The Greatest of These...
Each night...Every night...20 total reviews
Comment from Kelly Hanna
A beautifully written poem about Faith. About faith in ourselves and each other. I enjoyed the inspiration and the flow. A job well done. Thank you for sharing!
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A beautifully written poem about Faith. About faith in ourselves and each other. I enjoyed the inspiration and the flow. A job well done. Thank you for sharing!
Comment Written 25-Sep-2018
Comment from BeasPeas
This is very nicely composed and I DO agree with you that "faith" is paramount and for me the most important. It indicates action. We actually do something--believe in a good outcome. Good luck in the contest. Marilyn
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This is very nicely composed and I DO agree with you that "faith" is paramount and for me the most important. It indicates action. We actually do something--believe in a good outcome. Good luck in the contest. Marilyn
Comment Written 24-Sep-2018
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written poem about faith. That is one of the most important abstract word we often misunderstand at a very high cost. There is less to lose when we have faith than there is when we don't have faith.
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A very well-written poem about faith. That is one of the most important abstract word we often misunderstand at a very high cost. There is less to lose when we have faith than there is when we don't have faith.
Comment Written 24-Sep-2018
Comment from Kelly Grim
This is so well done! I love how you used the same words and just changed their meaning using the insertion (or removal) of punctuation! I love the repetition of each night and every night, and then the repetition of fear, doubt, prayer, and faith... and I love the line: and the greatest of these. Beautiful message! Well written poem!
reply by the author on 24-Sep-2018
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This is so well done! I love how you used the same words and just changed their meaning using the insertion (or removal) of punctuation! I love the repetition of each night and every night, and then the repetition of fear, doubt, prayer, and faith... and I love the line: and the greatest of these. Beautiful message! Well written poem!
Comment Written 23-Sep-2018
reply by the author on 24-Sep-2018
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Hello Kelly!
So pleased you enjoyed!
I just now added to my offering!
Thank you for your excellent rating and thoughtful review!
diane
Comment from LaFrance
Your poem is an excellent entry for the feelings contest. Great title and graphics they really created an emotional atmosphere that went well with the emotional lines of your poem.
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Your poem is an excellent entry for the feelings contest. Great title and graphics they really created an emotional atmosphere that went well with the emotional lines of your poem.
Comment Written 23-Sep-2018
Comment from Air Spirit
This is really a very unique, clever, and thought inspiring poem... I really thought about it, and its implications after I read it, then re-read it again and again... it is so interesting how the way the words (same words) are used in the subsequent line, but put together differently, it often really had another dimension or perspective on the thoughts. Example: "...Have faith; God has a plan
Have faith God has a plan..." You take an initial statement 'Have faith' -- then 'God has a plan' --- they are declarative and definitive statements. However, the next line 'have faith God has a plan' -- suggests that it may not be a certainty as previously stated... the first line declarative, the second line suggestive ... big difference... that is why I LOVE word-salads, that can have different meanings, depending on how the words are used... and your message, bottom line of "have faith" is essential, and a 'must' if we are going to survive and thrive...
reply by the author on 23-Sep-2018
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This is really a very unique, clever, and thought inspiring poem... I really thought about it, and its implications after I read it, then re-read it again and again... it is so interesting how the way the words (same words) are used in the subsequent line, but put together differently, it often really had another dimension or perspective on the thoughts. Example: "...Have faith; God has a plan
Have faith God has a plan..." You take an initial statement 'Have faith' -- then 'God has a plan' --- they are declarative and definitive statements. However, the next line 'have faith God has a plan' -- suggests that it may not be a certainty as previously stated... the first line declarative, the second line suggestive ... big difference... that is why I LOVE word-salads, that can have different meanings, depending on how the words are used... and your message, bottom line of "have faith" is essential, and a 'must' if we are going to survive and thrive...
Comment Written 23-Sep-2018
reply by the author on 23-Sep-2018
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Hello Air Spirit!
I always enjoy your thorough and thoughtful review!
I am so pleased you enjoyed my humble offering...an attempt to write of faith...and teach a lesson regarding semicolons as well! I had great fun in the attempt!
Thank you for our excellent rating and review!
Comment from evesayshi
In my opinion, a worthy effort, of which the last stanza has emotional appeal for me; however, I challenge the "greatest" defined in the write - in our Father's own Words, the greatest is "love" - compliant with the prompt. Best of luck in the contest...
reply by the author on 23-Sep-2018
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In my opinion, a worthy effort, of which the last stanza has emotional appeal for me; however, I challenge the "greatest" defined in the write - in our Father's own Words, the greatest is "love" - compliant with the prompt. Best of luck in the contest...
Comment Written 23-Sep-2018
reply by the author on 23-Sep-2018
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Hello Eve!
Yes, the "Greatest" is love, but of Fear, Doubt, Prayer, and Faith, the "greatest of these is Faith..." That is what I am saying.
So pleased you stopped by and thank you for your excellent rating and best wishes.
Thank you!
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You are very welcome, and thank you for your clarification - much appreciated, as it concerns His Word...Eve
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I'm glad you replied and have a clearer understanding of what I was saying.
Have a wonderful evening!
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And the same to you...Eve
Comment from karenina
A worthy contender for this contest and an ode to the semicolon....oft misused and yet so capable of altering meaning we ought to all take a moment and ponder the correct use of such a clever little punctuation mark.
Karenina
reply by the author on 23-Sep-2018
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A worthy contender for this contest and an ode to the semicolon....oft misused and yet so capable of altering meaning we ought to all take a moment and ponder the correct use of such a clever little punctuation mark.
Karenina
Comment Written 23-Sep-2018
reply by the author on 23-Sep-2018
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Hello Karenina!
I've missed you!
I always think that the semi-colon is "winking" at writers, as if to say, "You know you need to use me, and not that silly relative of mine, the comma! :) So overused!
Glad you enjoyed my rather different offering.
Thank you for your excellent rating and complimentary review!
Comment from Nanny 6
This is a very interesting poem for the contest. I do like the way you repeated yourself, because that's what I find doing when I'm lacking faith. I wish you good luck! this is a very good entry and should do well.
Judy
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This is a very interesting poem for the contest. I do like the way you repeated yourself, because that's what I find doing when I'm lacking faith. I wish you good luck! this is a very good entry and should do well.
Judy
Comment Written 23-Sep-2018
Comment from Amanda Carlucci
A very clever use of punctuation! Though several lines may look the same as another, they are different - just different enough to create change throughout the landscape of this piece and take the reader on a journey on self reflection. Well done.
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A very clever use of punctuation! Though several lines may look the same as another, they are different - just different enough to create change throughout the landscape of this piece and take the reader on a journey on self reflection. Well done.
Comment Written 23-Sep-2018
