Tuesday, June 08, 2010

The Elders Gathered

Entering the small sanctuary
the dome of the roof
the bright sun shining
within the sacred space

Feeling the elders
the saints who laid the plan
this space of worship
this consecrated, sacred ground

Trying to keep the girls quiet
that I would hear the whispers
the truth of our faith
murmured by ancient tongues

Stilling myself for a moment
a sense of the gravitas of the place
the saints before us
led by your amazing grace



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edited January 15, 2016
Entering with Them – v8
(merging edits to original, version 7, version 6, version 5,
version 4, version 3, and version 2)
edited December 4, 2015
Entering with Them – v7
(Editing original)
edited August 19, 2015
Entering with Them – v6
(editing version 2)
edited May 9, 2015
Entering with Them – v5
(editing original again)
Edited October 8, 2014
-          Entering with Them – v4
-          The Elders Gathered – v3
-          Feeling the peace of that moment – v3
-          Entering with Them – v3
-          Stillness in the Chapel – v3
-          A Kiss of Their Presence – v2
-          A Sense of a Presence – v2
-          A Heavy Presence – v2
-          The Weight of Their Presence – v2

edited May 27, 2015
behind their eyes – v2
new October 8, 2014
behind their eyes
edited June 11, 2015
The Rough Hewn Cross – v6
(editing version 5)
Edited October 13, 2013
“The Rough Hewn Cross – v5”
(editing version 4)
Edited September 2, 2013
“Standing in Their Presence – v3”
(editing original)
Edited July 16, 2013
-          “The Rough Hewn Cross – v4”
(editing original again)
-          “The Rough Hewn Cross – v3”
(editing version 2)
Edited November 29, 2012
-          “The Rough Hewn Cross – v2”
-           “The Elders Gathered – v2”
-           “Standing in Their Presence – v2”
-           “Feeling the Peace of that Moment – v2”
-           “Entering with Them – v2”
-           “Stillness in the Chapel – v2”
&
New poems November 29, 2012
-          “A Heavy Presence”
-           “A Kiss of Their Presence”
-          “The Weight of Their Presence”
-           “A Sense of Presence”
about certain places seeming to have
an aura of a physical manifestation
of the spirit world
&
earlier poems, June 9, 2010:
-          Feeling the peace of that moment
-          The Rough Hewn Cross
-          Standing in Their Presence
-          The Elders Gathered
-          Entering with Them
-          Stillness in the Chapel
about time in the outdoor chapel
at First Congregational Church of Pembroke
301 Pembroke Street
Pembroke, NH
June 7, 2010, about 7:45pm
&
Edited November 28, 2012
“Smell of Snow – v2”
Friday, December 03, 2004 8:27
“Smell of Snow”
and other poems
Edited September 20, 2012
“Snow in the Air – v2”
December 30, 2006 12:08
“Snow in the Air”


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