Prompted by Poet's Place Cafe

"make human kind in our image"

                   "Let us make humankind in our image,
                   according to our likeness, and let
                   them have dominion over the fish of
                   the sea, and over the birds of the air,
                   and over the cattle, and over all of
                   the wild animals of the earth, and
                   every creeping thing upon the earth."
                                                           Genisis 1:26

Everything in nature has a purpose, including me and you. I believe God inspired men of faith to record the oral tales passed down through time containing the truths of creation as best as early mankind could understand. These men of faith wrote in metaphor, parallels, poetry. Over centuries, it has been mankind's challenge to interpret or reject these writings. For me, the human condition is to find purpose in being.

planted seedlings grow
when fed and lightly watered
careless footsteps crush

live and love with hope
construct without destruction
protect those with eyes

"Plastic, paper, here"
compost blended with the earth
deep footprints erased

care for God's Earth
give hospice to God's children
"God saw it was good."*

I am a poet
I find joy in the details
I share my purpose
                   ~~Judi Van Gorder

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*Genisis 1:25
"DISCUSSION: Theme"