Wishing for the future is like asking the past to edit itself.
A Pillar of Salt will be the result.
The person will be by themselves
Looking into the present and seeing those that have left you should be the ball of twine in within your mind.
Living in the moment and seeing the results come about is more enjoyable than being inactive.
The sloth will sit on their duff and never become active.
Soda is the result of their days slothfulness.
Constantly they forecast their past in a manner of unproven boastfulness.
The struggle of a person whether alone or with their rib is more honorable than a person that is slothful.
There is fullness in emptiness from self
While cravings of ego are negated
Freeing us against our boastfulness-shelf
Since bliss makes drenched heart remain elated.
With victory* for reaching-out terrain
Fullness is gained as emptiness from pride
Subdues despair of futility-pain
Caused by covetousness that does deride.
Keeping spirit toward gratitude light
Midst sharing, giving, caring, loving-glow
Fullness blooms in emptiness from greed’s blight
For God grants joy along helpfulness-flow.
Let us continue in our kindness’ spree
Blest emptiness yields good-works’ fullness glee.
*1 Corinthians 15:57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
April 23, 2026
5th place, "Best 2026" Poetry Writing Premiere Contest
Sponsored by Sotto Poet; judged on 7/10/2026.
Ingredients of Character
Does envy in disguise exist there?
Boastfulness? Pride?
Do they sell the innocent for silver
And the needy for a pair of sandals?
Ingredients o Character
The proud and ungrateful who denied
The oppressed justice.
Lovers of pleasure and self, the swift
will not escape one's overpowering
Anyone will not mobilize their strength
And encouragement will bear the same
Attitude and mind towards each other.
Ingredients of Character
Disobedience: do they not know how
To do what's right?
Ingredients of Character
One's growth of one's expectations, beliefs,
Persistence, affection, and love will be tried
And tested.
Ingredients of Character
September 11 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Ezekiel 40-42
Key Verse – Ezekiel 40:1…In the selfsame day the hand of the LORD was upon me, and brought me thither.
PRAISE BE TO GOD FOR HIS HAND THAT IS UPON US
Praise be to God for His hand that is upon us:
Bringing us His blessings
Building us upon His bracing
Binding us around His business
Beautifying us by His Bible brand
Blocking us against brave boastfulness
Ezekiel 41:22 Praise be to the Lord for His table:
Set for our satisfaction
Sufficed with His supply
Settled upon study of Scriptures
Styled toward steadfast supplication
Shown as standard for our strength sturdiness
Ezekiel 42:13 Praise be to the Saviour for
teaching us to approach Him with:
Holy trust
Hopeful triumph
Humble thoughts
Heavenly testimony
Hearty happy hallelujah. Amen!
September 11, 2024
Bountifully blest,
Body and soul thank God blissfully
Braced upon today’s breath
Blooming with beauty
Built-up to share benefits
Bereft of boastfulness.
June 6 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Job 22-24
Key Verse – Job 22:26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
PRAISE BE TO GOD WHO BESTOWS US
OUR DELIGHT IN HIM
Praise be to God for bestowing us our delight in Him as we:
Pray for His power
Prosper through His plan
Progress along His purpose
Persevere by His providence
Perform in His prevailing peace
Job 23:10 Praise be to the Lord for leading us
toward the way we should take in our:
Quest for His blessings
Quietude against burdens
Query about Biblical built-up
Qualms in balancing business-bouts
Quelling from boastfulness’ boomerang
Job 24:9 Praise be to the Saviour for
His omniscience that we cannot hide from as He:
Reminds our hearts of His granted redemption
Restores our holiness graciously along His renewal
Revives our hope through His governing reigning rule
Reinvigorates our helpfulness by His guiding reinforcement
Regards our health, guarding us by His goodness against ruin. Amen!
June 6, 2024
April 25 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on 2Kings 15-17
Key Verse – 2Kings 15:3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
PRAISE BE TO GOD WHO HELPS US DO
WHAT IS RIGHT IN HIS SIGHT
Praise be to God for helping us do what is right in His sight with:
Humility by His love
Honour through His leadership
Honesty along His liberating lessons
Heartiness upon His life-leading light
Hoisted hope toward His lifting-up loftiness
2Kings 16:3 Praise be to the Lord Who
invites us to His house to learn about:
Worship with all our best
Workmanship by His blessings
Word’s bracing-up against boastfulness
Willingness to walk along ways of Biblical-building
Worthy winning wealth through His benefits and bonuses
2Kings 17:39 Praise be to the Saviour for
His deliverance that warns us against:
Disaster of sinfulness
Despair due to selfishness
Dismay caused by stubbornness
Discouragement bringing us shamefulness
Destruction to our spirituality along slothfulness. Amen!
April 25, 2024
Beholding bountiful compassion-blessings of God* beyond bankruptcy…
Brothers and sisters, let’s be braced-up, becoming better
bouncing against bitterness borne by crises’ bondage
breaking free from backsliding midst burdens
built-up now: healed heart, soul and body
bowing to the Saviour Lord, blissful
beckoned toward hope’s beam.
Bestowed with bread and butter from the Creator’s barns …
Beloved, let’s share, battling against selfishness’ bouts
Blowing away boastfulness in stewardship business
beautified along faith-blooms of love’s benefits
buttressed upon biblical belief
besieged by divine boldness
bringing service best.
*2Samuel 22:47 The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
December 19, 2020
1st place, "Alliteration" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Eve Roper; judged on 12/22/2020.
Bouncing back, I’m
brought from
boastfulness’
break-down…
...braced up
by God, the life-Builder
blessed with His bounty,
bidden to
brighten others with His
beauty’s* bliss.
*Psalm 90:17 And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us…
May 9, 2019
6th place, "Dial It Back" Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Maureen McGreavy; judged on 6/5/2019.
A Visit to the Graveyard
My heroic entry in the gateway
Of a graveyard
And drop by drop dissolving of boastfulness, in a boneyard
Admiring an army of, once a tyrant
Now being labeled as late
Between them lies my big brother, the buoyant
Now being fetched by his fate
Though I was prestigious enough to purchase a plot
In an aristocratic area of my city
Now being doomed to a dilemma, to search a slot
To where on I’ll be clenching in this cemetery
Being a tireless traveler, round the globe I visit
But a visit to the graveyard, unleashed, every life has a limit.
Let us put on humility,
Even being on center stage;
Remain meek and modest amid
Honor, glory, praise, and prestige.
Meekness may elicit picture
Of someone saying 'I was wrong';
Or one telling 'I need help' from
A certain group he does belong.
Yes, it brings into mind of one
Not expecting royal treatment;
Remaining lowly and humble,
Even if he is prominent.
It further raises one's image
Of putting others' concern first;
Reaching down to other people
From pedestal of interest.
The lowliness leads to wisdom,
While the arrogance to disgrace;
The former ends in accolade,
As the latter in shame of face.
Humility brings wealth and life,
While the ego castigation;
Modesty makes joy and gladness,
As pride puts one in destruction.
Hat in hand truly gains guidance,
As cap on head spawns misery;
Clothe not ourselves with boastfulness,
Let us put on humility.
So foolish a thing it is
to look past what is today
for tomorrow can't be known
no matter what one may say
Better not to consider this
for all boasting is vain
learn much from proverbs wisdom
such treasures learn to attain
Indeed what tomorrow will bring
today we indeed cannot know
better to leave it to God alone
who controls all things here below
So learn to trust in the almighty
in all things large and small
for He alone created everything
even tomorrow's events whatever will befall
AUTHOR NOTES: 'Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring'. Proverbs 27:1 NRSVA
I said I would stop,
writing about love.
But now that I sit here,
I might say some words.
I don't remember,
the last poem I wrote.
But I know for a fact,
it was not about love.
Love has many qualities,
it is gentle and kind.
But people forget,
what love is sometimes.
They think love is obsession,
boastfulness, and pride.
Living their lives,
forgetting love is kind.
So as I write this,
ill inform you all,
about the true qualities,
that pertain to love.
Love is the greatest thing that there is.
And without love it's not easy to live.
Love is trusting, and perseveres.
If you did something wrong,
Love will forgive.
Love rejoices in truth,
and does not support lies.
but most importantly,
Love is kind.
If you live in this world,
and do not have love.
You don't have patience,
you have nothing at all.
God is love,
that is something you must know.
Therefore, be mindful,
and learn how to love.
SEVEN DEADLY SINS AT SCHOOL
Parents give their kids what they feel
Is training worthwhile and valuable,
But it often shows up at school
As behavior which is objectionable
Stupidity in the face of simple facts, forsooth,
Is widespread, and stops kids learning truth.
Stubbornness in attitude is horrible,
Because it means no progress is possible.
Spoiled behavior is something of which to be rid,
For nobody is going to like such a kid.
Boastfulness and comparing with a weaker kid,
Just the way dad and mum always did.
Dirtiness has no reason to exist, try soap and a comb,
Yet it exists, presumably at the child’s home.
Bullying is my favourite for extermination,
And it begins with parents’ self-examination.
.
Bad-manners, for which the child can thank his parents,
And please do so, for they have been aberrants .
St Helens, volatile lady,
Is letting off some steam.
She is seething now with anger.
We know not to what extreme.
I remember the eruption in
The year of ninety-eighty.
That fierce outburst proved her to be
A quite hot-headed lady.
She will not tell what ticked her off.
She gets her satisfaction,
Not from talk or boastfulness.
She articulates with action.
So take your puny instruments
And foolish speculations.
She well may have surprise in store
Beyond all expectations.
Don't tramp on her abundant skirts;
That tends to irritate her.
This lady's incensed enough now,
You're foolish if you bait her.
She's given you fair warning
And if you take her dare
You can't run far enough to get
Her ash out of your hair.
By Joyce
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