Best Braced Poems

Braced for War

The atmosphere is rigidly braced.
The boots of warriors are tightly laced.
Water horns are filled to the brim.
Staples in saddlebags bulge their rims.

Armies flank the four winds in preparation
Lightening in their eyes they fight for creation.
Warrior shields are cleaned and polished bright
Reflecting the sun,...

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Blessed*...

...I yield...

...to the Lord...

...Source of my all...

...Braced!

*Psalm 34:8 O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

July 6, 2019...

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Braced-up beautifully by God
Builder of life along His benefits' bounty,
Bound am I to be a blessing*...
behaving in the Almighty's holiness
bearing Christ's cross
battling against flesh
beholding the Saviour's glory
bouncing toward triumphant service
...brave through the Lord's might
...burdened with stewardship's tasks
...bold to bare Scriptures' truth
...broken against arrogance
...bent to worship...

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So the fragment of their brief gloat,
Humbled their cacophony,
Their nails cultivated deeply beneath my skin.
Scratching for hidden gems
As my tears dried pages of a book empty
They each left with a little satisfaction
The depth of mutilation, their cheer halted
The distance that split us mirrored me
The bloody...

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