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The Two WitnessesGod spoke to men in visions and dreams.
Their words are like unpolluted streams,
offering dying souls life-giving drink,
and giving hope to those on the brink.
These witnesses, both the old and the new,
were written down by a...
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Categories:
christian, extended metaphor, mystery,
Form: Rhyme
from here to therefabled desert land
mere whisper of what once was …
humble Timbuktu...
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Categories:
africa, history, mystery, time,
Form: Haiku
Last QuestionTime an elusive thread,
Unraveling mysteries, yet time remains unread and unknown.
From birth to death, its secrets keep winding,
Yet its origin, and ours, reprove our theories.
A journey through aeon, our pale...
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Categories:
mystery, destiny, father, humanity, imagination,
Form: Other
IncarnateHe came in human flesh,
So He would see someone like me,
He wore the robes of pain, grief and struggles,
So He could relate to my emotions.
He took the fall,
So He could understand why I stumble,
He left...
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Categories:
inspirational, jesus, mystery,
Form: Free verse
By Little StepsBy Little Steps
By little steps
The world engulphs us,
Day by day
Dawn to dusk
As our better Angels follow
With silent tread unseen
Their firey wheels
All full of eyes
See all we would conceal;
The self-deceptions and the lies
That separate the things...
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Categories:
faith, introspection, mystery, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
A City of Splendor and GraceWe are bound for a city of splendor and grace,
Where farewells are never the case.
Heaven’s realm is beyond earthly scenes,
Where mansions are prepared by heavenly means.
With Love as judge, the verdict is clear,
Everyone is invited...
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Categories:
city, encouraging, heaven, mystery,
Form: Free verse
Amazing DesignerEach flower I grade
Continue to amaze me
Odd patterns He made....
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Categories:
beautiful, character, mystery, wisdom,
Form: Haiku
Any Old IronHe’s a modern Harold Steptoe
With his reclamation machine
Very few planets on the Galaxy
On which he’s not already been.
He’s got every known Wormhole
Marked on his Galaxy Survey Map
And he proceeds always with caution
In case the...
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Categories:
fantasy, humor, mystery, science
Form: Rhyme
Circus VisionCreepy patience, eerie desires following the dreamlike honeycomb,
consistent unawareness, wax in tatters, exhaling fortune-tellers, spooky scenario,
come in harlequin
mischievous, that is not time, that is your life;
brave, remain unhinged, so easy to say until a certain...
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Categories:
dark, horror, magic, mystery,
Form: Free verse
Life
Categories:
mystery, allusion, analogy, death, image,
Form: Acrostic
DIVINE MAGNETISMDIVINE MAGNETISM
There’s an attraction, North to South
Embracing the original source of love
And almost a sweet taste in the mouth
Whether from each other, or above
For some, the magnetism is unknown
No olive twig in the beak of...
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Categories:
mystery,
Form: Terza Rima
Murders and mysteriesIt's a whodunit
with mystery and suspense
right up to the end...
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Categories:
murder, mystery,
Form: Senryu
I Can't Believe I Thought ThatI can't believe I thought that.
Where did it even come from, oh god I feel like a rat.
I mean it just came out of nowhere
Waiting by, minding my own business then boom! I swear.
Jeez, I...
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Categories:
mystery, crazy, feelings, funny, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Are We AreBeside the breathless petting,
love is a wonder timeless --
in loin with club
I can see the pounding extended
fierce yet open ended
room for tenderness and caring
beyond the physical sharing
touch is a mystery overbearing
the feel of a...
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Categories:
mystery, desire, emotions, feelings, humanity,
Form: Free verse
Divine Magnetism
As human beings, we are born with souls;
and undisclosed to us, within them lie
the mystery of God's magnetic poles
which draw us to Him till the day we die.
We feel this pull and know there's something...
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Categories:
faith, god, inspirational, mystery,
Form: Sonnet
Specific Types of Mystery Poems
Definition | What is Mystery in Poetry?
Poems Related to Mystery
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