Best Maxie Poems

A BLESSED CHRISTMAS FOR ALL WITH POETRY SOUP

Dear Caren, Andrea, Cay Cay, Carolyn and Jan
Rico, Arturo, Paul and Chris, all of you are the same 
Excellent  poets, together with, Gordon, Duke and Line
Each of you write poetry so fine,
Beata, Nette, Janice, Heidi and Dear...

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HARMONY 69
The night of twelfth December `69  
knotted together an icy storm wind 
that whipped False bay`s waves 
to white -frilled blankets.
Thunderclaps against primal rocks
resonated through a ghettoe of glowing tents
on a dark, rough ,bushy patch .

Rising plaintively above the din 
of drums and...

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THE CROSS

I fold my arms and close my eyes,
I picture a cross so tall.
Mary His Mother 
And Mary His disciple
Crying below, at His feet.

Blood running down the wood.
Finally resting on the ground
Soaked up by the desert soil.

Mary His Mother, crying for her Son
Mary Magdalene, crying...

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Anticipation

 
This morning the sky was bright red
Before turning to a dirty milk
The air is still
The heat is intense and dry
You can hear the leaves crackle underfoot

You can feel the energy in the air increasing
Like a coiled spring
You wait for the impending storm
Excitement growing with...

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(Shuffling with Shel)
   Ode to Shel Silverstein

The master taps across the stage
Wiggling rhymes upon his page
Tapping, leaping, letting go
Silly poems that steal the show.

Heel, shuffle,
Heel, step
Like A Runny Babbit
Falling up
Flap, heel, turn
A Light is in the Attic.

Spying, listening to his moves
Tapping out his...

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Under the African sun

When loneliness bite’s and red wine doesn’t help
And mowing the lawn makes you feel a little green,
Red faced and hot! 
Winter it is not !
A tree with a shower
Cold water gives you power.
The wind has dropped the beetles are humming
Cumulous clouds are...

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Call out to Me


Hungry, thirsty, worried.
That’s what I am
Reaching out, longing and pleading.
Lost in a world of darkness.

Theres a penlight rolling around
The batteries are flat.
Too broke to buy new ones.
Fumbling in the dark.

Matches, they are damp and the flint won’t work.
A candle can’t be lit...

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MY SAVIOUR

When life is just too hard to handle. I turn to You Lord.
When the debts pile higher than the sky, I turn to You Lord
When my knees are bruised and rough from kneeling on the floor,
I cry out to You Lord!
Show mercy on Your...

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Genisis 1
26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,[a] and over all the creatures...

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Princess Warrior

Sometimes the path is very rocky,
Sometimes the path is very steep.
Other times it may be just plain walking.
Other times we may dream while we sleep.
Jesus You never said it would be easy
But I am Yours for keeps!
May your strength surround and hold me while...

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DO as you are told,

 

We moan about our hardships,
But hardships are mostly brought about by ourselves.
You can say “but I didn’t cause it!”
Look really hard!
Did you say YES when you should have said NO?
Did you receive instead of giving?
Did you turn away instead of...

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Safety and Warmth
 
I don’t often talk or share my feelings.
But when I do, it’s to You, Jesus my Saviour.
I pray through the night and the dark lonely hours.
My Saviour is with me keeping me safe.

Storms rage outside, the wind howling.
Torrential rain sweeping against the...

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FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND

 
There is excitement in the air!
There is a disturbance in the airwaves!
The dogs are restless.
The birds have disappeared
The air is still, like its waiting!
We are in for a storm of note!

The pressure cooker is building.
The clouds are swirling.
The Holy Spirit is...

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PASSION

It’s indescribable!
Something you either have or you don’t.
Only one so passionate can recognise it in another.
The way you sit, the way you hold yourself.

Bridled passion.
A deep sadness behind the façade
Hands of strength, but gentle too.
Compassion and a sense of yearning in your eyes.

Doe soft, your...

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Where Eagles Dare

 

Where Eagles dare and Angels fear to tread,
Gods breath breaths. 
Where hurricanes blow and tornadoes swirl
Gods breath breaths.
Where volcanoes boil and the mighty lightning strikes
Gods breath breaths.

He parts the mighty seas
He makes deserts blossom and bloom
He gives us peace and quiet in...

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