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Ann Collins's avatar

Every time a poet invites me into a dreamscape, it gets my attention. Dreams are so mysterious. Entering into another person's dreamscape--into their subconscious mind-- is always interesting.

And I love all the imagery of God, who is like a gushing spring, a light-bearer, and especially one who transforms failures into sweetness. Great choice, Brian--this will be fun to memorize.

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Brian Funke's avatar

Excellent!

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The Sea in Me    (Síodhna)'s avatar

There is such a spark in these verses, love the beehive imagery especially. Thanks Brian.

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Brian Funke's avatar

That’s my favorite section as well. So much to unpack there, I’m excited to sit with this one this month. If you end up wanting to memorize, I hope you’ll join in the chat!

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David Donoghue's avatar

Excellent poem.

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

Brian, I am not at all familiar with this poet, and I loved the poem. The last 4 lines reminded me of a poem I wrote many years ago about walking with God. Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful work with us.

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Brian Funke's avatar

I’m happy it resonated with you…I don’t gravitate too much to poems with “God” specifically named, for a while host of reasons but this one is too good 🙂

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Cynthia's avatar

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 me too ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

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