I'm excited to tell you that I'll be sharing two poems from my book, "Behold the Lamb...poetically!" at "The Love of God" women's seminar, Saturday, August 6th, at Beth Israel Worship Center, Wayne, NJ. Admission is free. Advance registration is required.
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Here's another Ocean Grove poem...
THE BOARDWALK PAVILION
This
glorious summer Sunday morning—
We’re
drawn eastward
from
north, south, and west
by
the magnetic pull
of
God’s love-force
Drawn,
to the old wooden pavilion
to
the Atlantic, the Jersey shore
to
the boards at God’s Square Mile—
Ocean
Grove. Drawn
wearing
khaki and denim
tees
and tanks
sundresses,
flip-flops
carrying
water bottles
carrying
Bibles
fanning
ourselves
with
song sheets
We
fill the benches
then
spill over
into
the periphery
onto
folding chairs, lawn chairs
beach
blankets. Some stand
Some
look for shade
It’s
80-plus and breezy
The
sky, clear
The
sea glistens
Waves
slap the shore
merrily.
We’re merry
Vacationers
stroll past
Some
peer; some stop
some
smile; some don’t
Bikers
pedal by
joggers
jog
Hymnsong;
guitar-strum
Son-smiles;
praise dance
heart-moves;
Kidz church
Gospel-preach
Agape
flows outward
aboutward
Sea
mist rises like incense
upward,
Heavenward
toward
the One
enthroned
We
bask in the warmth
of
His smile
of
His warm, sunshiny love
Maude
Carolan Pych
by Maude Carolan Pych
is available online at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc.
www.maudecarolanpych.net
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