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Chuck Phillips's avatar

“You wear the story…”. Love it!

Anna A. Friedrich's avatar

Thank you, Chuck, for reading and engaging this poem!

Chuck Phillips's avatar

Beautiful capture of the dynamic between Elijah and Elisha!

ChristineB's avatar

This one kind of takes my breath away.

Anna A. Friedrich's avatar

Christine, thank you. I always appreciate your comments. When I finally landed on the word "unbidden" I honestly felt a bit of my own breath taken away, too.

Levi DeLange's avatar

I think this one is my favorite in the series so far (as I’ve been following Anna’s Substack directly and read this when she first posted it). I think it has already helped reshape my view of the relationship between Elijah and Elisha a little.

Anna A. Friedrich's avatar

Thank you, Levi! You've been such a faithful reader and encourager along the way. This was the first one I wrote about these prophets, it's lovely to hear how it has landed with you.

Levi DeLange's avatar

I look forward to every Wednesday morning poem!

Megan Willome's avatar

"You wear

the story everywhere you go."

Dana Delibovi's avatar

I love this poem! "each thread caught up, undone,/remade, in heaven’s answer."

Richard Affeldt's avatar

Helped me glimpse how/why Elijah was gripped by fear after Mt Carmel. Thank you