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To get her

As you know, this has been the launch week for Velvet Ashes (Woot, woot!) and part of our routine is to hang out on Friday’s at The Grove. Each week Danielle will give us a word/phrase and then we’ll share. This week the word is:

And for some reason I’ve been lead to write a poem.

I know, it kind of makes me feel squishy on the inside thinking of my poetic abilities. But if we are in this together, you’ll live and I’ll live. :). Right?!

*******

To get her

out of her lost state

He died and rose

 

To get her

a life of unique purpose

he called her to distant shores

 

To get her

out of her ignorance abroad

He helped her learn the ways of her new home

 

To get her

from floundering and alone

He placed her in community

 

To get her

really get her and her jokes,

her strengths, her holes, her gifts

He brought them

 

Together

 

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23 Comments November 15, 2013

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My name is Amy and I live in the messy middle of life. I have been Redeemed from permanent muck and live with the tension of the Already and Not Yet.

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  1. Kristi says

    November 15, 2013 at 6:53 am

    Awesome! This so made me smile!

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    • Amy says

      November 15, 2013 at 7:01 am

      Kristi, thanks for not leaving me hanging :). And coming from such a truly gifted poet like yourself, I’ll smile sheepishly back at you :)

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      • Kristi says

        November 15, 2013 at 7:54 pm

        I told you once that I thought you could write poetry. Your gift with metaphor naturally flows in that direction. You’ve done your niece proud too I’d bet! :)

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        • Amy says

          November 15, 2013 at 8:09 pm

          Ha!! Oh I’ve got a long way to go to get to her skill :). But you are kind.

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  2. Danielle says

    November 15, 2013 at 7:27 am

    I felt squishy about offering up my own poetic (dis)abilities this week. But it’s kind of fun to see what comes out when you let the inspiration flow, no? And yours flowed out into pure loveliness. Love this.

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    • Amy says

      November 15, 2013 at 7:31 pm

      It was surprising what came out :). Love it when God surprises us.

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  3. Morielle says

    November 15, 2013 at 7:37 am

    Love this, most especially the last stanza. Not sure how God can bring all my quirks together….but someday I hope I can say words something like those. Super glad I can say the first stanza with all the gratitude that comes from knowing it’s true!

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    • Amy says

      November 15, 2013 at 7:29 pm

      Oh for that day to come more quickly for all of us :)

      Reply
  4. Becky Neufeld says

    November 15, 2013 at 7:42 am

    This is wonderful! Can so relate! Love you!

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  5. Carolyn says

    November 15, 2013 at 9:41 am

    Awesome poem, Amy! Love this! (No squishiness – all beauty!) :)

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  6. Katherine says

    November 15, 2013 at 11:48 am

    Great poem Amy! I love the 3rd stanza as that was definitely me during my time in China.

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    • Amy says

      November 15, 2013 at 7:27 pm

      :) … I love how it is that our paths crossed and have stayed crossed all these years!

      Reply
  7. Elizabeth says

    November 15, 2013 at 12:44 pm

    This is beautiful. Just beautiful.

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  8. Patty says

    November 15, 2013 at 4:43 pm

    I love that the Math Geek has morphed into a Poet!

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    • Amy says

      November 15, 2013 at 7:33 pm

      Oh Patty, I am SO much more comfortable around math problems than poems. That’s for rooting, tooting sure!

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  9. Amy S says

    November 15, 2013 at 7:24 pm

    Amy, what an original take on the word “Together.” I love this poem. I may have to write my own because I sure do love a good poetry prompt.

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  10. emily thomas says

    November 15, 2013 at 11:27 pm

    Did you have months to work on this? You have an inside track on this word thing?
    That was SO creative. Not that you NEED months to be that creative…I’m digging a hole here.
    My point: loved it and I think it totally encapsulates what God does to a woman overseas. Refining for sure.

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    • Amy says

      November 16, 2013 at 6:46 am

      This was one where my patterns obsessed brain went to work. Together …. to … get … her. Now let’s all be afraid if next weeks work is something like “friend” — we’ll get fried in the end?! Yikes, see how badly this could go :).

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  11. Tammy Ogden says

    November 16, 2013 at 6:31 am

    Alone we go fast; TOGETHER we go far.

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    • Amy says

      November 16, 2013 at 6:43 am

      Tammy LOVE this!!

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  12. Susan says

    November 16, 2013 at 12:28 pm

    Genius. Love it.

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  13. Debbie says

    February 28, 2014 at 7:54 am

    Love this!

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  14. Melanie Carey says

    March 1, 2014 at 2:21 am

    Amy, I loved this poem and although I don’t think I know you, your sense of humour really comes across! Like you I also enjoy patterns and I love the way you’ve used “Together” creatively.

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