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Fond Fathering
Frail soul, fond fathering
feeds thee, ingathering
speeds thee, in fallow field
seeds thee, until thou yield
blessing in purer prayer
pressing for others’ care,
proving the Father’s love
tends all who reach above
earth’s fare, their need quelling
who dare beseech His love indwelling.
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Lucia Walton Robinson is a born-again Episcopalian filled with gratitude for salvation.
Some of her poems have appeared in The Penwood Review, The Road Not Taken,
Split Rock Review, Indiana Voice Journal, and The Southern Poetry Anthology, Vol. VII.
August 2021 issue
This poem is so tender and yet so strong.
"until thou yield
blessing in purer prayer"