Best Self Seeking Poems


The Whispered Song

...The warrior lays her weary head, 
With heavy heart she cannot bear, 
Burning tears stream down her face, 
As whispered memories touch the ear.

Her armour tarnished by remorse, 
Her battle-cry ......

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Categories: self seeking, childhood, daughter, death, dedication,
Form: Quatrain

Premium Member Behind the Veil of Friendship Potd

...

       Behind the Veil of Friendship

Your friend, walks very slowly behind you.
Seeing the harm coming your way. 
His sword out, he protects you back.
And you know nothing, you are not ......

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Categories: self seeking, appreciation, friendship, poets, trust,
Form: Rhyme

Preciously Handcrafted

..."We are moving fast towards an age where people will be lovers of self, lovers of 
money, self-seeking. Self-gratifying, laying aside morality, spirituality, family 
values, and God, for self-prese......

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Categories: self seeking, faith, inspirational, life, me,
Form: Free verse

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Premium Member Humility and Pride

...Signs of humility is so very hard to find
so many pump up self think they're swell
but they forget God who constantly looks
for humble hearts, of themselves won't tell

Everywhere th......

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Categories: self seeking, blessing, christian, faith, god,
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Faith, Hope, and Charity

... 
"And now abideth faith, hope and charity,
these three; but the greatest of these is charity."

The Bible, 1 Corinthians 13.13

Charity is called agape which means love,
with......

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Categories: self seeking, faith,
Form: Free verse

Premium Member My Plea

...My Plea

This my plea O world
That drags the dream of peace
Through the mud of wickedness

Rise
From the egotistic slime to wash away
Self-centered muck

Loosen 
Your profane feet of clay
......

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Categories: self seeking, life, peace,
Form: Free verse


Premium Member Humility and Pride

...Collaboration by Gordon McConnell and Regina Riddle

Signs of humility is so very hard to find
so many pump up self think they're swell
but they forget God who constantly looks
for humble hearts......

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Categories: self seeking, christian, pride, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member At the crossroads of years, where stones whisper for centuries

...At the crossroads of years, where stones whisper for centuries,
Inside unfolds the mystical drama of the self seeking light,
Through mazes of thoughts like leaves rolling towards truth.
Thirsty so......

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Categories: self seeking, fantasy,
Form: Free verse

Premium Member When Truth Came a Calling

...There's A knock on my door,
 I ask "who is there". ?
Standing there are five faces. . 
They answer" IN UNISON "Truth"
I ask" Why the disguise"...?
It is I,"Truth" they all refrain.
 
How will I know ......

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Categories: self seeking, metaphor, tribute, truth, wisdom,
Form: Alliteration

Premium Member Love Froze the Flame

...So long, so very long, since the coal has burst to flame;
I have trained with restraint the green eyed monster cursed to flame.

For love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy ...
I would no......

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Categories: self seeking, lost love, love,
Form: Ghazal

Premium Member Honest Living Love Alive

...Sunlight beams on streets so mean..' As Love reaches out.'

A lonely widow toils unending, till day it fades then shares a morsel with her pet..'

Love aspires... a lust rages, and goals are purs......

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Categories: self seeking, love,
Form: Verse

Green Fingers

...Green fingers

Morning light crept it's long laughing fingers
Around the edge of heavy dark curtains,
And cocooned, my chakra of pain lingers,
Not willing to welcome more of her sermons.

Pain......

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Categories: self seeking, betrayal, jealousy,
Form: Sonnet

Manipulator

...This whimsical notion he's not in the wrong,
He uses pity to manipulate and control all along,
Once he plays on your heart strings, he draws you in,
And if things don't go his way your at fault fo......

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Categories: self seeking, abuse, leaving,
Form: Light Verse

Premium Member Because Love Is Kind

...True fervor is persistent in its daily care
Breeding seeds of joy from evening to dawn;
That when trials rage, life finds grace
Embracing ebon nights... all else is forgiven.
For love......

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Categories: self seeking, bible, inspirational, love,
Form: Free verse

Silent Majority

...Secrets are anxiously being kept with a behavioral struggle, as one of the special few enters the room; obviously preoccupied with his thoughts. Bottom teeth are nipping his upper lip tucked tight, r......

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Categories: self seeking, betrayal, fear, metaphor, power,
Form: Prose Poetry
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