God but a word, unless felt in our heart
Ingrained prejudice, makes us feel apart
Verily, through surrender, our prayers start
Inviting Gods grace, to fill us within
Night and day, He cleanses feral toxins
Guiding us, we feel His touch on our skin
Grace in-pours; there is no separation
One with oneness, each breath meditation
Dwelling in heart, vibrant is our silence
Living thus in divine entwined parlance
Yielding to love; life a celebration
Grace us with your embrace: our entreaty
Remove dark voids and our impurity
Acts, words and thoughts, let each with love align
Clear light of truth, please to our mind assign
Ensconced in Your arms for eternity
12-May-2021
Giving Godly Grace poetry contest
Sponsor: Regina McIntosh
(Syllabic Rhyming Acrostic)
O-penness
F-rom
E-arly
L-ight
I-s
A-pparently
S-hining
I-n
L-ovely
V-iew
E-rasing
S-hadows
T-o
R-emove
E-ventide
Topic: Birthday of Ofelia G. Silvestre (August 09)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
N-ever let the pain remain
O-r stay day and night;
R-emove it from the heart,
F-or it won't make it
E-xcite.
B-etter and brighter morrow
E-rases the blue and gray;
R-each and touch the sky
N-ovember first early day.
A-llow your eyes to sparkle midst the pouring rain;
L-et the sorrow disappear, never let the pain remain.
A-dd a thousand thrill,
P-ure delight and glee;
R-apture of your birth
I-s not making you
L-onely.
R-emove the forlorn sight
O-f the secluded shadow;
S-tay away from fret,
E-ven from grief or sorrow.
B-egin to attach the joy,
A-ffixing the twentieth of April;
S-um total is a million mirth,
A-dd a thousand thrill.
C-ast off the doubt,
E-nter into the right door;
C-ome into the light,
I-nside the true fold's core.
L-et the darkness turn
I-nto the brightness of day;
A-fter the night is gone, shadows shall fade away.
F-ind the ultimate truth,
L-ies of the devil must be fought;
O-n June ninth early morn,
R-ising sun must be sought.
E-arnestly learn the message from the Lord God Almighty;
S-eek the words of wisdom that lead one to eternity.
M-ay you truly trust and obey
A-ll of God's commands;
R-emove the dirt and grime
A-way from your hands.
Y-our faith, love and hope
A-lways live, grow and sprout;
G-od's promise will be fulfilled, cast off the doubt.
J-oin the true fold now,
O-therwise there'll be no time;
H-ere comes judgment day,
A-ll must clean dirt and grime.
N-ot allowed to gain entry,
N-onbelievers are outside the door;
A-fter listening to the Lord, life for them is in store.
A-nother chance is given,
L-et it not just be wasted;
I-n June twenty-first morn,
N-ew dawn's shine has started.
A-lthough the gate is narrow, just enter into the flock;
S-wear to God you'll remain firm, till the last tick of the clock.
R-emove all the doubts,
E-ven the second thought;
P-ut away fears and worries,
U-ntil the good fight is fought.
Y-our opportunity comes once, nobody knows when or how;
A-lways think of salvation, join the true fold now.
Wonderful-2 Free verse acrostic
W onderful is my life being here with you
O nly you can make my heart rejoice
N ascent feelings of love, move me to
D esire you, be with you, to
E mpty myself into you, to
R emove all feelings of doubt and despair
F orevermore wanting you, to guide me to
U nexplored places and emotions
L ighting my pathway and illuminating my life.
John Derek Hamilton
January 13,2015
R emember how
E ffortlessly your
F ather would
R emove his
I cy cold beer before
G ame Time?
E ach can was
R ippling with an
A phrodesiac of
T he fermented grain.
O h, how I still
R emember those
S ips he let me have...
E nter the waiting chamber
M oments seem like hours
E veryone stays away
R est on the gurney
G host of those that died here
E nter and brush the curtains
N ow here then gone
C ause that is all that one sees
Y earning to get answers
R emove to x-ray
O perative answers will come
O pen to options
M aybe
(I wrote this awhile back
nothing new has happened.)