Slip Away

Posted on June 1, 2020 by

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BB King- Wikimedia Commons

Caught up in life’s slip stream
Pulling me along
Floating on this breeze
Humming a bluesy song
Lord, let me slip away today
Wrapped in your loving arms
Help me find peace and forget
The world and all its poisoned charms
Tempting me wrong

©2020 Linda Lee Lyberg

dVerse Quadrille: Cry Havoc and Let Slip the Dogs of War
Hello All- I am hosting the Monday Quadrille at dVerse today, where we are writing poems with exactly 44 words containing the word slip and any variations thereof. The pub and the prompt opens at 3PM EST. Come join in!

Linda Lee Lyberg is a wife, mother, artist, published poet and author. She resides in Mesa, AZ with her husband Pete (aka The Big Viking) of 24 years, and her dog, Ricky Bobby. Linda writes various forms of poetry, as well as short stories. You can read more of her works at: charmedchaos.com
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59 Comments on “Slip Away”

  4. This is incredibly poignant, Linda! 💝 I agree with Kim 🙂 this could very well be set to music … and how!

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  6. A worthy prayer.
    “Help me find peace and forget
    The world and all its poisoned charms”
    They say that the lord does not give you more than you are able to bear, but oh how I wonder at times.

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  9. Happy Monday
    The sentiments expressed is so reflective of this messed up world and the pace of time which keeps going on.

    much ❧✿❧ love

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  10. Beautiful, Linda. I think we all would like to slip away from the ugliness of today’s events.

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  14. kaykuala

    Lord, let me slip away today
    Wrapped in your loving arms
    Help me find peace and forget

    An impassioned plea that normally will be rewarded where the Lord’s help is asked for! Yes, Linda, It works that way for the faithful!

    Hank

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  17. Actually your poem allowed me to slip away, thinking about a visit to BB Kings Blues Club a few years ago. I agree that this could be a song.

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  20. Slip away to where I wonder? That is a big question- and the answer of loving arms is wonderful. strangely- I think those arms must also be wrapped around us in this world somehow? poisoned charms and all? got me thinkin! Love BB!

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  28. “Lord, let me slip away today
    Wrapped in your loving arms
    Help me find peace and forget”

    I am really feeling these lines. This has been my mantra fro the past several weeks, especially the past several days.

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