Poet's Platform Column | 7 Aug. 08 by Janet Nesler | The Scioto Voice | Wheelersburg, Ohio

A Kiss From Heaven The sun, From somewhere far behind the clouds, Has tunneled through With shafts of light And leans again To kiss the earth With loving touch Of penetrating warmth. So it is with God and me. Patricia North Portsmouth From “I’ll Chase the Spring”   At Gloaming Time In the balmy time of mid-summer at the close of a sun-splashed day, I take time to ponder my blessings while the fireflies come out to play. I can faintly hear the mourning dove with its melancholy plaintive cry. I watch the fleeting rays of light as mare’s-tail clouds crisscross the sky. Mist hovers low in the valleys, the air is calm and still. From its secretive den in the woodlands, I hear the song of the whippoorwill. At the gloaming time of twilight, I give thanks for the life-giving sod. While nature retreats for a restful night, I pause to commune with God. Charles Clevenger New Boston, Ohio   ALIVE AGAIN Arise; brush the strings from your face, Open the cocoons of your sight, and soak in the brilliance of another day. Breathe in the aroma of dew-kissed flowers that lures bees to morning nectar as rising mist meets the sun. Tune each drum to hear joyous melodies of song birds in flowering trees and distant plowing in the fields. Taste the sweetness of sourwood honey from cutout combs of light array on homemade bread that smells of home. Walk in the woods where dogwood and redbuds line edges of leaf strewn paths and meditate with God. Edna Keffer Portsmouth   Close To Jesus Jesus speaks to us in peace, And we can hear his voice. His word is always with us. Living for Him is our choice. His arms will be all around you, And you are never never alone. Jesus is our very best friend. He gives us peace and a song. I love to live close to Jesus, And be a blessing for Him. We can be praying for others Jesus will keep us free from sin. Let us be a servant for Jesus, And win lost sinners for Him. Our work on earth is so special, Knowing His love and we will win. Nancy Mineer South Shore, KY