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When I Gleam

Desiree Brooks

What does it mean, when I gleam
I live above what seems
That when I look at precious lives
I see I can survive
And the fragile longing heart
That God has made us who we are
I-would not have cared
But that he wooed me, now is clear
And not me only, others too
Who seemed to some where fools
When I gleam
That God lives deeply in my being
He takes my taint and gives me hope
I gleam out of this scope
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

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Desiree Brooks

I am a nurse and a mother of three grown children. I have been writing poetry since I was a teenager. I love expressing myself on paper. I am a pastor's wife. We pastor a small church in Media, Pa. We are presently debating with a group of people on U-Tube who say that the world will end on May 21, 2011. Our U-Tube channel is, pastorBillandDesi more…

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