Give me what I need
to take sorrow out of the world
to inspire others with hopeful seeds
my spiritual assistance unfurled
help me to be a helpmate to all
to pick others up when they
begin to fall
This is my fervent wish
antiquated book with faded red cover
held together with glimmers of hope
words of Coleridge and Poe
found in the deepest darkest library corner
guarded by word trolls who scoff at rhyme
you are often sought,
others seem to have found you
I have glimpsed you but twice
you were always in another’s hands
I watched their faces glow as they read
you are the portal to my feelings
I understand I will never fully understand me
until I connect with your wizened yellow pages
It is my fervent desire to find you before my death,
book of faded poets
Sunburst sky’s spectrum the horizon’s brush smears
on jade meadow wearing dew diadem new.
Cradled by satin leaves buds blossom that cheers,
as petals dance on the crescendo of hue.
Beguiled breeze carries the fragrance as fog clears,
through its whisper butterflies fly in the blue.
The beauty of nature fills my mind with glee,
for spring creates a fervent fresco for me.
We want the hosting
Twenty Thirty Olympics
Not the Third World War.
Joy's fervent will
A fire wind!
Days, running with leaps
Burning through.
That slowing up
Now within
Or for intenseness
Does abate
The worst to relate.
And all do!
nascent sun glare
tree limbs laden with snow
trout run cold river
1/9/2024
In my arctic heart
perennial permafrost
freezes fragile emotions.
In your flaming fervor
glacial desire turns cinder
in the inferno of love.
In my blazing yearning
searing crave swirls
with fervent flare of fire.
__________
January 8, 2023
For Brian Strand Contest No. 1167
Simon says Trump is dead in the water
Perhaps keep his mouth shut, yes, he oughter
Fade into distant past
For peace we need at last
Perhaps he has a sensible daughter!
Written November 19, 2022
10/10/6/6/10
The Fervent Wish And The Sincere Prayer
cold snow, old hunter
old trail, cabin far away
prayer at sunset
Robert J. Lindley, 8-22- 1997
haiku
Save me dear God with thy outstretched hand
Forgive me of my sins for I am but a man
Come into my heart and fill me with thy love
Speak to me thy word from the father above
I believe that Jesus died and then He did arise
I except you as my savior behind thy cross I hide
Thank you for thy spirit and for lending a listening ear
Just like the Prodigal son I know my father is here.
My heart is all in; fully submerged in the depth...
of your heart's ocean. I'm all yours! I've lowered...
all my defenses. Let us walk through life together,
hand in hand; please never let go! Don't leave me...
teetering on the precipice of madness.
STRAND PICK 5,any theme,any form Contest (Winner: Honorable Mention)
Sponsored by Brian Strand
Date submitted: 04/09/2020
Writing Challenge 3, August 2019 - Five Lines - Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Dear Heart - Wiishkobi Ode (Winner: 1st Place)
Date written and submitted: 08/24/2019
Serve*…
with joy
fervently
as God blesses
heart.
*Psalm 100:2 Serve the LORD with gladness...
August 21, 2019
A Fervent Whisper
I give all the credit to my Lord,
Who gave me this sharp pen!
He said just listen clear…,
and you will hear…
and do not fear…
Then, write this down…
“I love you”.
She left the tent in holy fervor,
Hell-bent to spread the Word.
The Spirit moved and made her quiver;
No act of faith was too absurd.
She knocked on doors, she spoke with zeal,
Her faith she shared in earnest.
There was no doubt God’s love is real:
His justice is the sternest.
I asked what other gods contend
For space inside her pretty head.
Might Yahweh, Allah or Shiva rend
The veil between gods ‘live and dead?
Do you beseech the Norse god Thor,
Once favored by the common folk?
The Son of Odin is heard no more.
What power broke that yoke?
For love there was an Aphrodite,
For war the Greek god Ares.
Athena’s wisdom eclipsed the mighty,
As Apollo‘s virtues the Virgin Mary‘s.
Though long I queried with due respect,
She unyielding kept her patience.
“On Jesus only I reflect;
To Him I owe allegiance.”
One god only fills her life -
It severs her from me.
I trust in reason, yet love my wife
With faith in one less god than she.
On petals of rose you’re my dew
Sun of dawning love sprays fervent hue.
February 1, 2019
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