Best Ceasing Poems
She touched each one but soon they cleared like smoke
little infant rogues, always ready for the heady toke
She prayed to the Gods above but all she got was pain
drenched to the bone by torrents that gave way to rain
So in the end she chose the middle way of no return
Icarus moments in the sun that didn't crash or burn
Resting in God's love she got to see the other side,
feeling vibrant and blissful like the slow ebbing tide.
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jun-jun villanueva
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teardrops emanate from within
inner bane, anguish perforatin'
space for vigour devoured by pain
driblets of tears pour like incessant dewdrops of rain
melancholy cuddled my psyche's being
whinging flashbacks juxtaposed - reminiscing
nightmares, incubuses in tight sleep bedtime
death comes, humming lyrical requiem in rhyme
dreams swallow me with fear - exasperate
like ceasing ... expiring ...it's a fate
now, crying ...bemoaning ... myriad tears fell
reverberates like infant thrown to hell.
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O how important it is to believe in prayers
Also the power of the almighty Lord God
Thoughful to offer fervent prayers daily
More important is our words and actions
To match what we pray from a contrite heart
We are free to offer sacrificial prayers
But, the Lord God Almighty knows our hearts
Concept by Sonia Kagoli
Poetry Chipepo Lwele
25/01/2023
Since the scourge of coronavirus seems to be increasing,
Now is the time, as St Paul said, to "pray without ceasing!"
when evening’s dawn descended on her restless soul
defeated dusk and dust collected deep into the night
cobwebs spun an open trapdoor over broken peace
insomnia prevailed as a cynical reminder of treason
in which reason failed to align with posturing emotions
the sleeping pills weaved their paradoxical intentions
a coffin bare and wood worms eating cross and death
herein lies deconstruction waiting for festering resolve
the many voices in her head dissonant and venomous
chanted cacophony crescendo endless loops refrain
instead of sheep she counted church bells from a tower
of illusionary strength meant to guide spiritual reckoning
and for a moment she succumbed to dream’s surrender
only to wake up once more to venture barred from sleep
the truth loomed large but reality hallucinated in its wake
the underworld transmogrified into a sordid snake pit
toxic synapses sharpened their swords in anxious anger
until she forgot what battles to fight and on whose side
fangs pierced her translucent skin and vulnerable mind
injected fuel and ignited combustion on a pyre of doubt
when morning dew penetrated the musty blight of daylight
as she heard the smell and touched distasteful gory visions
she braced herself for another swirl of tired free falling descent
resigned to inevitable bruises lacerations bandages and pus
salved the wounds in resilient longing for love and kindness
not easily told because nightmares have their own momentum
and to watch from sidelines without script nor healing miracle
leaves little to do but take her into his helpless arms and heart
to say nothing but let the embrace do the talking and caress
and hope that the flickering candle survives wax wane and wake
08th August 2020
This is an amazing exhortation
that comes from the apostle Paul
as it shows the importance to pray
and keep our eyes on the ball
Nothing can really be achieved
without being always in prayer
indeed it's the believers vital breath
for God knows without it life's bare
Why do so many believers not pray?
it's a contradiction if we believe
I mean really pray not just for an hour
for our inactivity makes God grieve
In our list of what's important in life
how high is prayer? God asks the question
do we think we'll vget through just by a little
don't kid ourselves only God sends direction
Pray without ceasing by the holy spirit
without God's spirit it can't be done
be on our knees often and plenty
plead for merciful grace from God's son
A saint of old once did say
what you are on your knees before God
that's all you are and no more
sobering words indeed, help us Lord!
('pray without ceasing,' - 1 Thessalonians 5: 17) (ESV)
(I have written this with a deep conviction we need to be praying as God's church more than we are, I am not saying we do nothing else but spend all our lives praying as that's not practical but it should be the essence of our lives to be praying daily and often and if we were we may have more productive lives.)
With a song in our hearts and joy in our steps
We should praise the Lord Jesus
without ceasing my friends
Shout to the Lord, sing praises to him
Who was and who is and who will come again
With a song in our hearts we sing praises to him
To Our father our God and our Savior and King
Jesus blood was shed for the remission of sins
So with a song in our heart
We sing praises to him
Gods glory is forever world without end
So with a song in our hearts
and Joy in our steps
We should praise God and Jesus
Without ceasing my friends
Ceasing striving, poised in the void
We play out our life role
Fearless, desireless, by love buoyed
Bliss throbs make us feel whole
Journey without movement
In quiet contentment
Love’s our sole sentiment
Joy reviving
Ceasing striving
26-March-2022
Quietus
Pray Without Ceasing
Miracle Man
11/27/2024
You cannot have a meaningful life,
if days are filled with meaningless clock.
If days are filled with internal strife,
you’re busy living your life ad hoc.
On those days, when you find you are stressed,
in prayer seek one who truly cares.
Quickly recall how God has blessed,
He takes our burdens through daily prayers.
Don't use prayer as a last resort,
in every life it should have some space.
Without a prayer life we fall short,
God takes our stress giving us more grace.
He loved his God every day
Sending arrow prayers his way
Lifting his praise in simple patter
Amidst the kitchen noise and clatter
Not separating secular,from the latter.
Tribute to Brother Lawrence
There are times when I fall down on my knees
To pray to my heavenly Father, my everything
Laying out my heart and soul for Him to see
Certain that He is my one and only true friend
There are times when I sit quietly in a chair
To pray for someone who has requested
A prayer for healing or a second chance
To be the person God has intended them
There are times when I’m driving alone
And a prayer flows from my spirit, with love
Perhaps in the gentleness of a soft breathe
Exhaled toward God’s heavenly throne
There are times when I’m walking along
Filled with awe at the beauty around me
And my lips whisper a soft prayer of hope
For some need to be met with affirmation
There are times when I stand in line at the store
Watching shoppers move to and fro around me
And I see someone who is so obviously poor
That a prayer from my heart goes up right then
There are times when I wake from some dream
And I remember that an old friend was drempt of
So I say a silent prayer for them to be blessed
By the One who gives us all more than we ask for
There are times when I see something in the news
That touches my heart, nearly breaking it in two
And I must murmur a word to the One who knows all
Asking Him to be with that troubled heart’s spirit
There are times when I sit alone in the quiet of my room
And prayers slip from my lips, interceding for someone
A special person who needs to know the glory of God
Is alive and welcoming him or her to believe in eternity
Wherever I am and whatever I am doing, there is the chance
The perfect opportunity – to speak to the One who created me
And give Him my heart’s best – a prayer that praises Him
And worships with all the feelings I can’t express any other way
1 Thessalonians 5:17 (KJV)
Pray without ceasing.
Pray Without Ceasing 2
Miracle Man
12/11/2024
Each person,
possesses a breaking point.
But this point,
is unknown until taking place.
Lately I’ve felt,
I was near my flashpoint.
Then I sought,
from God HIS helping of grace.
There is a veil shielding the divine light
We know something is there but cannot see
Unawakened is as yet inner sight
The blockage self imposed by our folly
Shift material to ethereal
Requires tuning into domain subtle
Thus if ego cravings still hold appeal
Divine connect koan far from simple
Upon choosing mind body emptiness
We create within joyful magnetism
Imbibing bliss in delightful fullness
Radiating from our mind body prism
To discover new lands let go of shore
Let us entwine with love keeping no score
15-November-2020
red pill or blue pill
wherefrom flows our will
that makes us so choose
rhythm of our heart’s muse
go there oh hermit
straight to the summit
oh breath by breath thus
aboard God’s bliss bus
14-January-2023
Pray Without Ceasing
Miracle Man
December 12, 2023
The world has become filled,
with hatred and division.
Many times we let pettiness,
impair our good vision.
Compromise is a word,
most no longer embrace.
Which leads us full scale,
in our effort to abase.
We find it hard to ask,
so instead, we demand.
Seeking an advantage,
to gain the upper hand.
As a nation we’ve become,
morally bankrupt today.
Prayer changes things,
but too many don’t pray.