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A Birthday Wish

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“God save me from this, my daily grind:

the intemperate racing of my mind.

Deliver me from lusts that lay waste:

flesh, peace, praise, and haste.

Hatched into life beneath an opal sky,

Give me song, give me wing to fly.”

                                      --Ben Palpant, 2010

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About Ben Palpant

I'm a poet and story-teller learning to live under the open sky of God's grace. I am the author of A Small Cup of Light, Sojourner Songs, and Honey from the Lion's Mouth. This is my workshop. Welcome.

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  1. Judy Palpant says

    Ben,

    Thank you for this poem–prayer. I like it in its entirety and how appropriate for a post on the day of your birth.

    The last two lines fit the ending of your book…one more way to say it. “Hatched beneath the opal sky”. Yes.

    I believe God heard and is answering your prayer.

    Happy Birthday,

    Mom