<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110459390085351022</id><updated>2011-09-30T06:44:44.380-04:00</updated><category term='What&apos;s your story?'/><title type='text'>lifeAspokenWord</title><subtitle type='html'>Inspirational poems that touch your soul.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeaspokenword.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2110459390085351022/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeaspokenword.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Snuffyb</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16306475814015006673</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2-jYdB6A6Tg/TAUVN9LrK9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/6i7AGankCQY/S220/Doug%27s+Headshots1.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110459390085351022.post-1105428123757180111</id><published>2010-09-01T09:22:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-09-01T09:23:38.744-04:00</updated><title type='text'>My Steps</title><content type='html'>I raise my eyes to the sky, to you my Lord.&lt;br /&gt;For I am You, we are one, my path to explore.&lt;br /&gt;Not sure, I'm not sure where I will land, if I ever will.&lt;br /&gt;Traveling through life with an obscure view of the shore.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Covered by blue hues of happiness that seem endless.&lt;br /&gt;Like the sea, that covers the earth the waters … blues and greens.&lt;br /&gt;And yet,&lt;br /&gt;As I look out and under it, I see, I feel a passion beyond the sea.&lt;br /&gt;A depth of character that exceeds that which, You instilled in me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shades of gray follow my life, like rays of sun falling on earth.&lt;br /&gt;Soaking up evil, my flesh a sponge a greed, I exceed my bounds.&lt;br /&gt;Though there's no envy, just a spirit, it seeks to reclaim me.&lt;br /&gt;A love, a depth not yet discovered, Oh Lord my passion to serve thee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A calling not known, not known to me, I search for my place.&lt;br /&gt;When death came knocking, the shots fired, fired towards my face.&lt;br /&gt;To my knees the tears engulf me, like the blue green face of the sea.&lt;br /&gt;I see, the calling that God laid gently, and particularly, for me.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2110459390085351022-1105428123757180111?l=lifeaspokenword.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeaspokenword.blogspot.com/feeds/1105428123757180111/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lifeaspokenword.blogspot.com/2010/09/my-steps.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2110459390085351022/posts/default/1105428123757180111'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2110459390085351022/posts/default/1105428123757180111'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeaspokenword.blogspot.com/2010/09/my-steps.html' title='My Steps'/><author><name>Snuffyb</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16306475814015006673</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2-jYdB6A6Tg/TAUVN9LrK9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/6i7AGankCQY/S220/Doug%27s+Headshots1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110459390085351022.post-8333541411789557889</id><published>2010-06-01T11:27:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-06-01T12:26:54.746-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Last Night</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2-jYdB6A6Tg/TAUnIoGaHcI/AAAAAAAAABQ/JHnqa3FvveY/s1600/Graduated+Flowers+BTT1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2-jYdB6A6Tg/TAUnIoGaHcI/AAAAAAAAABQ/JHnqa3FvveY/s200/Graduated+Flowers+BTT1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477827550922808770" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The rain falls all day.&lt;br /&gt;Her smile replaces the sunglow.&lt;br /&gt;Smile that lightens my heart.&lt;br /&gt;Feelings of angry dissipate.&lt;br /&gt;As we pray together good night.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Flowers blow the sun shines, &lt;br /&gt;her glow.&lt;br /&gt;Validates we – belong together,&lt;br /&gt;Our foundation built upon God's guidance.&lt;br /&gt;Though we journey different paths,&lt;br /&gt;at times.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Morning comes a gentle kiss on the brow.&lt;br /&gt;Conveys God's rest is upon us.&lt;br /&gt;The rain fell yesterday.&lt;br /&gt;The sun shines today.&lt;br /&gt;Today our hearts are one, the night past.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Snuffyb&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2110459390085351022-8333541411789557889?l=lifeaspokenword.blogspot.com' 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2-jYdB6A6Tg/TAUVN9LrK9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/6i7AGankCQY/S220/Doug%27s+Headshots1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2-jYdB6A6Tg/TAUnIoGaHcI/AAAAAAAAABQ/JHnqa3FvveY/s72-c/Graduated+Flowers+BTT1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110459390085351022.post-4883798907790244119</id><published>2010-05-31T14:39:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-31T14:41:24.796-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Crying</title><content type='html'>Sobbing and weeping,&lt;br /&gt;Lord, I cry to you.&lt;br /&gt;My eyes fill, the red strain lens.&lt;br /&gt;Do – I stand alone?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I cry to you,&lt;br /&gt;How great thee mercy Lord.&lt;br /&gt;I close my eyes,&lt;br /&gt;Your death vivid in my dreams.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The flood flows down my face.&lt;br /&gt;I fall to my knees.&lt;br /&gt;My soul fills, I cannot see!&lt;br /&gt;I'm not alone, I know by faith,&lt;br /&gt;Blind faith&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sobbing and weeping.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Snuffyb&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2110459390085351022-4883798907790244119?l=lifeaspokenword.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeaspokenword.blogspot.com/feeds/4883798907790244119/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lifeaspokenword.blogspot.com/2010/05/crying.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2110459390085351022/posts/default/4883798907790244119'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2110459390085351022/posts/default/4883798907790244119'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeaspokenword.blogspot.com/2010/05/crying.html' title='Crying'/><author><name>Snuffyb</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16306475814015006673</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2-jYdB6A6Tg/TAUVN9LrK9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/6i7AGankCQY/S220/Doug%27s+Headshots1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110459390085351022.post-4171654525551282728</id><published>2010-05-23T22:19:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-23T22:23:10.196-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Woman's Breakthrough Favor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Convicted woman stand before God.&lt;br /&gt;Allow the light within to shine.&lt;br /&gt;Love be your favor and you guide.&lt;br /&gt;A goddess on earth gentle and wise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;History records the woman's deed.&lt;br /&gt;In Ruth, in Ester strong not meek.&lt;br /&gt;You're a descendent from Sarah's womb&lt;br /&gt;Bearing fruit that goes forth from you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The light of God guides your heart.&lt;br /&gt;A path to greatness you have evolved.&lt;br /&gt;Let go that which binds your heart.&lt;br /&gt;For Mary watched, her Jesus depart.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;John followed his brother's command&lt;br /&gt;Woman bear your rib from man&lt;br /&gt;Heartache and joy your focus not shame.&lt;br /&gt;Your children's faithfulness, you will gain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;God above, I 'm naked and bare.&lt;br /&gt;Suited in armour, a worrior bold, yet fair.&lt;br /&gt;Sacrifice bears a woman's heart.&lt;br /&gt;Are you convicted, when standing before God?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Snuffyb&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2110459390085351022-4171654525551282728?l=lifeaspokenword.blogspot.com' alt='' 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2-jYdB6A6Tg/TAUVN9LrK9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/6i7AGankCQY/S220/Doug%27s+Headshots1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110459390085351022.post-3132578283359924197</id><published>2010-05-19T13:03:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T13:22:02.197-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What&apos;s your story?'/><title type='text'>My Dance</title><content type='html'>I'm in love, so I dance. Graceful is the dance.&lt;br /&gt;Footsteps ordered for his glory surrounds me.&lt;br /&gt;I raise my hands,&lt;br /&gt;Lift my voice,&lt;br /&gt;For the Spirit of the Lord, I dance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I reach for the sky for my reward reigns high.&lt;br /&gt;Wraped in faith, for He does not lie.&lt;br /&gt;His promise of riches restores fleeing faith.&lt;br /&gt;A rugged cross brought me to this place.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;His voice sounded the death of sin.&lt;br /&gt;In the voices of many, He lives.&lt;br /&gt;The songs of David bring glory to His name.&lt;br /&gt;I fall to my knees for in me, He lives.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Holding on, Nothing greater nothing wiser.&lt;br /&gt;I'm reaching for the Lord my savior.&lt;br /&gt;For His glory restores me.&lt;br /&gt;I'm covered so I dance.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2110459390085351022-3132578283359924197?l=lifeaspokenword.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeaspokenword.blogspot.com/feeds/3132578283359924197/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lifeaspokenword.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-dance.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2110459390085351022/posts/default/3132578283359924197'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2110459390085351022/posts/default/3132578283359924197'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeaspokenword.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-dance.html' title='My Dance'/><author><name>Snuffyb</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16306475814015006673</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2-jYdB6A6Tg/TAUVN9LrK9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/6i7AGankCQY/S220/Doug%27s+Headshots1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry></feed>
