Best Anchor Poems

Upon those who yield to anger, I should take pity
because words they spit are like sandpaper, gritty.
A loathsome temper causes them to fume and fret,
sometimes churlish ones spew what they will regret.

Restraining venom is an idea some are unable to grok.
Fury is the key to...

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Hope is the anchor that secures my soul
Needed for endurance as the Bible foretold
One of three qualities, along with faith and love
I am filled with hope to honor my Holy Father above

Hope in God's promises lightens my heavy load
It's instilled in me when I venture...

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When you stagger under the heavy weight of life,
There will hardly be anyone to ease your grief.

But there is always God as your anchor and fort
He is there ever gracious and ready to support.

When you make up your mind to reach God,
You’ll see a chasm...

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When the rising tides of the storms of life assail,
My hope abides fastened secure to the Rock.
When the chilly waters cause my strength to fail,
My heavy anchor and God’s eternal love interlock.

When the blasts of fear come near my soul,
And the tempest my confidence can...

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As rust falls from the anchor

Where do sandcastles go
when the tide engulfs the view and 
lonely shorelines crest in tear drops
beneath white capped dream chasers,
foam laced erasers combing sanded wishes,
taking towers in the water's rage
as moats become minor indentations 
on a beach bathed in the...

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Anchor my heart
To yours
Don’t let me drift away
The current is strong
It’s pulling me
Hold me fast
Anchor me

Anchor my heart
To unmovable rock
Anchor my soul to yours
The winds may clutch
The waves batter
But tranquility comes
With your touch

Anchor my heart
Anchor me
In arms secure and true
Though buffeted
I rest in a haven
I’m...

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Each one I meet becomes a link in this chain,
Interlocking burdens becoming nothing but pain,
Wrapped tightly; interwoven emotions weighing 
heavier and heavier, my brain. 

Metallic feelings shine, glisten in the light; chain links reflect to the sky while I struggle in this sea, 

no one...

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No Anchor for Rancor

Wounded the ship of my soul, 
With tattered sails,
Heels up in malevolence,
Venom puffs out the jib
In leeward grudges of tactless spite
On a pointless reach 
Heading up into retaliation.

Heart hardened sends out a deep tap root,
Like a dagger board,
For my blustering hubris
To drop...

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The Anchor

The Lord is my strength.
He blesses mankind.
Everlastingly, He loves. 

Although life has trials,
Never will He forsake us.
Christ Jesus lived perfectly.
He was crucified and died.
Overcoming death, He arose.
Remember Him; set anchor.

© Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
February 11, 2010

Poetic form: Acrostic...

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The  Lord is my anchor in the storms of life
the Lord is my anchor
who carries my cares and strife
the Lord is my anchor to whom
I hold on tight
the Lord is my anchor
 who makes everything all right
the Lord is my anchor
he catches me when...

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I walked outside today 
As I watched the sunrise 
I thought of the item that was handed to you
After the crucible 
The Eagle, The Globe, The Anchor
I know to you it meant you made 
It through the toughest 13 weeks of your life
It means that...

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calm water
rock skipping
mist rising...

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A friendship                 
Like an anchor             
You can trust will        
Never...

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My ship had sailed life’s restless sea, the sails were weak and tore.
The hull had had its share of dents from sailing close to shore.
The deck was rotting with decay from careless steps I took,
The ship seemed in such disarray just everywhere I’d look.
But then...

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In the realm of moons and breathless tides,
where promises dance with a serendipitous sonnet of sunrises,
along with morning kisses, unfolds a love story—
a poetic novel etched in the chronicles
within the hourglass of time,
a journey that transcends the fabric of our mere existence.

You, my dearest love,...

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