Thoughts on the Song of Solomon Ch. 2

Submitted by Jessica on Sat, 04/12/2008 - 12:56

(Again, isn't great. In fact I really struggled to write about the sructure, imagery, and speakers. So read it as it is! :D )

Love, passion, and God. For Solomon, writing down the love and passion that God has for His people was the only thing that he knew. God spoke through King Solomon his love for His people, a love that will never change. Structure, imagery, and a speaker’s voice were used by King Solomon to portray the everlasting love that God has for His people.

Sliding Down the Mountain

Submitted by Jessica on Sat, 04/12/2008 - 12:33

Well, since I have just joined apricotpie, I don't have anything new to post. So, I am just going to post the first poem that I ever wrote. Hope you'll like it!

Sliding Down the Mountain

When I climb a big
Hill, I am a mountain climber
So high on the top. Just before I
Slide down, I grip my sled and
Off I go as fast as a flash!

On the way down, I am a
Silver bird skimming o'er
Smooth snow.

My flight must end and I
Dig my feet into the snow.
A fine spray of
Sparkling flakes,
Dusts me from head to toe.

Truth: Word-Switching (Part 1)

Submitted by James on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 04:23
When my friends refer to their belief that truth is relative to the mind, one of the most common phrases I hear is “It’s true to you,” or “It’s not true to me.” For example, when talking about God, one of them would say, “Well, God is true to you, but not to an atheist. And Jesus might be the Son of God to you, but not to a Muslim.” I’ve been thinking about this phrase, “Truth to him.” It sounds so convincing; every good bad argument does. But I would suggest to you that this phrase has undergone profound word-switching.

Slightly Out of Whack

Submitted by Anna on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 22:35

It is 6:30 a.m. as I write this. I just threw up.
It started over the weekend when my cousins came. My cousin Levi had thrown up that day. We should have known better, but what could we do? My cousins live in Grand Rapids. That’s four hours from where we live.
On Sunday night (Levi had left by this time), my mom began to feel nauseous. When we got home from church, she threw up. Then my little bother Matthew got sick. Then my dad.

"With His Shield or On It" Chapter Five: Council of Wisdom

Submitted by Elizabeth on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 20:15

Going inside the tent of Tanvia, the Greek councilor, he found that Tanvia was talking to Leonidas. The two men were sitting on the ground on a richly colored mat. Tanvia matched it well. His clothes were orange, red, gold and deep blue. His eyes matched the inside walls of the green tent, and his face was smooth and without beard. His hair was shorn short and brown. Menegal was about to back away when Tanvia called him over to where Leonidas and he were sitting.
“Your name?” asked Leonidas, kindly, signing him to sit.

Joy Is Me

Submitted by Heather on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 04:11

I like to smile, I like to laugh
I love to sing, dance, and craft
Wherever people grin you’ll see
That I am there—Joy is me!
I can be quiet, sad and full of sorrow
But mostly I keep looking to tomorrow
Where people are I’m bound to be
Keep looking around—Joy is me!

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Before the Daystar

Submitted by Clare Marie on Wed, 04/09/2008 - 16:24

“From the womb before the daystar I begot you.”
-Psalm 110: 3

Before I was born I was acknowledged;
In the mind of God I dwelt.
He planned my whole life, all that would happen,
And on my angel knees I knelt.

For some say we were angels before humans;
But then how can I tell?
I knew nothing, I remember nothing,
Only God knows what befell.

So then one day I came into being,
And human was now my guise.
Hidden in the womb of my own mother
God looked with love on me, His prize.

"With His Shield or On It" Chapter Four: A Grieving Death

Submitted by Elizabeth on Tue, 04/08/2008 - 15:13

When Menegal awoke, it was dawn. He glanced at the tired Hilfarey at his side. Sitting up and trying to rise, he fell backward onto the pallet and realized he could not stand, unless with great pain on account of his ankle.

“You will not be able to stand for a while. Therefore, I have provided this,” said Hilfarey, lifting up a crutch made of wood with some linen tied around the top for comfort. Hilfarey then helped Menegal arise and showed him how to walk with it. After learning to walk in a new fashion, he thanked Hilfarey and went to Golwitch’s tent.

Chapter 1 of No-Name-For-now

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/08/2008 - 12:50

I met the dark steps that lead to the living room, which wasn’t appealing but it was better than sleeping in the same room with my cousin, Allison, who snores.
I walked down the creaking stairs and to the living room and sat down on the couch. I fluffed up the feather pillow in my hand and laid down covering myself with a cashmere blanket.
As I laid there half a sleep I remembered my live before my parent’s died.
We resigned in a huge house in a gated neighborhood called Oak Fall’s in New York City.