Inspiration Poem by obed Souza

Inspiration

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“ In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, let there be light, and there was light.’ (Genesis 1: l-3)

Come nearer, you my Maker
Words lie there formless, dead, waiting for meaning
Come and fill this void with light
Name the nameless, conquer the loneliness of this land
Inhabit this empty heart
The breath of your spirit:
The deep made Eden.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Lynda Robson 21 July 2009

A very inspiring write, you have put the bible to good use in this poem, 10 Lynda xx

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Louis Rams 18 July 2009

this is great! you put the bible to its full use in your poetry. i had just put my poem called ' inspiation' on line also. YOURS DESERVES A DOUBLE TEN

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Lillian Thomas 18 July 2009

beautifully penned, as if you were present at the creation. My favorite lines: 'Inhabit this empty heart The breath of your spirit: The deep made Eden. '

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Naseer Ahmed Nasir 17 July 2009

When there was nothing, there was God. He is the creater of being-ness. Very inspirational write, Obed.

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Catrina Heart 17 July 2009

God is always the inspiration to light on this world! ! ! profound composition...Thanks! ! !

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Ravi A 24 October 2009

You have aptly captured the spirit of the Bible. Good work. 'Words lie there formless, dead'. 'Dead' is not true. What is not yet within our power of cognitive level need not be dead. It is only a stage of non-clarity from our level of perception. In oriental philosophy, this stage of non-clarity is coined as 'Avyaktha'. 'Vyaktha' is clarity. We have to understand that before the evolution of languages, there was man and his thoughts that implies the fact that for our thinking, language is not necessary. The primitive man heard the voices of this Nature in various moods and forms and began associating these forms of sounds to forms of Nature. These forms of sound later evolved into words and man associated these words to corresponding forms and ideas. For example, the word 'stream' has been evolved from the very voice of a stream. The primitive man clearly heard this voice. Another example - 'Crow'. Haven't you noticed the very cry of a crow - 'cra', 'cra'...

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Marieta Maglas 26 August 2009

nice prosaic poem, a lovely ode to The Lord....10+++++

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Lynn Glover 23 July 2009

Obed: This is a very good poem. It's always an inspiration when we have God in the Equasion. See ya Lynn

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Obinna Eruchie 22 July 2009

God's Inspiration becomes His Creation. An imaginative piece inspired by the Book of Genesis.

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Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar 21 July 2009

a great ambition in apt words. wonderful. shan

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