I Heard You, Lord

About the Book

I Heard you, Lord, says author Erline Dennis, who is an earnest and attentive listener to God’s Word. The title poem, “I Heard You, Lord,” bespeaks the author’s profound faith in God. Hope emanates from the poem “The Cross,” and “Why, Mama?” records a crisis in faith after the death of the author’s mother. Soon, however, faith again runs deep in the verse “Outstretched Arms,” in which the poet writes: “O Lord, I know / That You see by day and by night. / Not ever letting even one / Out of sight.” The sight of a big spectacular cloud reminds her of the Second Coming of Jesus in the work titled “The Cloud in the Sky.” With inspiration and warmth, here are poems that clearly and directly share one’s celebration of faith.

About the Author

Erline is the 10th child of 11 children. Ms. Dennis was born and raised in Connecticut and is a graduate of the University of Bridgeport. She has one daughter, Shante’. Erline began writing at the age of 42 early on Thanksgiving morning in 1995. She did not choose to write, she was chosen. The Lord spoke to her heart, she listened and followed the Lord’s lead. Ms. Dennis never liked to write, never thought about writing and never wanted to write. She wrote her 1st poem, A Message for My Sister from Heart to Heart, to her dear friend and sister Patricia.