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Blessed Though Not Exempt



            Zaneta Varnado Johns

 

Not exempt from life’s tribulations or trials

Blessed by abundance, thankfully I smile

 

Not exempt from divorce or things gone bad

Blessed by new love and the strength I had

 

Not exempt from scarce funds back in the day

Blessed to have enough to share and play

 

Not exempt from anger about social ills

Blessed by protection and God’s great will

 

Not exempt from sickness, short or long

Blessed by faithful prayers, I emerge strong

 

Not exempt from grief when my loved ones passed

Blessed to have memories to forever last

 

Not exempt from occasional anxiety or doubt

Blessed when my spirit releases the fraught

 

Not exempt from body aches here and there

Blessed by purpose and planned self-care

 

Not exempt from time’s escalating speed

Blessed by a yearning to do good deeds


BIO:

Zaneta Varnado Johns, International Bestselling Author

of 3 poetry collections, 3 collaborative books, What Matters Journal, and 

featured in numerous anthologies and international literary publications



 

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