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Enoch Walked Steadily With God, And Then One Day,  He Was Simply Gone; God Took Him

5/15/2013

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PictureMy neighborhood street in Oregon, USA
Enoch Walked Steadily With God, And Then One Day,
He Was Simply Gone; God Took Him


I walked today and went for miles,
Cultivation that
Should be routine.

It is spring and the sun is out,
Making the temperature just warm
Enough so that one doesn't need
To wrap against the elements, but
Not so hot that one is annoyed.

I was looking down at the road,
Pondering the past as we too often do.
When I happened to look up,
As we don't often do nearly enough,
I marveled at the crowds of trees, with
Birds dashing and chirping from one to another
Of the myriad of brown and green perch choices.

There are wondrous things to notice on a walk.

What an incredible passing, I thought,
Either now or when it is time.
To walk
In the transition of spring,
From this world into the next.
Let me just leave my body behind
And then carry on with the walking that
Should be routine.


Susan Patterson


Audio of Enoch Walked Steadily With God…


Discussion…

This is one of four poems in a series about walking.  Each poem addresses walking during one of the four seasons.  This is the spring-walking poem. 

As the story in the Bible goes, Enoch was a friend of God and walked and talked with Him daily.  One day, when he was walking with God, Enoch just disappeared.  God took him.   Enoch was one of the only two people in the Bible that didn't go through the process of death.  Elijah, who was taken up in a chariot of fire,  was the other. 

No matter how we leave this Earth, it will happen.  This poem talks, quite simply about passing to the spiritual realm by taking a walk and just keep on going without the assistance of the human body.  There is no great lesson here, nothing to really think about.  It is just a fantasy.  Or is there really something to think about?  Opinions?  skp

Tidbits…

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SECOND:  Some of my readers have advised me that if you have an email account with Gmail, you may have difficulty getting the notices for the blog updates.  Apparently Gmail puts me into spam.  So, if you haven't been getting my notices, check your spam file and get me out of there! 

FINALLY:  I have been doing a little fund raising with my books.  It seems to be working out.   So, if you are interested in significant discounts in the cost of a large number of books for a worthwhile cause, let me know.  Or, if you would like to include one of my books in with the cost of the next tea you give, let me know.  We will talk.  Email, Susan Patterson <[email protected]>     skp


Picture
Wild geraniums and mushrooms in the Patterson garden.

Till the next time! 
6 Comments
Janet Voss
5/15/2013 12:08:50 am

This poem reminds me of a Cat Stevens song in which he sings: "My body has been a good friend, but I won't need it in the end". A lovely poem and a lovely song by Cat Stevens.

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Susan
5/17/2013 08:55:27 am

Ah, Cat Stevens, the man who sang poetry. Thank you for reminding me. "Morning Has Broken" has a place in my heart. skp

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Courtney Cyr link
5/15/2013 12:48:32 am

I *love* this poem. It speaks to me of the hope of the life after this--that there is beauty here, yes, but that there is unending and unmarred beauty on the other side. And wouldn't it be lovely if we could just walk right out of this world and into the next? No struggling, suffering, or dying to get there? And even more lovely if we could walk hand in hand with those we love, from one spring into another Spring.

Looking forward to your other "walking" poems--I am smitten with the metaphor of seasons (in our lives, our gardens, our relationships, our personal growth) and so I am delighted to know I'm not the only one pondering things across the changing seasons!

And yes, I am whiter than white, too. Isn't it funny how everyone who doesn't have pale skin tells you how elegant and royal and beautiful it is--but you know deep down they'd never like it if they had it for themselves?

Grace to you on your journey today...

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Susan
5/17/2013 09:00:50 am

Courtney,

So glad that you liked the poem! It seems that a lot of people enjoyed as well. The walking poems are fun and usually I get good starts to a variety of poetry on my routine walks. I should have a recorder with me!

But, my dear, I must disagree on the white skin. I enjoy being fair. I used to try to tan my hide, so to speak, but that was in my youth when a tanned girl was the ideal. Now, I am quite happy being a fair skinned older woman.

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Marilyn link
5/15/2013 02:08:07 am

Yes, I am finding you in my spam folder. I keep thinking they will figure it out when I keep telling them you are not spam. Don't always leave comments, but enjoy your poetry.

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Susan
5/17/2013 09:03:38 am

Marilyn,

I am glad that you look in the spam file for me! I don't know how I feel about being junk, but now people know where to look. ;-)

And, not to worry about leaving comments or not. I am finding that people email me direct with comments. That is good too. I'm just thrilled that you are reading the Causerie. Didn't you suggest a blog for me years ago??? skp

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