Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Standing in Their Presence

Something about standing there
in their presence, gathered
watching as we walked
into the sanctuary, outdoors

The parishioners of old
the saints who have gone before
as if they were seated on the pews
joining us in quiet reflection

Asking the girls to stay behind me
slowing entering in
walking the steps of these faithful
those who had formed this place

Reverently sharing
this space for praising God
sensing the singing of the choir
on this hallowed, sacred ground



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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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