Postby Anna Mae » Sun Dec 24, 2006 12:14 pm
(Can you guess who has been unable to get onto CAA in about two months? <.< >.>)
Simply
Simply,
I want to give my words.
Humbly,
I come to bow.
Softly,
And sing my song of praise That "softly" bit took me off guard, but I like it.
And pour out my heart before you. I also like how you ease out of your pattern at the end of the stanza.
For I am unworthy
To come before you
But by your blood
I can come to You. This line feels a bit redundant. If you particularly like the wording that you have there, though, I would suggest italicizing the "can" in order to make it more fluid.
How awesome a Lord!
How great a King!
You who are Justice!
You who are Mercy!
Paid the price.
I fall awestruck before you.
Lovely,
The face of He who died and rose.
Worthy,
The King of eternity
Who Is more awesome! I'm not sure why you have "Is" capitalized.
The the Lord of Hosts Do you mean "Than the Lord of Hosts?"
I fall on my knees and cry.
For I am unworthy... I like that you revisit this theme. It makes me relate to the poem more.
Glorious,
The Reigning King. I really like this way of phrasing that you use here. It really makes the poem seem so much more "psalmish." Very, very good. That is a major strength of this poem.
Holy,
What offering can I bring.
You set in Heaven Sit?
But Look Down.
You deliver and redeem
The souls of men.
I fall in awe
Of my Glorious King
Surrendered, completely and Humbly, Why is Humbly capitalized?
No one on Earth
Deserves more, Unless you are using "Honor" as an address to God (his name), I think that it would make more sense to omit this comma.
Honor.
[SIZE="4"][color="DarkSlateBlue"]God has called me to mission work in Paraguay and Brazil. I may return to CAA someday. God bless all of you![/color][/SIZE]
[i]Two vast and trunk-less legs of stone stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, half sunk, a shattered visage lies. Round the decay of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare the lone and level sands stretch far away. On the pedestal these words are inscribed:
“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!â€