Poem of the day: There Is A God

29/03/2023

Poem of the day: There Is A GodA poem a day keeps the soul awake! For the most soulful, authentically African poetry on the internet, check out Poem of the day.

by Arnold Charles

29-03-2023 10:05

in Art and Artists

Poem of the day brings you some of the best pieces of writing South Africa has to offer. Photo: Pexels

There Is A God There is a place called heaven This I can undoubtedly say Without any hesitation Of what this message conveys There are no words to describe it No visuals that can compare Such as roads of gold or gates that scroll Beyond Earths hemisphere One night while I was sleeping My soul started to be raised Sitting up from within my body With arms in heavenly praise What brought this spiritual moment This I do not know But the feelings felt within myself Were shared to me by soul There was an ultimate feeling of self-giving A surrendering of my total being No other thoughts came to mind Except praising God as my king The love I felt was immeasurable No past love came close to compare A love so strong and powerful Yet seemed to have always been there The soul itself was not a mist Or foggy image seen But an array of electrical colors Though formed in my earthly being As my soul descended back To where my body laid A gasp of air was all it took To make me step forth and say... By Sylvia Stults RECENT POEM OF THE DAY POSTS

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