I'd come across his poems long ago, and been struck by the praiseful way he wrote about his second life: the one in which alcohol was no longer the dominating force. |
Help us to see Thy name on blessings that we never recognized, so that we may now be praiseful where we have been indifferent. |
I also had to avoid the praiseful ones lest the teacher think I was an indulging parent. |
In every rendition, he records her devotion to home, family, and normality in praiseful tones and reiterates how wise and powerful she is. |
However, the articulation of praiseful devotion in words alone raises the suspicion that the religious practice of the speaker is inauthentic. |
At this point I strike out some other praiseful things which I was tempted to add. |