Salvation

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This poem, I feel maybe one of my greatest works to date, it certainly has alot of meaning for me. There are really two indended meanings to this poem, one that is very superficial and easy to see and the other that is hidden in the format of the stanzas. Just a challenge for those who like riddles, lol. Either way, for what ever you take from it, please enjoy! Purity of the soul, journey well to all!!!

Salvation

Blood Red

As the blood flows from the tears of his soul into the rivers of red,
So the lost souls of the forgotten past swim around in the pools of the dead,
Red with the life blood of sin,
Lost souls drowning in a fight they can never win.

For this place is a hell to be known,
Red with the blood of the sins to be shown.

Sins of man’s imperfect flesh,
Dead with the dust of the memories lost,
Forever will they burn in hell as the cost!

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Blackened Glass

The world of the dead blackens the clearest sky,
Can you hear the angels in heaven cry?

Screams of terror that deafens the ears,
Flesh of the world brings death’s call near.

Break free from the tomb of the black glass,
Black with the souls of the darkness to mass.

Broken into a million pieces,
Caged no longer as the world releases,
Freedom from reaper's embrace,
Shards of glass that soar to a higher place.

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Embodied Soul

A soul of such purity and grace,
Trapped in a body of flesh and disgrace.

As the sins of the world flows through your veins,
You skin barded and bound by our chains.

God’s very breath fills your lungs,
The holy spirit speaks through you with tongues.

Your heart beats to the very life blood of us all,
Within the very depths of our soul is where you call.

To deafened ears do you speak,
Our embodied soul is what you seek.

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The cross

This wooden post holds the weight of the entire world,
Sins of the flesh in a tornado hurled.

Pain and agony that knows no bounds,
The screams of torment that makes the sound.

Nailed to the cross for the deadly sins of man,
A cost so great to bare, Yet it was all part of his plan.

Blood dripping from the finger tips of his heart,
For it is through his unselfish act that he gave us a fresh start.

Salvation for the future of tomorrow,
The souls of the dead no longer to borrow.

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Man With Out A Face

To see the face of GOD is to be blinded by his grace,
Too bright with the purity of light for our souls to embrace.

No man has ever live to see his eyes,
Such a sin would become our demise.

For the Son of God has no face,
To see such a sight, one must travel to a higher place.

Blinded we are to such a sight,
Our hearts succumb to the heavenly light.

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Halo Of Fire

Fire burns deep into a halo of perfection,
Knowing our salvation is in his resurrection.

Burning fire that fuels the soul,
Only our heart’s love can pay the toll.

Raging fire that howls into the bombastic moon,
The angels in heaven singing such a sweet angelic tune.

The rays of fire fill the sky,
Tears of joy as I wonder why,

Why he spared such a sinful beast,
Sins of the world he so released.

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Rays Of Light

Rays of the future is what will be,
A path through the thickening fog is what I see.

The warmth of the light breaths life into our very hearts,
Salvation of our souls is where it all starts.

Freedom of will is our greatest gift,
Wings of the angels' so lift,
Our souls from the raging pits of hell,
Into the skies of heaven’s well,
Filled with the tears of God no more,
For his undying love taught us to soar.

Into the purity of heaven’s light,
Blood of the sacrificial lamb set things right.

Rays of purity blind our eyes,
No longer shall we live in an illusion of lies.

Our sinful lives no longer to bare,
For within our hearts you will find God’s true love to share…

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gregster commented on Salvation

08-01-2010

Nailed to the cross for the deadly sins of man, A cost so great to bare, Yet it was all part of his plan. best line and true gospel.......this is beautiful please read his pain and our salvation on my list i beg

carynontherhine commented on Salvation

07-26-2010

This one is yet another one of my favorites. This picture hung in your grandmothers room at her death. The picture my son painted hung every day where my mother could see. She so loved that one painting. She told me you were the only one in the family she trusted. Made me feel on cloud nine. This one is beautifully written from start to finish. I read it in parts. One and I ponder on that for an hour and then I come back and do this till I am done. so I take all of it in to absorb. I still need to reread this one. A ten, ten but more then that, you write where no one dares to go. Somewhere inside of you that no one goes. Only you and your mind which I have not decided are you really an Angel? You are my angel for sure. mom

angel33614

07/27/2010

Funny no one that read this poem really guessed the riddle, even through it was staring in thier face literally, lol. Perhaps it what seemed simple was more complex than I realized. I forgot the about that, hmm... You know that brings a new meaning to th poem and to the picture, I wonder what she thought in her dying moments as she looked up at that picture??? to be honest I wasn't ever sure if nana really knew jesus, I wonder as she stood next to him dying on that cross if she found her inner peace? I wonder if the picuture helped her find her own salvation... One day we will have to ask her. So many people when they read this poem see nothing but religious text, but this couldn't be further from the true meaning of the poem. The painting as well as the poem was never meant as a literal translation but rather a metaphysical transformation of words into symbolic emotions, a journey of one's soul, a spiritual journey of salvation. Purity of the soul, journey well!!! Angel aka your loving son

carynontherhine

07/27/2010

My son, my son, no one ever told you? I thought I did. Yet maybe not as sorrowful that time was for me. I stayed almost three weeks with her morning, noon and back at night. I slept on the little couch waiting to hear if she would speak in her semi awake state of mind. The day that picture was brought in she awoke as everyone was around her and shuffling around with personal effects for her to see and feel at home. She said " oh, Jr's picture. How wonderful, thank you. The day she died, she looked up at your picture as she awoke for the last time that morning. She said as clear of a voice she had since the day she arrived, tell Jr. thank you for letting me see him, now I shall see his face to be with your father. Na na did pass away an hour later. Your picture above all else in the room was all she looked at. She did know him and she loved you so. I can't write now for a while. I shall venture once more through the rest later. I miss her so. When I go my love and should my life ended as hers, I want this picture over me. I love you endlessly and immensely. Too emotional this picture. I think I shall end this comment and go on to another.

thecross commented on Salvation

07-26-2010

I usually avoid writings of this nature only because I am "enlightened" in an "unenlightened" way so to speak. However this poem was very well crafted and wonderfully written I enjoyed this piece, well done.

angel33614

07/26/2010

I thank you olf friend for taking the time to visit my page and commenting on this poem, I greatly appreciate your time and kind words and review! Some who have read this poem see only the references and images that are but the surface skin of what the true meaning of this poem is, truthfully this poem was not meant to be religious but rather spiritual as the poem itself represents a transition from dark to light, from the death of the earth to the life of heaven's gate, salvation not as an end point but rather a journey of transformation from the body of the flesh of blood to the light of one's inner spirit and the true birth of one's soul. Purity of the soul, journey well!!! Angel

carynontherhine commented on Salvation

07-15-2010

For sure this is one of your masterpieces! No doubt! What an original imagination you had when you painted the picture without a face as no man has ever seen the holy one. Unbelievable! Every time I read through it, I am still in awe! Caryn on the Rhine

knight4696 commented on Salvation

06-30-2010

Wow Angel - Quite the undertaking this must've been to write. As hidden as the underlying meaning may be .. it should be clear to those who have had any religion in their lives. You have certainly created a poem that gives one much to ponder. I truly enjoyed this piece and I'm saving it to my faves for sure. Great work Pal! :) Ken

angel33614

07/02/2010

I am so glad you enjoyed this piece as it has alot of meaning for me! I greatly appreciate your compliments and can only hope that more people were as blind as you to the illsusion of the darkness, for you truely see the light and the real meaning behind this poem. There is alot of hidden meaning througout, it is written on several different levels and can be seen in different ways. Thank you for your kind words of incouragement! Purity of the soul, journey well!!! Angel

A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness. It finds the thought and the thought finds the words.

Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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