The Adventure Of The First Day Of The New Year Poem by Susan Williams

The Adventure Of The First Day Of The New Year

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Quiet, be still my soul
listen to His words
not to the fears
encircling
like wolves
hungry
and
cruel.
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Quiet, be still my soul
it is time to reflect
time to weed out
the mental garden
time to forge better paths
for the heart to follow
time to build a better sanctuary
for all I love.
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Quiet, be still my soul
it is time to forgive
and to always give
and to stop
stop seeking out the memories
of all those dark and hurtful times
that need to die
so all the little graces of life may live.
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Quiet, be still my soul
listen to His words
not to the fears
encircling
like wolves
hungry
and
cruel.
.
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...........................©Susan Williams, Jan.1,2017

Sunday, January 1, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: faith
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Unnikrishnan E S 01 January 2017

Hi Susan, As usual, your poem is exuding confidence and positive energy. These are the basic attitudes one requires when one approaches a new year; not many worthless resolutions that are forgotten, even before the new year is over. And of course, faith! True faith comes from the identification of oneself with Him, so that it comes naturally to one to overcome fear. for he is there! And, it is time to reflect time to weed out the mental garden time to forge better paths for the heart to follow And of course, love alone takes you forward; Love for your fellow beings, which is just an extension of love for Him: time to build a better sanctuary for all I love. A poem of immense worth, for the New Year! 100++

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Susan Williams 02 January 2017

Thank you, I knew you would understand this poem completely and from a background of faith. I will strive to keep this poem as a guiding star to help me through this year and I so hope others will find it likewise to be of help to them in their struggles. Happy New Year to you, my friend! ! And thank you for the hundred tens! ! ! !

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Susan Williams 19 September 2020

Mj, precisely so. Human beings may have run out of time as far as mistreating their home otherwise called planet Earth- so it may be time to get themselves ready ro meet their maker

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Mj Lemon 15 September 2020

I had to revisit this great work, Susan. There's something here that resonates with what's going on these days. Every day seems to be one in which we wake up with the possibility (need! ?) of renewal. So many things are going on, each or any morning might be the " time to forge better paths."

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Kumarmani Mahakul 04 May 2018

Quiet, be still my soul it is time to reflect time to weed out the mental garden time to forge better paths for the heart to follow time to build a better sanctuary for all I love........touching expression with nice theme. An outstanding poem. Thanks for sharing. .

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Susan Williams 07 May 2018

Thank you for reading and commenting, Kumarmani!

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Hazel Durham 17 December 2017

I love this superb poem about being grateful for the blessings in our lives and not to let our inner voice destroy our joy by worrying over the past, worrying over the future but to have faith and rejoice and find our inner child and release the spirit of love and freedom of expression!

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Susan Williams 28 December 2017

Thank you for always supporting your fellow poets- -I look forward to your lovely poems so imbued with the flavor of your homeland as well as your heart and your comments that reveal the wisdom you have earned through the trials and joys of your life.

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Chinedu Dike 13 November 2017

An insightful depiction of autosuggestion which one deploys in order to affirm the individual's faith, as the person earnestly resolves to sustain resolutions in a new year. Poignant work of an intricate mind. Lovely indeed, Susan. Thanks for sharing and stay blessed.

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Susan Williams 17 November 2017

Perhaps if we are on a revolving tilt-a-wheel always reliving the bad things, we can mentally throw those bad things off the bus and take aboard and keep aboard good thoughts, forgiveness both of self and others and get on with living in the present. Thank you for reading and understanding. You stay blessed as well, Chinedu! !

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