Reprieve Poems - Poems about Reprieve

...Yes, if only this love you thirst for burns, A desert wellspring, where your spirit yearns. No parched despair, no longing unfulfilled, This love, a chalice, patiently instilled. A cool repriev......Read the rest...

...A light flickers to start the chain & a spark is born that grows to flame It was conceived to break the chains that plague the line & bring the rain The family trees full of sour fruit have tried......Read the rest...

... John 3:16 (KJV) “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Life in the shadows,......Read the rest...

...In the night sky, a lone star's light, My heart's scar, a poetic sight. It murmurs tales of yearning, woe, Inspiriting words that I bestow. Loneliness, my muse, its bitter caress, Directs my p......Read the rest...

... Twice a day a Jew must say ‘Shema Yisroel’ – ‘Hear, O Israel The Lord, our God, the Lord is One’ * Early morning, late in the eve twice a day, no reprieve ‘The Lord, our......Read the rest...

...As I stand at the edge of a cliff I find myself terrified of an ugly truth staring me in the face. To jump off this cliff would be a terrible disgrace. Despite the pain that has claimed sanctuary i......Read the rest...

...here we go again conjuring fear demons from which to seek reprieve we then manifest gods and angels assigning imaginary attributes to the opposing polarities in this lucid dream as......Read the rest...

...Alas, sweet Muse! How I desire, and burn, to sing a joyous hymn no less, no worse, than the most happy hymns in all of verse! How I as well so oft' long for, and yearn, to be inspire......Read the rest...

...In the golden haze of a summer's eve, Atop a hill, we found our reprieve. Beneath the canvas of a sky ablaze, We watched the sun end its daily craze. Over the lake, its waters calm, Reflecting......Read the rest...

...In the age of the 4IR, they say, "You will own nothing and be happy," Cryptos, NFTs, shares, and memecoins, the array. We chase dreams of wealth, oh so snappy. But hope is what keeps us alive, ......Read the rest...

... The Hypocrite The Doubter hides behind religious guise, Mistakes the raven for the pigeon in darkened skies. His words beguile, twisting my skeletal fancy into a deceitful smile, E......Read the rest...

... (Lights dim, a single spotlight illuminates Judy Garland, center stage. She wears a faded housecoat, her eyes holding a lifetime of stories. She speaks directly to the audience, her voice a smo......Read the rest...

...“Yoo hoo,” says Wilma Wind, the gal always waving a friendly hand, though there is no saving you if you get on her bad side, ‘If mama ain’t happy, ain’t no one happy,’ she’s not a saint. She’......Read the rest...

...Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart; I breathe at this hour the fragrance of the lilacs, the violets, and the roses, as at twenty years ago. - Victor Hugo when lilacs blossom, ......Read the rest...

... Be My Guardian, My Fearless Guide Lend Me An Ear for My Beckoning Cries Prodigal Pilgrim Prevailing Where Grace and Mercy Abide Grace Sufficiently Abstracting Fears Throughout The Changing ......Read the rest...