Eclectic Awe

By Scott Christian

This poetic account of satisfying a hungry soul leads us through adventures of the spirit, mind, and body. After being humbled by how deeply moving and fundamentally beautiful life may be, we see that it's possible to live for such nourishment. Over the course of these poems one is encouraged to begin an inward journey that's consistently propelled by external (especially faith based) lessons: this universe, a masterpiece of creation, becomes our mentor, as does it's creator.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Scott Christian
• Release date: Jan 12, 2016

Book preview

card carrying people pleaser

ordained optimist and all around perk provider,

she sells selfless like it’s shells on the sea-line—

like humble-bending is coin and currency

for lavishing fresh humor.

so, we kneel before God

as loving respect, which inspires her sympathetic heart

to labor for these outstretched arms

which raise cause to heaven’s host.

here she moves, meeting prayer with passions,

motivating faith by palpable reaction,

as we are built and fortified by those sacred glories

heaped in gesture, word and gentle dealing.

all-access pass

it bounces lightly against my chest

as I approach.

the ushers spot it, smile and nod

then swing wide the heavy doors.

here, assembled, are people of every sort

with a common dream of knowing more

of what goes on behind the scenes.

the service is soon to start, so they flash overhead lights

and queue the intro music.

i find a comfortable spot with an intimate view

and prepare to be transported.

reaching up, I rub the cross on its shimmering chain around my neck—

best $20 dollars I ever spent.

brave

her ego thrashes in the confines,

they journeying to wilds

where there’s to be release as accommodation for its impulse and demand.

upon separating she feels strange and a bit lost

as it thunders off angrily,

but God assures her this is temporary

as His diligent loves work lickety-split to fill

absent purpose.

for a moment she is ghost,

then infinite tide rolls into the spirit, newly liberated,

and she realizes, with peaking selflessness,

destiny…

as light dims…

we turn attentions forward-facing for grand spectacles,

as feature film unfolds.

today marks my 16th birthday festivities, and we’re here for The Falcon!

he, dynamo and fandom hero, who soars by magic and miracle mantra,

Falcon Force!—there foes tremble.

now darkens theater so show may roar and rumble

center-stage amid