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[title] => A Place Where Darkness Cannot Roam
[time] => 2004-09-22 23:23:55
[hometext] => * A powerful tale of a journey from hopelessness to hope *
[bodytext] => Stumbling across the deserts of my frayed sanity
Etching my pain upon this beautiful tapestry
Hope, I'd sell my soul just to taste
Hopelessness, I'd sell my soul for a respite
Stressed and pushed beyond the brink
Quivering on a narrow thread of existence
Eloquence, but a fleeting whisper
Forlorn staring at the naked possibilities
Poignant, yet pointless pleas that leave me drained
And fall upon the windy deserts of my soul
Crying into my empty well called Hope
Desperate, searching for a charade, a fix
To hold my quivering limbs together
Self-destructive tendencies a tender reminder of myself
Deep within the forgotten recesses
A place where darkness cannot roam
A place where an unquenchable light shines
A place... that even I forgot
Until my darkest night
Where I prayed and wept
Over the beauty I missed
And the years I thought I'd lost forever
That night I finally place my childlike trust in Him
He'd seen my darkest days
When I could only weep with sorrow
When I rejected Him He still held tight
All that I have lost has been restored
In Him and Him alone I place my trust
He is my God, He is Jesus
And darkness CANNOT roam here
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[informant] => bobotheclown
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[ratings] => 3
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A Place Where Darkness Cannot Roam
Contributed by
bobotheclown
on
Wednesday, 22nd September 2004 @ 11:23:55 PM in AEST
Topic:
EmotionalPoetry
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Stumbling across the deserts of my frayed sanity
Etching my pain upon this beautiful tapestry
Hope, I'd sell my soul just to taste
Hopelessness, I'd sell my soul for a respite
Stressed and pushed beyond the brink
Quivering on a narrow thread of existence
Eloquence, but a fleeting whisper
Forlorn staring at the naked possibilities
Poignant, yet pointless pleas that leave me drained
And fall upon the windy deserts of my soul
Crying into my empty well called Hope
Desperate, searching for a charade, a fix
To hold my quivering limbs together
Self-destructive tendencies a tender reminder of myself
Deep within the forgotten recesses
A place where darkness cannot roam
A place where an unquenchable light shines
A place... that even I forgot
Until my darkest night
Where I prayed and wept
Over the beauty I missed
And the years I thought I'd lost forever
That night I finally place my childlike trust in Him
He'd seen my darkest days
When I could only weep with sorrow
When I rejected Him He still held tight
All that I have lost has been restored
In Him and Him alone I place my trust
He is my God, He is Jesus
And darkness CANNOT roam here
Copyright ©
bobotheclown
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2004-09-22 23:23:55]
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Re: A Place Where Darkness Cannot Roam
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by venkat on
Thursday, 23rd September 2004 @ 07:54:48 AM AEST
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How great...it is quite inspiring...giving hope of life witgh divine grace..a priceless poem..
I like this my dear friend.:-)venkat |
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Re: A Place Where Darkness Cannot Roam
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by ShadowDaughter on
Thursday, 23rd September 2004 @ 04:36:01 PM AEST
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Ohhh . . . Joel . . . this is so beautiful, so touching and powerful and just all-around awesome. Love it, and I almost never love spiritual/religious/whateveryawannacallit poems. Greatgreatgreat job with this.
--Nora |
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Re: A Place Where Darkness Cannot Roam
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by waos on
Thursday, 23rd September 2004 @ 07:02:46 PM AEST
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wow... that was so amazingly good. that last line was wonderful.. i think you just wrote something that shows so good how we can go to Jesus and find hope... how he is still alive and working even in our darkest times.
you rock my world joel... thanks for posting that, it was so well done!!!
Kara |
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Re: A Place Where Darkness Cannot Roam
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by afraid_of_fear on
Monday, 27th September 2004 @ 01:51:11 PM AEST
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So emotional Joel.. sometimes i really wish i had a faith in something as powerful as God is meant to be...
I believe i am not up-to-date with your poetry! I will try to catch up when i can. keep up the good work.
charlotte xxx |
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Re: A Place Where Darkness Cannot Roam
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by Soulless on
Wednesday, 6th October 2004 @ 12:14:03 AM AEST
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I believe you painted a masterpiece with this one.
I love how you described your hopes as an empty well. That really tore me apart.
Im in aww.
Kisses,
~Soulless~ |
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Re: A Place Where Darkness Cannot Roam
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by theMoth on
Friday, 8th October 2004 @ 03:50:16 PM AEST
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Very effective write.
Well concieved,
your conviction
at the end is
very sincere and
convincing.
--Mothy |
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Re: A Place Where Darkness Cannot Roam
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by theMoth on
Friday, 8th October 2004 @ 03:50:21 PM AEST
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Very effective write.
Well concieved,
your conviction
at the end is
very sincere and
convincing.
--Mothy |
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Re: A Place Where Darkness Cannot Roam
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by Jenni_K on
Friday, 8th October 2004 @ 10:36:36 PM AEST
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Oh Joel...I got goosebumps reading this..... It was an awesome write......
Hugs
Jenni |
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Re: A Place Where Darkness Cannot Roam
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by Former_Member on
Sunday, 10th October 2004 @ 07:06:02 AM AEST
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Well, been a while. I need to update myself on all your poetry again now I'm sort of back.
Anyway, I love this one Joel. You capture words so amazingly well, and all your poetry is lovely. It's good to be back reading some of your work.
~ Stacey |
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Re: A Place Where Darkness Cannot Roam
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by Kie on
Thursday, 28th October 2004 @ 09:35:52 AM AEST
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I felt many emotions while reading this poem of yours Joel. I also believe you are a talented poet who has a knack at penning his soul to words.
The title and contents of this poem were in harmony.
I loved it.
Kie |
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Re: A Place Where Darkness Cannot Roam
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by Kindredblood_dragon on
Thursday, 18th November 2004 @ 07:27:55 AM AEST
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Dude this hit me deep...I knew you were a very talented poet...but after reading this....Im just totally blown away....this is like shakespare unleashed...you have put everything...visual, feelings, raw emotions, dam dude this poem...is so beautifully written..and masterfully composed...Mate your writes Rock.
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Re: A Place Where Darkness Cannot Roam
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by Kie on
Saturday, 2nd April 2005 @ 07:15:24 AM AEST
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Reflective, insightful and powerfully moving.
You have extraordinary talent.
Kie |
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