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Dueling Prayers
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By Connie Hinnen Cook
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Dueling Prayers

 

Just outside my window
Hangs a bird-feeder, a treat
For all the tired & hungry birds
To stop by, rest and eat.

The feeder's white, gazebo-shaped,
With sunflower seeds inside;
And feathered friends of various hues
All gather there with pride.

But underneath the feeder
Lurks a patient, stealthy cat;
She *prays* for prey for hours on end,
A hiding acrobat.

She knows one leap into the air
Can catch a careless bird;
("Invisible" ~ without a sound,
She whispers not a word.)

And so I sit, unseen by her,
And while I watch, *I* pray ~
("Invisible" ~ without a sound)
She'll *not* succeed this day.

--Connie

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Submitted: Saturday, August 10, 2002

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 24, 2010

About the Poet
IN MEMORIAM I'm just a servant of the Lord that wants to magnify Him through poetry, and to cause others to focus on Him.

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