Today's Featured Poet is

Lucia Kiersch Haase

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Birth Place
Peru Illinois

Age Category
51-60

Birth month and day
09/27

Education
College Graduate

Occupation
Recently worked with Peru Mall Management and Security...currently in a 2 year program for a certificate in Christian Counseling.

Hobbies
writing, spending time with my granddaughter

Awards or achievements
The Edgar Lee Masters Award for poetry in 2009, 1st place
Writer's Journal contest winner for the poem 'Amelia'
in 2009, and 2nd place Writer's Journal poetry contest in 2010 for the poem
'Camilla'.

Marital status
Married

Children/grandchildren
one granddaughter, Rayghan

Published works
Four books...'Divine Light,
Living Water', 'A Gathering of
Stones', 'Between Two Lakes',
and the newest 'Sonnets Through the Window' just published in June 2012.

Professional or Philanthropic associations (including religious affiliation)
Christian

Poetry writing experience
I've been writing for about 15 years as the direct result of a spiritual experience. I
became interested in formal poetry after joining a website about 10 years ago.
On that site, there was a
teacher of poetry who did
challenges of every form or
just about every form there is. That is where I learned
formal verse, and have, I
believe, written in every
form there is.

State or country in which the poet resides
Illinois

Testimony of saving faith for Christians only
The first spiritual experience I had is what drew me to Christ. I believed in God, but did not have a personal relationship with Christ. About 5 years ago, I was interviewed for a magazine article about the poetry. It was then I realized that more important than the poetry, was to express my need and want to draw others to Christ. That was first and foremost, and the poetry was second. It was then I realized how, step by step, I had become a vessel for the Lord, after accepting Christ as my Lord and Savior. To Him, all the credit is due, and He has blessed me immensely.

About the Poet
Poet and follower of Christ as a direct result of several spiritual experiences in my life.

See what this poet has written

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Chime Of The Day March 20, 2023 The Good Shepherd Viewed Last 24 Hours: 102 times By Lanette Kissel Other Poems by Lanette Kissel View / Post Comments Regarding This Poem The Good Shepherd watches over His flock. He won’t ever lose one of His sheep. He enfolds us within His loving arms. We are all safe within His keep. When the wolf is crouching just over the hill, When the Deceiver lurks outside our door, We can call upon the Shepherd’s strength To stand against temptation once more. The Shepherd won’t let us out of His sight. He watches over us in the night and the day. When Satan is near, He is aware of our plight. With His guidance, we will not go astray.

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