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Le Cœur de la Mer *Heart of the Sea* by Janell Renée Ward

God is Faithful.

It is witnessed by

mon esprit troubles –

my troubled mind,

mon âme imprudente—

my reckless soul

amid this scummy earth;

I have felt his kindness

flood up on my toes.

It sprouted up

from

Le Cœur de la Mer,

and cleansed the muck

off my sole.

His patience is

as long as

couloir dans l'océan –

The hallways of the deep;

His gentleness drowns out

ma fierté —

my prideful eyes.

ma volonté —

my stubborn will.

ma culpabilité —

my vicious guilt.

I want to swim to the place

where God is;

But the current of his mercies would

m'écraser, me submerger,

and consume all my love—

Ravager ma connaissance.

So I will wait patiently to see him, and

I will float only by this truth:

His love

incalculable,

arcane,

magnifique!

He is like

Le Cœur de la Mer—

The heart of the sea,

toujours parfait—

Perfect always.

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