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October 10, 2018 ~ Liezel Graham

i have never heard

the blackbird’s song

filled with malice, and

the mute swan ever

dips her graceful head to me

without asking payment, for

this quiet, healing

grace.

— gifts.

© Liezel Graham 2018.

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Wife. Mum. Lover of words. Lover of the Word. Writer of stories. I drink too much coffee and dream improbably big dreams. The quintessentially weird kid, all grown up and (still) finding refuge in books and words. View all posts by Liezel Graham

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you can bring someone a basket of hope, soft and fresh. . . but you cannot make them eat. . . a broken heart, is not easy to feed. . . and, watching the light fade from the bones of someone you love, . . can shrink the heart. . . yes, it can. but, you must not give up. . . we, are the light bearers. the ones who chase darkness from corners, as we help search for lost coins. and lost dreams. and lost hope. . . we, are the ones who plant mustard seeds in dusty soil, and . tell terrifying mountains to move. . . even though our voices break. . . we, are the ones who carry water in buckets for those who are too tired to hope for a harvest. . . we, are the reminders, with life on our tongue. . . the ones who whisper, . . i know this road, too. take my hand. i will not leave, you. . . so, don’t give up. not now. . . roll up your sleeves. straighten your bruised heart. . . listen. . . the world, is weeping, and . . there is tender work to be done. . . —(the world is weeping) and there is tender work to be done. . . © Liezel Graham 2018. . . Photograph by Rene Asmussen. . . . . #poetry #amwriting #encouragingwords #grace #hope #encouragement #speakersofhope #poetrycommunity #indiepoetry #faithpoetry #graceinthemundane #beautyintheeveryday #words #wordsmith #gracewords #wearelightbearers #believer #shewrites #shewritestruth #christianwriters #christianwritersofinstagram #liezelgraham #liezelgrahampoetry

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