Poetic Insights

JOURNAL ENTRY: SPRING 2004 INSPIRED BY JOHN 12: 24-25.
The fires were hot and the waters were deep.
Would I drown or be consumed?
But I had forgotten how grace is reaped,
and life in Jesus resumed.

The weapons that pierce and cause us to bleed
and lay us in mourning and gloom,
No matter how fierce, still they cannot pierce
the pain and wall of the tomb.

For in that dark place, the light of His face
will show mysteries before unseen.
And all the bad will remain in the grave
while we are raised redeemed.
-Billy Long

JOURNAL ENTRY: 6/30/99. INSPIRED BY JOB 29:1-6; ISAIAH 49.
Held in deep contempt, and stabbed by eyes of scorn,
Heart broken and rent, with dignity stripped and shorn,
The honor that was meant, to others has been borne.
But God's favor is not spent; why should I then mourn?
He has not changed His intent nor the reason I was born!

Laid aside and forgotten, no one calls for me.
Bereft of my begotten, none upon my knee.
But He shall lift His hand, and a banner shall the children see.
They shall fill the land, and they will come to me.
For God's favor is not spent; why should I then mourn?
He stands by His intent and the reason I was born!
-Billy Long

JOURNAL ENTRY: SPRING, 2004 INSPIRED BY MAT 13:31-32; DAN 4: 10-12.
A tree stood before me thick with limbs and leaves all green.
Its branches were home, shelter, and food to birds and smaller animals unseen.
Its whole being, as if signaling to God, waved in the breeze.
And quietly shouted, "The kingdom of God is like these."
It is home, provision, and protection. It is God's rule, His love and care
to all who follow Him, love Him, and build their nests in there.
-Billy Long

Comments

Anonymous said…
Wow - so very encouraging! That was powerful. Thank God for Billy's and Laurel's blogs on the internet. That's what the www is really for.
September 20, 2007 at 9:05 PM
Anonymous said…
Billy,
I knew you were funny and also a deep and Godly person, however, I didn't know you were also such a poet. Thank you and Laurel for keeping me informed about your blog. Your entries bless and encourage me.
-Maria Wood
September 20, 2007 at 9:50 PM
Anonymous said…
Thank you, Billy. I can see through your writings that you are a companion in this journey, one knowledgeable in the sufferings of Christ. Thanks for sharing...Deb
November 12, 2007 at 10:11 AM
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