a cool, refreshing summer breeze you are
your smile is like the fresh breath of nature
quiets thoughts of you so near even when you are so far
alleviates the feelings of my wanting to meet the maker
your skin against mine is like a smooth motion massage
the warm rhythms of your touch relaxes my mental
totally eliminated is my self serving mirage
the sweet kiss of the reality of you makes life itself feel so gentle
the moonlight and the sunlight merge to construct the perfect election
all memories of you are so happy, peaceful, and whole
joyfully and gratefully resurrected is my long since hibernated ********
oh, how your unique creativity soothes my rejuvenated soul
my love for you is as natural as the perfect rain
how i so give God Thanks each and every night for your love and guidance taking away the strain
In a world of growing uncertainty,
whenever there's a great emergency,
Doctors Without Borders
alleviates disorders
with profound humaneness and urgency.
Blowing cold winds, you might not be aware,
Putting on your skin, when lovely eyes stare.
Warmth drains like a river into the sea;
Must be a mother—two hearts, a body share.
Burdened by things when self-worth shakes,
Whispering name, she makes you awake.
Injecting instant salvation into the air;
Of course, sister in action, as pain alleviates.
Contained in null when you seek directions,
Reorganizing a piece shattered in fractions.
Blending an incomplete into a complete,
As beloved showers you with satisfaction.
Speak…!!!! And God will honor your faith and make every good thing…so! Amen and Pressing-on!
There is…a spring
that runs through our desert
it tends our aridity…
arrests…our drought.
There is…a spring
that waters our dry frames
and alleviates…our brittleness…
quenches…our parch.
Without it...
we would curl-up and crack
like sunbaked, dry bones...
that have no more marrow.
The name of this spring…?
Love.
The source of this spring…?
God.
EZEK 37:1-14
jmsbell-6/29/2024
No harmful or irksome thoughts
stir this mind to absolute madness,
and away from annoying, frequent sounds:
only peacefulness soothes irritated senses;
I may fall asleep and dream
in a state of false reality,
letting the fanciest fantasy
enter the bloodstream!
The crimson sunset arising over the wind-swept moor
alleviates the mood of daily woes such as this murmur;
the torrid day, unlikely a dry desert, gives into a cool breeze:
nothing is heard above and under but the shrilling of a geese!
All the joyous smiles flashed by others were missed by me,
and the craving was stuck into my throat unable to spit it out
and feel the relief I needed to carry me through a painless night;
firebugs aren't pretty butterflies, they glow and suddenly flee!
Afghanistan is the place to go
Lapis Lazuli is brought out in buckets
Her blues shining in the sun
Healing me in spite of myself
A stone that boots your immune system
sooths inflammation, alleviates insomnia
overcomes depression and purifies your blood
I should have brought some relatives with me for this
I go down deep into the cave, swallowing my fear
understanding the benefits will outweigh my feelings
they allow me to choose my own stones
I feel charged, alive, healthier almost instantly.
Lapis Luzuli is the cure for so much that ails me.
Eternal Word -- nailed to a cross of wood
Our New Covenant, written with His Blood
Redemption's Friday is True-- and so Good
Because Divine Mercy gushed like a flood!
We will look upon Him whom we have pierced :(
All Christ's blood and water poured -- from that spear
Our One True Love -- indivisibly tierced
The Father, Son, Holy Ghost's Mercy's-- here
Did our future zeal comfort His sad Heart? :)
Unleashing Pardon to renew the earth?
In Communion, we never have to part
His Lamb's Supper alleviates our dearth
Empathy soothes the anguished heart
Alleviates the obscured pain
Rejuvenates your counterpart
Empathy soothes the anguished heart
A blessing hand to make restart
A laudable trait of humane
Empathy soothes the anguished heart
Alleviates the obscured pain
PLACED : 2nd
Triolet - Old or New Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Joseph May
Syllable count: howmany syllbles
Date: 21-08-2022
With COVID-19 spread around
Both above and under the ground
You can bet a beer
Alleviates fear
But cops count how many you've downed
Without uttering a word, nature preaches.
A google search may hold all the answers except for 'self'.
The watercourse way reveals the solution one seeks.
A cloudless sky, a blank canvas.
Over four million results for 'self' but none about self.
In the direction of purpose, the river flows.
The best teachers of life's cycle are sunrises and sunsets.
The moon's phases hold more responses than Google itself.
Each sunrise carries more hope than a thousand quotes.
Trees heal without charging fees.
Maps directs on every journey except on the path to finding oneself.
Nature's constituents are the best counselors for feeble souls.
Where better to learn the beauty of patience than from the enduring oaks.
Voice often knows how to assist except with emotional health.
The wind blows and alleviates the weight of doubts and worries.
Each sunrise is a second chance,
On a hunt for the input that gives an output for self,
A new chapter is cued by each moon phase,
To get to the ocean, follow as the river flows.
There is a gentleman that I am acquainted with.
He grins, but it is not seen in his eyes
He chuckles, but it is only a lovely lie
He speaks but conceals something inside
He sings, but his quiet screams are audible
He draws but has no one to console him
He writes, yet it never alleviates his life's sorrow
He adores, yet his thighs are scarred.
He survives, but all he wants is death
He merely absorbs the ache, which is excruciatingly bitter
And I take a step back from the mirror
3TH PLACE CONTEST WINNER
Written: April 25, 2022
Near Death Experience Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Chantelle Anne Cooke
Almighty always grants boundless bliss
Gracious gift alleviates tormenting time
Euphoric essence charms hurt heart
Mirage melts within desolate desert
Sane sight grasps divine domain
Listless life sails overjoyed ocean
God guides the soul to destination.
November 2, 2021
Syllable count checked on howmanysyllables.com
Contest : Alliterisen - 7 Lines
Sponsor : Joseph May
Divine love pristine outpouring fragrance
Neither judging nor discriminating
Embracing all in playful innocence
Magical magnetic touch uplifting
Beginning with bubbling joy luminous
Infectious mirth and joy does radiate
An empathetic smile spontaneous
Tranquil compassion pain alleviates
Subtler pulse reflects bliss ineffable
As balance in form is slowly attained
Ignition renewal continual
Upon form becoming pure and unstained
Colourations of love thus prismatic
Throbbing giving aliveness eclectic
19-October-2020
Memories seized of the birds and the bees, the gentle breeze can
greatly appease and put your mind at ease.
When that special thought is caught turning you from distraught
into a juggernaut.
But I feel ill at ease, I yet have you to please, to squeeze even to
tease, a feeling of a deep freeze.
Thankfully, as I anticipate you being my soul mate, no longer does
my wait frustrate but alleviates.
Hence, a sequence of events for a very bright future tense, which
keeps me in suspense.
It's as easy as your abcs, so will you please put my mind at ease
with some beautiful memories.
an inclination
to
reclusivity,
leave
everything
to chance,
for a
quiet life:
the solitude
alleviates
the need
to talk:
complex
in mannerisms
passive
sensitive
conceptual
articulate
living
at the margins
the wind's kiss
wayward,
lingered:
in the sudden
solitude
confidence
was restored,
the conflict
forgotten,
the unknown
opaque.
I turn
my face unto
the 'morrow..
with hope
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