Love is...
to the tune of "The Impossible Dream", refrain, but left hanging
So may we be blessed,
To care not the cost,
To lift up the hopeless,
To seek out the lost,
To defend what is right,
Gladsome burden to bear,
To be willing to lay down our lives,
Heaven’s mercy to share.
Let us love, though companions be few,
In humility…
About the Creator
Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock
Retired Ordained Elder in The United Methodist Church having served for a total of 30 years in Missouri, South Dakota & Kansas.
Born in Watertown, SD on 9/26/1959. Married to Sandra Jellison-Knock on 1/24/1986. One son, Keenan, deceased.
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FPS: The Last Flame Challenge Winners
Welcome to our first Winners Announcement of the year and to the final challenge in the Fall Poetry Series. The Last Flame invited writers to sit with endings, using fire as a central image to consider what remains when something burns out: ash, warmth, memory, silence, or the faint promise of what comes next. The strongest pieces treated endings as gradual rather than sudden, allowing them to flicker, dim, and linger.
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This is a heartwarming poem. Superbly crafted and meaningful.
Splendid work Randy! I would love to see this on the cover of a greeting card!
“To defend what is right” is the line that rings true with me in this part. Sometimes defending what is right will require a bit of fight - willing to lay down our lives.
Hey you!!! Nice to see a post from you, Randy! Hope all has been well. Beautiful entry! Felt like part of a sermon, leaving me to linger on the impact the words had for me. Thank you!
This was so deep and true. Loved your poem!
No greater love…. Beautiful poetry, Randy! Good luck on the challenge!
Perfectly written, Brother <3
Humility is the important lesson we forget sometimes.