Contemporary Poems - Poems about Contemporary

Now this species known as modern mankind Goes after selfish aims to feed its mind Its actions all focus upon self gain And so it must pursue its greedy game Its every effort is aimed on profit And in this pursuit it wrecks the planet It's happy when it's grabbing all in haste But we must not mention its filthy waste It exploits...

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Let us sing of the worship of the LORD FOREVER Let us sing of the worship of LORD FOREVER more! O Let us come and glorify the name above all names, the LORD above all Lords and the KING above all Kings! And He shall reign in the heavens above and the earth below for all of...

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O Neither be you not afraid when He appears in the middle oft the cloudy air, Nor neither you be found to verily be considered to be unworthy to stand therein. The Holiest Presence of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins Of the world due to His never ending grace and mercy resting...

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I sold my soul, no soulmate remains, Just ashes and echoes of celestial chains. I slipped through the cracks of the devil’s gate, Now I’m the storm you’ll learn to hate. Bad ideas bloom like roses with thorns, I’ll rewrite the cosmos, watch it burn and transform. Oh oh oh, the devil’s gone missing? Oh oh oh, the demons are hissing. Oh oh...

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contingent plans for evolving without withdrawal . Steadfast characters in play on all fronts present and accommodated by the resistance. Otherwise thoughts lean through one another's meaning. Leading is heard of Naught sheperded...

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KLIMT KISS gold blng his thing MUNCH SCREAM bad dream it seems VINCENT VG BRUSHED PAINT refined it aint ...

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There are two types of women, I've found One type fights in silence, steady and strong The other thrives in the spotlight, fierce and bold. I could go on about the latter But the former stretches beyond my imagination How I wish I could grasp the depth of their quiet admiration. The women of today, the second type I've known I...

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As I Read through the books I can find the words that decode I become a poet Not by circuit but by pursuit As I am fostering the new generation I always wanted to be famous I reclaim that the theories Put forward are worries I don't know whether I am scholar I don't know how how to use my knowledge As...

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Great and Mighty is the LORD, our GOD; Strong and Powerful is He; Wonderful and Marvelous is the LORD, our GOD Omnipotent and Omnipresent is He; The Alpha and the Omega is our God; The Beginning and the Ending is He! Holy and Merciful is the LORD, our GOD; Lord and Redeemer is He; Savior and Comforter is the LORD,...

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Based upon San Diego's latest tourism video lyric, "If your're happy and you know it, clap your hands." O If you love our Lord Jesus, why not show it? O If you just happen to love our Lord, Jesus, Why not show it? Why not let the whole entire World know it? Why not shout it out from the...

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O I have peace on earth goodwill towards all men Because of God's precious Holy Spirit's living right inside of me to both lead me and guide me Alleluia Alleluia Alleluia Miranda Miranda Hallelujah Praises be unto our Lord God Amen Amen But it was GOD, the Father, who first had peace on earth goodwill to men, when He...

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Annotations of mis-co-ordinations of the latest military drone strike The fear when the children of Ukraine hear bomb raid sirens into the night What’s near when all that you can contain is silenced by your fright A seer blind in the conventional way and devoid of traditional visual sight Theolonius Monk riffing improvised scales on...

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Author’s note: The following is in haibun form—poetic prose (microfiction with less than 200 words in this case) coupled with a haiku. It was written in response to a writing prompt to (re)tell a Christmas story in local (Michigan in this case) contemporary terms. Bronson Hospital is our local hospital, and deer are mystical creatures...

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CONTEMPORARY in a province of the genteel aesthetically pleasing ilustrated   etchings linear meticulous ccoladss  possessed disciplined abstractionsa of reality in curious   retrospect...

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Manu strolled to his stainless sink To wash his hands and have a think. He reached for soap, a bar was handy, A square pink cake that looked like candy. He ran the water, fresh and cool, And in his hands, it formed a pool. Then, out of the water, to his surprise, a tiny fish with bulging eyes Appeared to Manu...

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