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Friday 17 August 2018

Three aspects of love

Recently the word 'love' has come up in a blogger friend's post.  The strange thing is that for days I have been singing the song  'A new commandment I give unto you, that you love one another as I have loved you'.
I have several of my poems and pics in my workroom that speak of love so I thought I would put three of them in this post.  One of them I may have put in a blog post a while back, I am not sure. They speak of different aspects of love.
 
The first one is a love that a person would feel for a person they desire to spend their lives with, put in a romantic way.
 
PILLOW OF DREAMS
 
If I could take a blackbird's song and threads of golden twine   
and lily pads of palest green from ponds like sparkling wine
with fragrant herb and meadow grass and drops of morning dew
I'd make a pillow soft and fair and lie and dream with you
We'd dream of walking on a path of wonder and delight
midst fragrant rose and hyacinth where there would be no night
We'd bathe in crystal rivers 'twixt banks of luscious green
see dragon flies with whisper wings of colours never seen
We'd roam on hills of heather, no shoes upon our feet
and time would never matter ......life would be so sweet
I'd send my gift on swallows' wings, no words would need be said
For all the love I have for you would lie beneath your head
 
 
The second one is a love that I have received from my husband all our married life, a kindness that automatically causes someone to do something for someone they love ( put in a humorous way:-) )  This was a poem that I put in an anniversary card I sent to him.

YOU'VE JUST GOT A PEST

I'd like to send you special thanks for all you've done for me
and to wish you on our special day 'Happy anniversary'
But there's just one thing I'll ask of you before you settle down
Would you fix the carburettor so that I can drive to town?
and find a lead to trail behind to combat all that static
and when you've finished with the car put floorboards in the attic
And if you think these jobs are small, to do them you are able
would you go into our bedroom and mend my dressing table
Please don't think I'm nagging you or taking you for granted
I know you've laid the patio but the lavender's not planted
But after all is said and done I think that I'm quite blessed
to have a husband good and kind when you've just got a PEST !!!

The third poem is about a love that is above and beyond all that my heart could desire.  It is the love of God that I encountered when I became born again of God's Spirit through believing in His Son Jesus and being baptized.  I had to learn, and am continuing to learn, God's ways through the teaching of the Holy Spirit,  and know that His thoughts and ways are far above my carnal ways and thoughts.

YOUR LOVE IS .......
 
Your love is a power, a life giving line
that stretches from Heaven to this heart of mine
giving life to a soul that once was dead
lifting hands that hung down as if weighted with lead
and causing a tongue that sang only of fear
to sing a new song to all who will hear
Now this heart responds to Your love that heals pain
like a rose that unfolds to the gentle rain
My soul awakens and leaves the grave
reborn by Your Word that came to save
With hands lifted high, all heaviness gone
I honour my Saviour the Holy One
My tongue praises God for His two edged sword
and the song that I sing says .....
'Jesus is Lord'



'Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends, you are my friends if you do whatsoever I command you'   John ch. 15 v.13

 I continue to say .....





 
 
 

16 comments:

Sandi said...

A beautiful description of different forms of love.

Good to see you, Brenda. :) I come here every now and then to see if you've posted anything new, I am a Follower of yours, but I don't always see your posts on my blogroll. This one, for example, I only saw when I came here because you commented on my blog.

Sandi said...

I just noticed this post IS on my blogroll today. I must have missed it somehow!

Keith said...

Once again Brenda, very nice! You should set them to song and let us hear it. I know I probably don’t say it enough, but thanks for being a friend and a great sister in Christ. 😇

Brenda said...

Hi Sandi,
I only put the post up yesterday. Don't worry about when you come over, I am exactly the same on blogging :-) I only put posts up when something comes into my mind to write about, and that is not frequently, but I do like to keep in touch.

Brenda said...

Hi Keith,
who knows, maybe one day they will form as a song in my mind, this has happened before, but for now they are all just poems. There is no need to say about being friends and brothers and sisters, that is reflected in our comments to one another.

Karen said...

Thank you for sharing your beautiful poems, Brenda! They are all wonderful. I especially like Pillow of Dreams. The imagery is lovely.

Brenda said...

Hi Karen, lovely to see you. Thank you for your kind words. I know you like garden's and countryside so I can see why you like that poem. One day we shall all be in a beautiful place filled with love, with our Lord.

Laurie Collett said...

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, Brenda! I'm so glad you're back to blogging -- your writing is a blessing and inspiration!
Love in Christ,
Laurie

Brenda said...

Aw Laurie, you are such a kind person. I love blogging but am never able to do them very regularly. I am going to not let that prevent me from looking at other people's blogs regularly as I really enjoy doing that, as I do yours very much. God bless you Laurie.

Laurie Collett said...

Hi Brenda,
Thank you for calling me kind, but I always aim to speak the truth in love, and I would not say your writing was beautiful if it were not. Praise the Lord for the talents He has given you, including your writing, your discernment, and your gift of encouraging others. I am blessed to hear that you enjoy my blog, and I always appreciate your visits and comments.
God bless you too!
Laurie

Keith said...

Hey Brenda. Please tell Steve that I’m sorry for not answering his comment sooner but we’ve been out of range.

Brenda said...

Hi Keith,
don't worry. He became fascinated when I told him that you speak the Hebrew language and know the true interpretation of the scriptures. Then he asked for your blog details, he was also born again of the Spirit when I was.
As you know, we are of Jewish descent through my mother, and my grandfather spoke the Jewish language as well.
My father spoke about six languages and I am not sure if one of them would have been the Hebrew language. There is so much I would love to know about my ancestry, but I only know about it as far back as the mid nineteenth century, when they came into the UK. Maybe I will look into it again when I have time. My life is quite busy at the moment.

S. Knowles said...

These poems were so beautiful Brenda. Thanks for sharing them with us. God's love is indeed the greatest love of all. :-) God Bless you Brenda.

Brenda said...

Hi Sateigdra,
it is lovely to see you again, thank you for your kind comment - all glory to our lovely Father and His Son Jesus. I have tried to go over to your blog but can not get into it. A message comes up and says it is not available for me to see. I don't know if it is my lack of technological knowledge. It would be lovely if you had a BlogSpot site again like you originally did.
God bless you too Sateigdra

Brenda said...

Sateigdra,
only just noticed your comment on my tradition verses truth post, have left an answer on it to you.

S. Knowles said...

Hi Brenda, I saw your response. :-)