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       I started writing poetry in February of 2012; getting started by writing poems for a story I was writing, and I have been writing them ever since. I enjoy learning more about the intricacies of poetry, and watching as my poetic skills gradually increase. I have been having a blast trying out some of the different forms here on The Soup and chatting with many people that share a common interest.

        I wrote my first real short story when I was twelve; quickly finding out that I enjoyed writing, although I was not very good at it. I attended a writing class for a year, which drastically improved my writing skills and helped me to more accurately transfer my thoughts to the page. Of course, this helps a lot with poetry too.
        One of my favorite authors is G. A. Henty; if someone said that my work was nearly as good as his, then I would consider myself a successful author, (although it is not there yet). I have also been influenced somewhat by the writings of Gilbert Morris and Howard Pyle.
        My goal in writing is to provide wholesome Christian stories and poems that will be helpful to whoever reads them; stories that promote Christian character, virtue, and reliance upon God. This is the reason that I often include scripture passages and prayers in my work.
        I am very thankful that I have been raised in a Christian home, and that Jesus is the Lord of my life. This may come as a surprise to some, but I would not be the author that I am today without Jesus, as He has provided a whole new perspective to my life.

        I also enjoy playing and writing music (many times for poems that I or a friend have written); I play mostly piano, acoustic guitar, and fiddle.

        Thank you for reading! I hope my poems can be a source of blessing and encouragement.
        Isaiah Zerbst

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The Modern Tennysons

Blog Posted:9/14/2014 9:47:00 PM

1	A Legendary Love	Andrea Dietrich
1	Yesterday and Today	Barbara Gorelick
1	Island in the Sea	Brenda Meier-Hans
1	DARKENED DOORWAYS	John lawless
1	The Lady	craig cornish
1	Come to Me	Paul Callus
1	The Evil Duchess	Nicole Rodriguez
2	Greed Allotments	Debra Squyres
2	The First Lady Of Dark Woe-Begone	Robert Lindley
2	A 3hr tour with 5hr Energy	Jerry T Curtis
2	Hope, Faith and Love	Regina Riddle
2	Ladies of the Field	Frederic Parker
2	Shalott Revisited	Faye Gibson
3	The Lady of Corporal Deeds	Alfred Vassallo
3	At Night	Charles Reese
3	M'Lady's shallot	Aberfoyle Dave
3	Piers and Suzette	theresa stephens
3	My Personal Tower of Babble	Reason A. Poteet
3	The Lady of Shalott	Dr. Upma A. Sharma
4	The Lady in Gloom	Dr.Ram Mehta
4	Angels And Their Friends	Earl Schumacker
4	No name star	Mario DE PAZ
4	Field of Wind	cecil hickman
4	Another Lady of Shallot	Anoucheka Gangabissoon

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Brenda
Meier-Hans

Date: 9/15/2014 10:30:00 AM

Thanks Isaiah for both liking my entry and introducing me to this form of poetry. I have fallen in love with it and have used it a few times now.

Robert
Lindley

Date: 9/15/2014 9:43:00 AM

Thank you, I find your contests quite inspiring and the themes so very interesting..

Barbara
Gorelick

Date: 9/14/2014 11:01:00 PM

Thank you Isaiah, I always like your contest and am so happy you placed my poem. BG

My Past Blog Posts


Many Thanks For Your Prayers Date Posted: 4/7/2015 1:47:00 PM
I Bid You All Farewell For But A Time Date Posted: 2/2/2015 11:26:00 AM
To All the Interlocking Rhymers Date Posted: 2/2/2015 11:07:00 AM
For the Picture Lovers Date Posted: 1/7/2015 1:30:00 PM
"My Wish for You" Is Judged! Date Posted: 1/1/2015 10:58:00 AM
A Little Late, But These Are Worthy Date Posted: 12/17/2014 10:48:00 AM
Bring on the Ballroom Poems Date Posted: 11/13/2014 11:11:00 PM
The Titles Are Picked Date Posted: 11/13/2014 11:06:00 PM
New Contest Date Posted: 10/21/2014 10:02:00 PM
Cowboys and Cowgirls Date Posted: 10/21/2014 9:59:00 PM
Cowboys- Aint that Excitin'? Date Posted: 9/14/2014 9:53:00 PM
The Modern Tennysons Date Posted: 9/14/2014 9:47:00 PM
The Scrolls are Filled! Date Posted: 8/16/2014 1:43:00 PM
The Lady of Shalott Date Posted: 8/16/2014 1:42:00 PM
Fill up a Scroll! Date Posted: 7/28/2014 6:43:00 PM
Poems from Paradise - Really! Date Posted: 7/22/2014 11:58:00 PM
The Patriotic Poems Are Here! Date Posted: 7/13/2014 10:34:00 PM
A Poem in Paradise Date Posted: 7/13/2014 10:29:00 PM
To My Happy Legionaires Date Posted: 6/30/2014 10:16:00 PM
Send them Marching! Date Posted: 5/31/2014 8:51:00 PM
Here Are the Distant Thoughts! Date Posted: 5/31/2014 8:05:00 PM
Many, Many Dreams Date Posted: 5/26/2014 12:31:00 AM
You're Invited! Distant Thoughts Date Posted: 5/26/2014 12:28:00 AM
Beginning "A Dream" Contest Date Posted: 5/11/2014 12:33:00 AM
A Daydream- Finalists! Date Posted: 5/10/2014 11:39:00 PM

My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
12/22/2018	This Is the Child	Rhyme	christmas,heaven,love,mir
10/17/2018	Honey Tree	Monorhyme	boy,imagination,lonelines
11/4/2016	The Woodland	Personification	bird,imagery,mountains,na
12/31/2015	The Law of Ice	Rhyme	best friend,emotions,rela
12/26/2015	Another Year	Quatrain	blessing,family,happiness
12/26/2015	Se Llamara Emanuel	Lyric	bible,birth,christmas,his
8/26/2015	Rosalind	Quatrain	absence,devotion,heartbre
8/17/2015	A Bedtime Story	Couplet	bird,children,nonsense,nu
8/17/2015	I'Ve Never Kissed a Toad - Hexsonnetta	Sonnet	bible,river,solitude,writ
8/11/2015	Kaylie - My Little Prayer	Lyric	absence,angel,goodbye,lon
8/3/2015	Red Cherry - Collom Lune	Haiku	beauty,
8/3/2015	All Around My Cabin	Pastoral	assonance,august,autumn,b
7/31/2015	A Child's Wish	Monorhyme	absence,adventure,best fr
7/27/2015	The Crosses In Your Eyes	Lyric	absence,angel,appreciatio
7/27/2015	When the Sun Shone	Rhyme	absence,analogy,best frie
7/17/2015	I'Ll Love You Just the Same	Couplet	absence,analogy,emotions,
7/5/2015	Freedom's Call	Acrostic	america,courage,freedom,s
7/5/2015	Purple Shadows	Verse	betrayal,confusion,depres
6/21/2015	Cool Mists	Villanelle	environment,metaphor,natu
6/20/2015	Pastel Reflections	Lyric	break up,devotion,i love
6/18/2015	Big-Frowned Scarecrow	Limerick	conflict,funny,military,s
6/14/2015	Waltz of the Waves	Verse	dance,fantasy,ocean,roman
6/8/2015	Five Funny Footles	Footle	animal,friendship,funny,g
5/28/2015	You'Re Always There	Monorhyme	bible,christian,encouragi
5/25/2015	Silent Sunrise- Visual 7	Triolet	imagery,light,nature,star
5/17/2015	Elizabeth Ii	Rhyme Royal	children,dedication,engla
4/25/2015	Introspection On Toast	Ekphrasis	food,introspection,life,s
4/7/2015	Flying High	Quatrain	flying,freedom,humor,sky,
3/22/2015	My Dear Friend	Sapphic stanza	best friend,flower,hair,s
2/2/2015	For Andrea Dietrich	Couplet	bird,happiness,inspiratio
1/31/2015	Lavender Flowers- Visual 6	Sijo	analogy,earth,imagery,par
1/26/2015	Springtime Rose	Quatrain	art,beauty,crush,flower,g
1/20/2015	Stand By Me	Rhyme	devotion,forgiveness,frie
1/17/2015	Sound of Danger	Verse	anger,animal,fear,night,p
1/15/2015	Raindrops	Quintain (English)	beauty,imagery,light,rain
1/14/2015	A Place In the Sun	Rhyme	analogy,bible,christian,i
1/13/2015	Clouded Lake, Visual 6	Cinquain	imagery,inspiration,light
1/12/2015	Faith Is a Powerful Thing	Acrostic	bible,christian,faith,jes
1/11/2015	This Year	Quintain (English)	change,future,jobs,people
1/6/2015	Celena, Brave Celena- Part 1	Narrative	assonance,bible,christian
1/6/2015	Celena, Brave Celena- Part 2	Narrative	assonance,bible,courage,d
1/6/2015	Elaelana	Ekphrasis	art,flower,nature,woman,
1/3/2015	Marcell	Blank verse	conflict,history,holocaus
10/23/2014	Walking Her Home	Verse	happy,home,relationship,s
10/13/2014	The Maid of Orleans	Couplet	christian,conflict,courag
10/9/2014	So Are You	Rhyme	assonance,muse,people,sim
10/5/2014	A Well-Known Stranger	Rhyme	absence,assonance,feeling
9/22/2014	Fondest Memories	Lyric	first love,friend,happine
9/10/2014	I Leave You a Kiss	Couplet	absence,farewell,feelings
9/8/2014	A Poem of Ruth	Iambic Pentameter	bible,devotion,faith,jour
9/8/2014	The Lighthouse	Terza Rima	boat,dedication,rain,sea,
8/25/2014	Faith, Hope, Love	Tanka	bible,christian,jesus,lov
8/24/2014	The Morning Mist	Ottava rima	happiness,life,metaphor,t
8/24/2014	Where Frozen Embers Still Burn	Rhyme	allegory,bible,christian,
8/22/2014	The Lily Maid of Astolat	Rhyme	devotion,farewell,first l
8/22/2014	I See Your Face In the Ocean	Rhyme	beach,beauty,christian,mu
8/22/2014	Quote On Life	Free verse	inspiration,life,upliftin
6/8/2014	The Life I Love	Monorhyme	beauty,flower,sea,sun,you
6/7/2014	The Forest Beckons	Rhyme	creation,fairy,fantasy,im
5/16/2014	Without You	Rispetto	absence,assonance,break u
5/1/2014	Like Angels' Tears - Quatern	Quatern	angel,girl,rain,spring,wi
4/29/2014	Complications of Charity	Sonnet	addiction,bible,community
3/27/2014	Every Rose Has Its Thorn	Rhyme	allegory,garden,introspec
3/26/2014	My Old Bucket	Limerick	holiday,humor,humorous,ir
3/25/2014	Will You Think of Me Once In a While	Villanelle	absence,bereavement,daugh
3/25/2014	Lake Louise	Sonnet	assonance,beauty,creation
3/12/2014	A Sly Teaser	Limerick	funny,humorous,life,peopl
3/6/2014	Admiral Lord Nelson	Couplet	courage,england,freedom,h
3/6/2014	The Indentured Logger- Swap Quatrain	Quatrain	abuse,anger,bullying,fare
2/20/2014	Whispers of Light	Rhyme	angel,child,girl,journey,
2/13/2014	Peaches and Cream	Quatrain	beauty,first love,flower,
2/5/2014	My Friesland	Sonnet	beach,devotion,flower,hap
1/29/2014	A Stone In the Cold 4	Sonnet	animal,irony,pain,strengt
1/29/2014	My Juliet	Sonnet	analogy,innocence,romance
1/24/2014	Emma	Rhyme	friend,girl,happy,smile,
1/22/2014	Peter's Prayer-- a Constanza	Rhyme	angel,child,fear,storm,up
1/4/2014	Folds of White	Rhyme Royal	earth,flower,happiness,sp
12/31/2013	Diamonds In Your Eyes	Rhyme	bereavement,child,girl,he
12/3/2013	Oak Tree Swing	Couplet	children,happy,summer,swe
12/2/2013	A Kiss Under the Mistletoe	Rhyme	christmas,december,kiss,l
11/29/2013	A Winter Night	Quintain (English)	children,family,night,win
11/28/2013	Emmanuel	Lyric	angel,birth,christmas,dea
11/27/2013	The Perfect Christmas Gift	Lyric	angel,birth,christmas,jes
11/25/2013	The Sad Past	Tanka	absence,assonance,bereave
11/18/2013	Christmas Magic	Rhyme	angel,child,christmas,god
11/15/2013	Forbidding Island	Monorhyme	beach,bird,boat,lonely,se
10/11/2013	An Angel In Your Eyes	Rhyme	daughter,loss,prayer,sad
10/10/2013	Without the Dark	Quatrain	dark,inspirational,light,
10/8/2013	A Season's Dance	Rhyme	growing up,nostalgia,sea,
10/2/2013	Apple Pickin' Time	Lyric	autumn,october,people,red
9/20/2013	The Signal	Iambic Pentameter	absence,boat,lonely,longi
9/18/2013	Still Night	Sapphic stanza	creation,moon,mystery,nig
8/17/2013	Beauty Pastoral - Picture Perfect	Rispetto	beauty,flower,nature,toge
8/17/2013	Solitude	Triolet	girl,introspection,loneli
8/15/2013	Autumn's Breath	Quatern	autumn,nature,red,seasons
8/15/2013	Skies Reflective - Reverse	Rhyme	blue,color,feelings,sky,
8/15/2013	Misty Clouds	Quintain (English)	earth,longing,sky,wind,
7/29/2013	Last Night I Dreamt	Quatrain	dance,dream,night,stars,s
7/29/2013	Into the Gloaming	Sonnet	beauty,child,girl,tree,
7/29/2013	The Tiger In His Glory	Quintilla	animal,cat,death,power,

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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
You Took My Place	Rhyme	devotion,faith,religion,
Help Lord	Quatrain	faith,i love you,inspirat
Summer Comes With Snow	Dramatic Verse	devotion,love,
Haiku 6	Haiku	nature,
Friendship	Light Verse	friendship
Rabbits On the Ark	Couplet	animal,bible,cute,
Butterfly Kisses	Rhyme	butterfly,kiss,
Have You Looked Up At the Sky Today	Couplet	beautiful,life,uplifting,
For Eduardo	Sonnet	lost love,
The Shy Rose	Quatrain	beauty,garden,night,rose,
Changing Sky	Pantoum	nature,sky,
Treasure of My Soul	Quatrain	baby,granddaughter,joy,lo
Just a Note-Humbleness Is a Virtue	Rhyme	caregiving,
Tale of a Mermaid	Free verse	fantasy,
Autumn's Breath	Free verse	autumn,beauty,nature,
A Sleepless Night Triolet	Triolet	sleep,
A Fairy's Fantasy	Free verse	fairy,fantasy,
Not So Long Ago	Rhyme	devotion,faith,love,
Written In the Sand	Heroic Couplet	analogy,introspection,pro
Dancing With Daddy	Quatrain	dad,dance,daughter,dream,
Haiku 57 About the Rose	Haiku	beautiful,spring,
Haiku 56 About Love	Haiku	beauty,love,
See This Girl	Free verse	character,
Where the White Rose Blooms	Quatrain	death,funeral,garden,heav
What Easter Means To Me	Rhyme	faith,forgiveness,holiday
In the Reflection of the Shadows	Free verse	deep,nature,
God's Strength, God's Word, God's Love	Verse	repetition,spiritual,word
Echoes of You	Sonnet	grief,hope,
I Am	Free verse	heart,introspection,journ
Give and Take	Rhyme	giving,love,relationship,
Faith Can Move Mountains	Light Verse	faith,god,miracle,
Snowflakes Melt Our Paper Hearts	Lyric	blue,life,love,
River Song	Free verse	nature,river,
Little By Little	Lyric	life,love,
Love Becomes An Ocean	Lyric	love,water,
Sculpted Shades of White	Quatrain	beauty,imagery,nature,win
Glory of Summer	Rhyme	beauty,seasons,

Fav Poets

Poet	Country
Kim Merryman	United States	Read