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Monday, April 2, 2012

Some poetry...

We are smack-dab in the middle of our poetry unit, so I thought I'd throw up some sample poetry.  I love poetry because it can be anything...virtually anything!  And it really just involves putting the words that keep chasing themselves around the inside of my head onto the paper.  This particular poem comes from Isaiah 61, which I read EARLY Saturday morning, and hasn't let me go since!  Let's see what you think...

Restoration


Restoration is more than
fixing what is
broken.
It is a labor of love.
Restoration takes place when there is
worth
to what has become battered,
by misuse.

So Hands reach in
and begin to strip away what is lost.
And replace it with what can never be lost,
only left.
Replacing beauty for ashes,
Putting a crown of praise
on the bowed head of the mourning.

No job is too far gone.

Of course, this is a process
And not an easy one,
but it is worth it to return the piece to its
original state.
Restoration involves
giving you back what you lost.
It is a promise to return pride and glory,
beauty and joy.
Rebuild, repair, revive, restore.

And in the end,
At the close of the long journey,
After the pain and the tears,
After the burning and sanding away of the rough edges.
Everyone will realize
This is a project Someone took great pride in
This is a job only the Restorer could do.

So this must be valuable to Him.