Poems

As close as thought

STEVEN ALAN AVEY

Heaven is well within our reach—not a far-off, halcyon beachbut a shoreless now/here place,including us in God's embraceof Spirit's idea-world.

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"Choose ye"

ELIZABETH GLASS BARLOW

Three young men,Eyes and heartsFixed on the One,Refused to bend,To follow the liturgical worshipOf the king's idol—So set, so tall,So gargantuan in its glisterings.

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You?

GODFREY JOHN

Nothing can ever stopyou being you.

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The spiritual fact—and that goes for all of us

MARGARET SINGLETON DECKER

Hallelujah—I'm intact!No otherwise, no pseudo actof mortal man, can separatemy only self from my estateas child of God, as one in All.

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The silent stars in boundless space,The wonder of a baby's face;The changing seasons, one by one,The wind, the rain, the shining sun;A blooming flower, a flying bird,A friendly smile, a kindly word—The things we touch and see and feelAll go to prove that God is real!And being real, He's present, too,And always watching over you!