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Poems

ONE IMPETUS

Rita Berman

Mind, which declared itself I AM—Love, all-encompassing, the pure, the true—Utters itself; and to each humbled heartIts promise speaks: I can; I will; I do!

THE FALLING PETAL

Rosemary C. Cobham

A petal from the rose by my bedsideDropped onto the table with a tiny thud,Splintering the silence of the breathless hour,And I became suddenly awake.

WATCHFUL PRAYER

Jennie Baird Schooley

How prayerfully we watchAnd hourly prayTo do God's will!Love points the way.

SWEETER THAN THE SONG OF BIRD

Elizabeth Tucker Dresser

FAR sweeter than the song of birdThe tranquil voice of Truth I heard.

SECURE

Douglas Roberts

Held in God's care,We are secure.

SURETY

Edith Jane Caslake

Fear not;The Shepherd's gentle rodAppoints your rightful way,And His beneficence is yoursThis newborn day.

THEY JOURNEY ON

William Aubert Luce

They journey on—the loved ones who have steppedBeyond our ken of mortal sound and sight.

LOVE'S PROVISION

Mary Lucretia Barker Franklin

"Children, have ye any meat?

GOD IS ALL

Phebe West

God is all-power:With His support, we cannot faint;No stain of sin or evil's taintCan touch us or can bring us harm.

WEAPON AND TOOL

Marjorie D. Manley

This Science bring, to those who heed,The truth not born of mortal sense:Who gives his love to God is safe,He goes his way with confidence.

SIGHT

Ida Kay Tilton

When fearObscures the way,Pray God to give you light.

MOTHER'S PRAYER

Ella H. Hay

Thy child, dear Father-Mother God,Thy child, not mine,Expressing purity,Abundant grace, sincerity;In Spirit dwelling.