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The Third Movement of Genesis

25/1/2021

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By Emma McCoy

I have become a covenant, beautiful and new.
I will walk faithfully, like the blameless
and God said “I will make nations out of you.”

I looked at the stars, the ones I thought I knew
and whispered “I will no longer be aimless”
for I have become a covenant, beautiful and new.

I swallowed my fear in the lands I passed through
and whispered “I will not be left nameless”
and God said “I will make nations out of you.”

God gave me a son; it was something like a preview
of His love. Our laughter was shameless
because we have become a covenant, beautiful and new.

I held nothing back. In my obedience I brought my joy to
the LORD even when it would leave me claimless
and He said “I will make nations out of you.”

In my old age there are things I know are true:
My God is faithful and changeless;
I have become a covenant, beautiful and new
and God said “I will make nations out of you.”

Emma McCoy is a literature student at Point Loma Nazarene University, California. Much of her poetry explores biblical narratives through re-imagination, closed forms and a close look at the structures and imagery of the original stories. When she's not writing, she spends her time outdoors chasing the downhill -- either skiing or mountain-biking. 
2 Comments
Gamma
27/1/2021 08:46:53 pm

Picked up on the ........less lines. Enjoyed the flow and unconventional (to me) placement of the rhyming lines. Seemed to make me hover and think.

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Josh S. link
27/1/2021 09:09:39 pm

Thanks for your comments, Gamma. This poem is a villanelle, a poetic form with a specific structure and rhyme pattern, which is probably what you were noticing about the -less lines.

See here for more info: https://poets.org/glossary/villanelle

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