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you’ve set your face to the east
journey on towards the heat
where faith bakes into defeat,
your sore feet will not retreat


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16 responses to “To the East”

  1. Benji, I like how your poem shows that real courage is taking the next step even when the road is hard.

    ~David

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    1. Thank you ❤️David❤️🙏😊 always a pleasure participating in Wea’ve written weekly

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  2. Persevere in the face of adversity! A wonderful bit of wisdom!

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    1. Thank you ❤️❤️🙏😊

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  3. yes, “we will not retreat” ..👏👏👏

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    1. Thank you !❤️❤️🙏😊
      Happy weekend !

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  4. That last line pulls it all together!

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    1. Thank you ❤️❤️🙏😊

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      1. You’re welcome.

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  5. Benjamin I love how your driving rhythm, and tight rhyme turn the journey eastward into a vivid metaphor for faith and endurance❤️

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    1. Thank you ❤️❤️🙏😊 Happy weekend !

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      1. You too Benjamin 😃

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  6. Really love the rhyming here.

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    1. Thank you ❤️Bridgette❤️🙏😊 Happy Sunday !

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