Captivity Poems

Premium MemberFAITH IN GOD WHO CARRIES US AWAY FROM SIN-CAPTIVITY

August 2 Faith in God Bible Meditations Based on Isaiah 22-26 
 
Key Verse – Isaiah 22:17 Behold, the Lord will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.

FAITH IN GOD WHO CARRIES US 
AWAY FROM SIN-CAPTIVITY	

God carries us away from sin-captivity toward grateful thanksgiving
While counselling us to trust Him, always His Word
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Categories: captivity, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Quatrain

The captives

Held as captives in a ship
Chains binding us together 
Hunger, but we could not starve
Tears but we could not cry.

We were warriors of our land 
Children of the soil
May the gods forbid that our ancestors would look us in shame.

And so together,
We ambushed our captors
And sank the ship

It was better to die 
Than be slaves
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Categories: captivity, africa, culture, death, freedom,
Form: Free verse


A Winter Night's Poem

Sitting by a fire on a winter night –
longing to see daylight –
shivering, freezing, in the icy cold –
how long can my patience hold?

“We’ll be all fine,” Father had assured –
just days before his absence we endured.
Mother had consoled me through rivers of tears –
hours before we’d face our fears – 

Cruel murderers, they blasted
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Categories: captivity, child, dark, death, fire,
Form: Rhyme

Unscaled Captivity

Deep in the unfettered land of Rainbow Forest…sit of child of Never Known. A toddler boy, appeared in the realm to see what he saw with an origin unknown. A wail, a whimper, a cry to the untouched flowers and trees. No other child is around…no movement he sees. The wind is mild and the
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Categories: captivity, child, fantasy, funny, humor,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberThe brutes called human

                                  Legacy, paradox and affirmation
                 
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Categories: captivity, conflict, humanity,
Form: Free verse


Captivity with Civility and Nativity

when captivity
normally nativity
with civility
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Categories: captivity, allegory, analogy,
Form: Haiku

Flight from the captivity of my fear

Dreams dreams and dreams,
Although the reality is far away from the fantasy realms.
Under the sunbeams, I considered it mainstream,
but all I could hear were my screams and screams.
Walking along the shores of the beach,
With the lane of the memories impeach.
Sudden the bubble of joy breached,
And my freedom was not within my reach.
I wanted to be
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Categories: captivity, abuse, anxiety, betrayal,
Form: Rhyme

This Guy

They knew what to do with this guy:
they took Benny into captivity.
They knew what to do with this guy:
they certainly wanted activity.

He knew what to do with these guys:
he glared so his eyes would pierce.
He knew what to do with these guys:
he made those eyes look so fierce.

They knew what to do with this guy:
they
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Categories: captivity, anti bullying, bullying, violence,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberLord God, You Are My Captivity-Releaser

August 23 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on Amos 1-4

Key Verse – Amos 1:15 And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD.

LORD GOD, YOU ARE MY CAPTIVITY-RELEASER			

Lord God, You are my captivity Releaser Whom I worship with joyfulness
Thank You for sending fire into my soul to devour
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Categories: captivity, blessing, christian, faith, god,
Form: Rhyme

Wild Birds In Captivity

Wild Birds in Captivity

Those birds that roamed free,
Endless flights filled with glee,
They glide over the trees,
Flying side to side with the breeze,

Above the deserts, they can reach,
Following the wind that they preach,
Finding the oasis that they screech,
Under the clouds that breach,

A glimpse of their prey,
They plunge headfirst at bay,
Stumble and tumble right on the net,
Shackle
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Categories: captivity, animal, bird, flying, pets,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberDespair

In my despair,
With all my burdens I could not bear.
A Savior did appear,
I heard Him whisper in my ear.
You are My child,
No longer will you be reviled.
With tears streaming down my face,
No longer will I be a disgrace.
With just a word,
I heard.
With just a touch I became,
More than a name, 
I became a flame.
With a
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Categories: captivity, abuse, devotion, faith, forgiveness,
Form: Rhyme

Before the Wire

Before the Wires and Towers dominated the sky,
cutting wounds in the Earth and air,
childish eyes would peek upwards,
towards heaven, beyond god,
towards the Eagle's stair

Even on the haunting winter nights,
The Eagle flew in palest moonlight,
free on the horizon, over the feilds of wheat
Bound to nothing exept it's will,
and the prey, seeking to defeat

And yet the fences
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Categories: captivity, allusion, death, deep, freedom,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberFreedom From Imagined Captivity

Senses five entwined by thought stuporous 
Attention enslaved by ego urges
Swamped by darkness in waves continuous
Insentient to pulse of bliss surges

Entrapped thus in narrow limitation
Presence yearning to be free and unbound
Chooses to soften fickle attention
Awareness spacial with feet on the ground

Detached self by embrace, hold and release
Reclaims liberation by cessation
Flowing with nonchalance as does the
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Categories: captivity, freedom, spiritual,
Form: Sonnet

Premium MemberJourney of Righteousness

I have embarked on a journey with Jesus
I do not envisage any failure
I am totally committed to Him
I am therefore in direct conflict with Satan
Jesus has purchased me with His precious blood
Therefore I am an alien in this world
On this journey He assured me there would be tribulations
He would not shield me from troubles
But He
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Categories: captivity, allusion, angel, christian, devotion,
Form: Free verse

Parrot

P - Perched on  a fruit bearing tree you will see me
A - Attracting everyone with my alluring colours
R - Ripe fruits are my all time favourite
R - Red chillies too I love to eat
O - Often I imitate human voice
T - Talking my pictures is great fun

That was past.

Now I live in a
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Categories: captivity, bird,
Form: Personification

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