do trials and insidious harm,
Craft me wise and free?
Free, Oh free me
From vanishing spree!
Keep, Oh! keep
What's passing in slavery
Not myself be its slave,
Bear duties bravely
Foreign to swamp frivolous,
Carnal for the sensualist
Craves continually pleasure
In death-dealing measure...
Am I, in truth, facing me?
Shutting the door to Thee?
And, can Thy grace be wanting
To one seeking Thee?
Theo-Poetic verse of vigorous, dauntless verisimillitude! God bless...
'Alien to changing purpose...' 'Do trials... craft me wise and free? 'and more... noteworthy... of genius work! In the current world there is too much attention given to 'venerating' human faulty and dangerous reasoning over the eternal principles of faith. Thank you for raising our religious awareness, and being a bearer of faith in a confused world. Your poems have quite different and profoundly spiritual atmosphere. They reveal integrity and remarkably insightful thinking. Love, Laura & family.
Totally agree with the messages in this poem! If we are not valiantly devoted to eternal/ God's truth, goodness and all that has eternal importance, our life becomes absolutely pointless! a real nightmare! Enjoyed the poem's penetrating analysis & questioning. Very imaginative and (as always!) meaningful work! 10!
Dr. Kardas, Truly, our earthly life is training and preparation for eternal life. Another great technique to reach the reader! You are remarkably competent in presenting complex ideas in a meaningful manner, an effective educative genius! Thanks for enlarging my spiritual and mental horizon.10!
Dear Dr. Kardas, Your poetry always challenges us intellectually and spiritually. The 2nd stanza beautifully reminds us that our love of God is genuine when we accept joy and suffering with the same degree of thankfulness, knowing that all that God allows in His perfect love is for our spiritual improvement. As always, you amaze us by your skillful usage of different styles of expression. God be with you... Love, Renia & family
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'Can Thy grace be wanting to one seeking Thee? ' - thanks Doc. for making my day through this most spiritually helpful reminder... and all morally instructive gems that you consistently include in your poems! The ideas in each stanza 'feed my soul' through eternal insights so masterfully explained! Doc. I read a lot and in my opinion the caliber of your poetry is ONE in a billion! No exaggeration intended! Keep writing PLEASE! ! ! Max