The mythic gods are capricious
They stalk and torment mortal men
Demanding gifts and offerings
In exchange for what they promise.
But the true God is a giver
Showering men with gifts galore.
First, he puts breath in their nostrils
Then provides them with daily bread.
He’s the one who gives them knowledge
and the skill to earn a living.
Strength to labor, health to enjoy
all the pleasure that life affords.
When the farmer sows his plowed fields
God is the one who sends the rain
and the sun that makes crops ripen
yielding bounties for our bellies.
God makes the wombs of women fertile
so they can conceive and give birth
to the beings that replenish,
the human race, on planet earth.
When you enjoy nature’s beauty,
Just remember, God created
all the wonders that you behold
Are a gift from God, your maker.
After mankind disobeyed him
bringing sin and death on humans
God sent his Son down to this earth
to give his life to ransom us.
There is no God like the true God
who gave his life for his servants.
God the giver, bid you follow,
give him your being in return.
God--good at prayers, deeds,
Sending us bills, garden weeds.
His currency was empty promises.
He doled them out like no tomorrow.
Meanwhile mountain of debt accrued.
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2026
She beats for the moments when love stirs
A prayer, a promise, a purpose – praise
For the glory of a season, a song, rhythms
Glistening in each teardrop, each dream
Spiritual awakening, the meaning of life
The unending faith, the hope, the generous
Spirit of one who believes and agrees
Beyond the night, is the soul’s love breathed
For when I love from the heart, I love
Like I see the hand of God – in everything
A panhandler asked me for spare money today
I said I did not have any, but hey….
Could he give me a bit of cash? I am short too.
He looked at me with concerned eyes of blue.
Gave me a twenty and said God Bless you.
The most generous among us are usually poor too.
Chawbacon bumpkin
Hillbilly from Hog Hollar
Brings ma a ripe pumpkin
And lets her keep her dollar
I like all of my romances to be so cheesy.
I also like a romance that can be so sleazy.
I like all of my pastas sauces' so creamy.
I also like all pizzas that are so yummy.
I like feeling like I am living in Rome
With a Mediterranean man flirting with me in my home.
I like feeling him all up from top to bottom,
In all of the ways that surprisingly please him.
I like all of what he always is to me,
In him is a man longing to be set free.
I like feeling so high in the sky with him,
In all of the ways he fulfills my every whim.
I like this romance because it is the cheesiest
In ways that also make it one of the easiest.
I like eating foreign cuisines with him mostly,
In those moments I dine most gratefully.
Being Generous Toward Others
Written: by Miracle Man
5/20/2024
Kindness is my mindset for gladly sharing,
of things I’m blessed with regardless of wealth.
It lets others see that I’m truly caring,
not given to be seen but done so in stealth.
I take bighearted stances when donating time,
I always give purposefully from belief.
It always comes back to me in this lifetime,
Pleasing God gives me a feeling of relief.
Whether driving a car or at roadside thumbing,
Believing is mile one on the highway to becoming.
Tom
Gloria, generous Geisha kitty was taught to be demure
She was not a whiner, barely issued whimper or purr
Wore flowers in her hair, her room was subtly perfumed
She held court in there, teaching tricks to those about to be groomed
She taught me too, granddaddy told his young grandson Might.
She’s rather long in the teeth now, though, isn’t that right?
That Gloria’s age had been mentioned was shocking to some cats.
Gloria’s children heard it and said “but she still catches rats.”
A Most Generous Gift
They receive our love
as it is purely intended
They offer their love
and give our spirits a lift
They'll stay close when
our hearts need to be mended
Our dogs are nature's
most generous gift
A young woman she was
Sterning beauty, her description.
She was Hospitable to the unworthy;
She was Kind to the monstrous.
She smiled at everyone,
Even when she was at her lowest.
Generous was her name.
Generous was her character.
When times are tough
Be like a flame; shine enough
It would be an unwise wade
Allowing your star to fade.
Donate without asking why
Sense a grateful lifting of supply
Always apply the common sense
Place yourself in a sea of incense.
The same as a gentle sparrow.
With serene seas, paths were narrow.
Accept the love-planted seeds bliss.
fall short of the depths of the abyss.
Written: May 17, 2023
bees stockpile pollen
then they return to their hives
while I eat breakfast:
sweet honey was spread on toast.
meager reward for their work
bees humming loudly
swarms in a delightful way,
my humble garden
as the sun comes up the sky
to drink nectar of flowers
the world of nature
supplies for all our entails
what we use include
sufficient assets to share
if we were fair and balanced
Written: November 29, 2022
A Brian Strand Choice Hiku Footle
Tanka Clerihew Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Brian Strand
The Generous Warmth of Eternal Waters
By David J Walker
The generous warmth of
Eternal waters
Drenching me
Quenching me
Pouring over me
In another
mornings baptism
The generous ardor of
the eternal auteur
Reminiscing &,
Convincing that we too
Reside in the garden of gods
in infancy
Of the craft of all creation
The generous notion
And noble nation
Of the immortal denizenry
Taking its place
On a sojourn
Through time & space
In the fissure
between the night and the morn
I am conscious
And yet sleeping
I am serious
And yet laughing
In the arms of
The only lover
I’ve ever known
I must have a generous heart
I once was a foreigner, an upstart
Now I am birth-born again
Now I am a new and changed man
I must have a forgiving spirit
I must listen to peoples pleads and cherish
All their cries and wailings
I must keep God’s commandments
I must have a generous heart
I once was a foreigner, an upstart
Now I am birth-born again
Now I am a new and changed man
This I must do, why, because
I will be treated as I have been treating others
5/7/22
Written words by James Edward Lee © 2022
St. Matthew 7:2
Sub Categories
Looking for the formal definition, structure, and history of this poetry form? Visit the Poetry Dictionary entry below. Then return to explore how PoetrySoup members bring the form to life through their own poems.