Best Edifies Poems
Seek for truth in the inward parts
out of our mouth make sure is TRUE
that’s what edifies our whole character
truth is what’s wanted on view
Are we really the helping kind?
going out of your way to be HELPFUL
that should be our motto in life
so that we live by this golden rule
Consider much all that we say
to others ears is it truly INSPIRING?
Make it to lift other folk's heart
So all their cylinders are firing
Do we consider what’s the purpose?
these words are they really NEEDED?
make sure they prove worthwhile
not just wasted but wholly treated
It’s so good to have a merciful heart
to look out for others and be KIND
folks respond to that attitude
it’s like a lost coin that you find
So THINK long and really hard
put this motto always in your mind
keep it close so use it often
change this world for a better kind
(This is an old one from 2016
an inspiring motto for life.
True
Helpful
Inspiring
Needed
Kind
Ask yourself, are these things true of me so THINK.)
Categories:
edifies, inspirational, life, wisdom,
Form:
Rhyme
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL & UPLIFTING – PRAISE, WORSHIP, & PRAYER
There is no reason to be down and out.
The sun still shines in the sky when raindrops.
Smile now because this is your time to pop.
We really want to hear your thoughts about…
Life love joy rapture pleasure thrills bliss blessed
There is cause to be irrefutable.
You know the heights of life uplift others.
Happiness esteems and solidifies.
Each time you strive, you find that the world thrives.
Uplift life elevate mind and inspire…
There is purpose to take on; therefore,
Give heart to another and cheer to the
dishearten. Raise spirits to encourage
deification of our creator through praise.
Mother Earth is our celestial orbit.
Peace seekers we are in spirit and truth.
Love and harmony is for all dwellers.
Let us join on native topography.
Hold hands sing from the voice of the patriot
Scale the endless strife of diversity
To meander in our conflicting journeys
So that our life is a religious hub,
Which brings forth faith in the omnipotent.
The crux of our essence edifies soul.
Elucidation is magnetic force
Mesmerizing all the people involved.
We shout in our synagogues worship
Via life force, which is cognizance.
Oration heard from the heights of trouble.
Just a closer walk with God was words voiced.
A proclamation so great, tears came forth.
I know the Lord exclaimed the choir from the
balcony while others were praying in
the aisles. Oh Lord have mercy on me.
There was no doubt that salvation was there.
The expression was that the Holy Ghost
had entered. Utterance of faith is with
all. An enduring completed through the
works of God. How were the burdens taken
to a place of repost? The Lord keeps me
safe and warm. Through veneration and
extol, prayer; praise; and worship heartens all.
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PENNED JUNE 28, 2014!
Written for a those who seek a greater determination....
Categories:
edifies, appreciation, beautiful, blessing, care,
Form:
Sonnet
Lovely freshness showcases God’s wonders
Great Spring’s grand blessings, awesomely beauteous
Dulcet chirpings prevail over thunders
Gardens* assured of yields, indeed plenteous.
Fields cheerfully welcome budding bliss-sprouts
Below clouds like chiffon yearning for grace
Farms gladly gear themselves toward growth’s routes
Propelled upon heavenly power’s brace.
Re-birth highlights genuine spiritual spring
Marked by the Lord Christ’s resurrection might
With revivals that Holy Scriptures bring
Prodding souls toward transformation’s height.
Springing hope’s lace tied to faith fluorescence
Edifies new life’s marvelous essence.
*Isaiah 61:11 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
March 4, 2019
7th place, "APRIL 2019 PREMIER 9..." Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand; judged on 4/26/2019.
Categories:
edifies, appreciation, blessing, christian, faith,
Form:
Sonnet
Unity soars above indifference snares in minds of others eased , for peace in its essence burns brighter than a million stars in space uninhabited by hate . Unity united in brotherhood not laced with painful clashing reminders of the past limited to limitation of men . Unity humbles , edifies the whole , not the half but as one of many in a whole . Discerning with eyes now not blocked by reflections of vexing roomers of differences of those who walk lives unknown . Those who are born in cultures alien to another , yet unity shatters the walls to see the heart of men for possibilities unimaged but brought to sight by peace . Peace that reflects respect , yields changes . Peace easiest when men open themselves up not limited for possibilities , so with peace men suss through right , wrong knowing we are one not divided but equal . And equality risen high , made first instead of the person's origins . From this we are original , society made over to build what men ought to reflect . If one group shines peace blossoms , takes root that grows like a tree with deep roots that will not be move .
Categories:
edifies, community, deep, encouraging, eve,
Form:
Free verse
Hastening t'ward the grayscale skies,
On gilded wings an angel flies.
While demons wail of their despise;
Hiss and moan, their sole reprise.
A lightning flash; the angel sighs
A rush of wind, and then she dies.
Oh, how the heavens agonize
And thunderously vocalize.
While in the mayhem devils rise
With beating drums to signalize
Their ill intent to terrorize
The broken hearts and reddened eyes
Whose cherub tears the Earth baptize.
But demon laughter amplifies
The vengeful thirst across the skies
And solemn, anguished seraph cries
The host of heaven unifies.
With swords aloft they mobilize
Their concourse as a vast sunrise
Whose flaming swords the clouds incise
And radiant light Earth pacifies.
Yet mankind fails to realize
Except the prudent and the wise
The storm is naught but a disguise,
Oh do you hear the old Magi’s
Verse for men which edifies?
Or listen to him rhapsodize
How from the light, the darkness flies
And from the rain, the sunlight dries?
Perhaps…he oversimplifies.
Categories:
edifies, allegory, conflict, introspection, religion,
Form:
Monorhyme
A Matriculation Poem to Welcome Freshers at the University of Makeni
Welcome to an academic home of excellence,
Where hunters hunt love in excess
And fishers fish knowledge and accumulate providence.
An academic place above;
Where we build a civilization of love with no curve.
UniMak has nurtured her seed in civilized love and education of quality.
Her breed is scattered all over, serving society
While her students are victimized by Government gratuity.
Are we not children of Mama Salone?
That we should be left to wander in this journey alone!
We build a civilization of love
As we believe in the Holy Cross as a dove.
We are but benefiting under the nomenclature of Fatima’s love.
A kind and lovely mother,
She edifies us on how to build a civilization of love without borders.
We are the Genesis of love in this countryside,
And the orthodox of scholastic civilization as our pride.
We are on an academic ride;
A journey to love all and to transform society
Oh, mother! Help us now, as we build a civilization of love in purity.
Categories:
edifies, christian, faith, home, inspirational
Form:
Rhyme
L ets anothers needs come first
O ffering gifts of yourself
V alidate another's worth
E dify,enfold, esteem
Definition:
Edify: instruct and encourage in moral, intellectual and spiritual improvement
Sponsor: ~Skat~
Contest: Define Love
Contest has already filled but will let it stay....
Categories:
edifies, love,
Form:
Acrostic
I fell hard for this movie when it first came out man. Each time I watch it, something new is revealed to me.
Welp. Here’goes.
1. Don’t get Lazy with Love.
It’s interesting to note that most of us are often referred to as someone who is smart, funny and charming in the beginning of our relationship with that special someone that we have come to deeply, madly & truly love.
Then, we get Lazy.
We stop being smart. We get stupid.
Our humor or sense of humor comes to a dead-end.
We don’t try anymore. We get bored. We become boring.
This is how most relationships come to an end. Because we have deliberately made the choice to stop loving. Ourselves. And our partners. But what would happen if we kept on loving ourselves & our partners? What if we got smarter, funnier & more charming each & everyday of our lives? If you must be lazy, be lazy in it’s purest form: being halfway asleep on the couch with your lover.
2. Don’t get Crazy with love.
If you have ‘lost your mind’ you are no longer loving. You are lusting & obsessing. True love is all about ‘using your mind’ rather than ‘losing your mind’. It requires you to be not only sane but deeply profound. True love will enable & equip you to be patient & persevere. It will also empower you to use every “wrinkle” in your mind to create. True love does not destroy. True love never destroys relationships. It builds & edifies them.
3. Don’t get Stupid with love.
A person ‘in true love’ is not stupid. Even if you were, you will do just about everything to hide your stupidity. You’ll get smarter & wiser. You’ll go at great lengths to memorize all kinds of poetry, music, and quotes to somehow inspire & deeply touch the person you love. (Note: Not to impress, mesmerize & get in their pants) You know you’ve fallen out of love (and into lust) if you start doing the dumbest things you’ve ever done.
This happened to my friend Chris a few years back in his relationship, and I started noticing how he was changing. A person in true love is always developing him/herself to grow & mature into a wiser lover!
There really is something special about this movie. If you haven’t seen it yet, go to 1channel.ch , type in the movie title, and watch away
Categories:
edifies, forgiveness, life, love, teacher,
Form:
Free verse
Powerful! Such is poetry at work…
Oh!!! So overwhelming at its best
Earnest in its evocative essence
True to its communicative trademark
Revealing realities, ready for responses
Yes; verily mighty… stirring you and me.
Precious as a gem, priceless is poetry’s wisdom
Open to all; offering avenues for self-expression
Empathy-laden; examines as it edifies inner being
Tool more than a tongue; touches heart’s verities
Reliever of soul’s angst; reckoning expert
Yonder hope’s anchor; yesterday’s re-liver.
Praise to God is what my poetry proclaims
Overtaken with His blessings, I ought His grace declare
Exalting Him, extolling His goodness constantly
Testifying about His love, unconditional and wondrous
Reporting thru verses, recording by stanzas His greatness…
Yielded am I to Him, my faith’s Author* Whom I live for!
*Hebrews 12:2 “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith…”
February 22, 2019
1st place, "Poetry and ME" Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Silent One; judged on 2/28/2019.
Categories:
edifies, appreciation, blessing, christian, god,
Form:
Acrostic
I am Book* of truth's delight
bringing you to heaven’s flight
yond science-celestial height
by fervent faith’s clearest sight...
Acknowledge my sure way to fight hell-fright.
Full of true stories so great
exposing virtuous trait
I’m a record up to date
vital information mate...
Accept my good news' rate against hate fate.
I'm life’s manual, indeed best
Excellent for guidance zest
directions, surely safest
leading toward finest rest...
Apply my wisdom toward triumph crest.
I show your true nature
with my divine light’s feature
as Scriptures** for trust-venture
expressing the Lord's gesture...
Admit my counsel for righteous posture.
I'm the truth that sanctifies***
your heart and soul purifies
as my power rectifies
and sublimely edifies...
Adhere to my advice which clarifies.
With my truth's powerful deed
meeting your spiritual need
keep cleaving to me indeed
for service of loving creed...
Abide in me for fruitful, joyous breed.
*Deuteronomy 30:10 …Hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and…turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
**John 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
**8John 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
March 20, 2019
Personification with Rhyme
Edited on May 3, 2022
Honorable Mention, "YOUR DECISION" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand; judged on 2/3/2023
Categories:
edifies, appreciation, bible, christian, faith,
Form:
Personification
Genuine love adds value to lives that cherish, welcome, water, nurture, nourish it and furnish a conducive environment for its germination, growth and its development into a nugget that both lives require for its fuller realization and deployment in two hearts on fire, imbued with the right chemistry at the right time and in the right place.
Sublime love caresses
kisses, blesses, elevates
edifies, magnifies.
Categories:
edifies, poems,
Form:
Haibun
Abalones,
Babbit of abalones,
Containing lots of them;
Designed artistically,
Enough of them though have cracks.
Few of them are too shinny to glare,
Good enough to back your stare.
Huge enough to hold in a pocket,
Inspires you to use as a locket.
Jackpots here you make with a piece,
Kaolin cannot spread such grease.
Lovely thy tender nature, lovely thy soul,
Marvelous tender-hearted like a poor mule.
Nature of your structure edifies you to hide,
Optimistic you are enough reasoned that might.
Queenly looked oh Royal Abalones!
Risen dramatically from the sea bed alone.
Stains cannot pollute your beauty of the shell,
Tough to surpass it by any jewel.
Unrivaled it is what’s yours inside,
Veil of yours kept it hide.
When you open yourself, it’s beyond
X-ray, somehow like Xerox of heart,
You’re just yourself
Zenana of enlightened ray- heavenly and smart!
Categories:
edifies, appreciation, beauty,
Form:
Abecedarian
Far as the (ease)
severely myopic eyes can see,
nothing but polluted atmosphere
where skull and crossbones
memento mori betokens beware,
especially with increasing chronology
mortality becomes crystal clear
existential crisis yours truly didst despair
not so much death itself, but failure
(inadequacy) at livingsocial
mine life to the hilt
plain as day everywhere
casual attitude apropos
(pertinent personal paradigm
regarding aspiring poet)
equals laissez faire,
hence the following
his apt nom de guerre
emotionally castrated docile heir.
Minimal milestones attained he
blithely professes, grants, attests,
et cetera as general rule
barely squeaked by
(think graduating high school)
weatherbeaten and rust covered cerebral tool
smartly linkedin cogs and wheels
buzzfeeding delicate threads didst unspool
above mentioned metaphor near
perfectly, quintessentially, and realistically virtual
extempore description hoopfully edifies
thee dear reader figuratively yours truly
got swallowed into vortex whirlpool.
Maelstrom pitched me to and fro
hither and yon into damndest chaos
drowned me under dead end zone
fiercest storm ever
raging across Lake Woebegone
stronger than bajillion healthy
male primates oozing testosterone
empowered with indomitable strength
downing ordinarily toxic
(even infinitesimal quantity) quinone
think beefy hulking Hercules types
built powerlifters second to none
pulsating pecks, quaking quads,
and ripped reputations
far and wide known
with versatility now
smattering of lines
constituting this poem I hone.
Invisible omnipresent nemesis,
(perhaps the Schwenksville Strangler)
appears intent on asphyxiating,
and simultaneously forcing yours truly
to experience unbearable
oppression, humiliation, and agitation,
whereby joie de vivre extinguished
provoking sadness linkedin
with remembrance of things past
agonizing, kickstarting torturing
absolute zero ability to relish the present
essentially forced to recollect
nasty, short and brutish mailer daemons
characterizing diabolical ghosts
representing nauseating, and haunting
hurtful dirty deeds done dirt cheap
courtesy my selfishness
verboten fruit tasted within recent past
now the bitter aftertaste
analogous to Scrooge
suddenly horrified about his stingy self.
Categories:
edifies, analogy, conflict, depression, father,
Form:
Free verse
Holds many precious promises for those
Obedient to God’s commands, who
Love His Son, from Whom the offer of Heaven flows for
Young and old who believe He can make hearts new
Blessings AND warnings throughout its pages
Illumination for the wayward or confused mind
Beacon of guiding light throughout the ages
Leads us to be forgiving, helpful, and kind
Edifies when life is good or when chaos rages
July 9, 2020
entered in the Strand Completely New Poetry Contest, 7
Received NA on July , 2020
January 12, 2021
entered in the Best N-A Poem of 2020 Contest
Sponsor: John Hamilton
Categories:
edifies, bible, truth,
Form:
Acrostic
Violins play sympathy spicatto
Upon my tender mercies
As strings in conspiracy
Are rising up, against the bow
Hearts pierced and bleeding out
Unforgiven memories, from a distance off
And the haunting melodies wash
In lost emotions of an ebb and flow
Further waves of symphony traverse upon this fragile human soul
Thus, to purify a conscience never quite clear
As healing harps pleading, remembrance
For dreams that echo now, out of long ago
And arrows of adaigetto fling off
"En masse" of chills that touch
I can't help surrender, but
Give in, to the depths of my very soul!
And I weep…
Stains upon my cheeks
Of passions, acceso
And its deepest throes
As fermatta trembles...
Out of my own fainted breath
And an espirando carries...
with it, a renaissance
That edifies the whole
The tears now vapors, gone and aloft
Unto ovations of grandiso
And my heart skips
Beating out its own applause
So moving was the masterpiece
Of sonata amoroso
Categories:
edifies,
Form:
Free verse