The physical being
has a path of its own.
A rhythmic journey
ending alone.
The soulful crossing
something entirely different.
A wee whisper at birth
yet with a centipede endless crawl.
A wondering willingness,
a natural trek,
always to prompt the cosmos
that is magnificent.
This odyssey man’s hand
has no authority,
only the gracious glory
of absolute light,
which soars in the heavens
in pure delight.
With a glory that is so great,
My proclamation cannot wait,
For we are the ones He chose,
Bearing all sin in a crucifix pose,
After, only to rise again,
Giving us the gracious win,
So why not stand and shout,
Teach what the good message is about,
They'll never make me feel the shame,
That's just part of the devil's game,
His goal is our Father's separation,
Because we are His greatest creation,
More reason to tell all you know,
Making his discpleship grow.
I have one goal, that is to become whole
Not to be faultless, but a gracious soul
To not become angry, but understand
When folk do the things I find underhand.
Anger does nothing but drive one insane
Those causing it, to them it's just a game
Must learn to let those hurtful words depart
Not to let them sting alike a thrown dart.
With only goodwill and fine deeds to do
A smile to greet all those that I meet too
My heart would then increase millionfold
It would seem my life was made of pure gold.
I must remember to pray day and night
That I can become a beacon of Light
Listening to what the Lord has to say
On how to shine bright, in a godly way.
Hoping it won’t be long for me to reach
The goal I desire, that will gift me peace.
I wish to be remembered, when I’m gone
For a lifetime well lived, by everyone.
God is eternal forever never to change
He always has been and shall always be
deserving praise to the highest heaven
for God never began, will not end we agree
Look outside to walk in nature
such beauty all around high and low
God the great creator made it all
striking forth with a mighty blow
God has chosen a people for himself
those who believe in His glorious name
God knows each one from before birth
to take them to heaven always His aim
His greatest feat is salvation from sin
seeing man's fall in Eden so sent His son
so Jesus lived on earth to deliver man's bondage
died He on Calvary's cross so redemption was done
Let us praise our great God
keep on until our final day
fill our minds with His true word
be thankful always for being on His way!
Great is God Almighty*, deserving mankind’s alleluia
Redeeming, restoring, and reviving the trusting soul
Assuring everlasting security with His salvation-balm
Compassionately caring; approving my earnest Merci
Inspiring along instructions as indeed divine blessing
Opening opportunities toward service marked by faith
Upholding ... while drawing me lovingly nigh His heart
Steadfastly cheering my spirit to abide in Him serenely
*Psalms 91:1-2 1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
July 3, 2024
1st place "Double Double Words To Bubble 2" Acrostic Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Joseph May; judged on 7/6/2024
Gotta Love Alliteration 5-21-24
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Gracious Grace
Endless effervescence of grace,
In riots of radiance, infected by innocence,
Seeks out the heart harassed by humiliation –
Wrapped in sleepless shrouds of incensed worry –
When alliterations of angst plunder soiled spirits with pandemonium
Grace, the eternal romantic, lavishes love.
Purity, born of playful purity,
Tames tempests of melancholy mistrals
As midnight murmurs into dawn’s jubilant joy
As dusky dews flow from fountains of forgiveness
With eternal elixirs from the everlasting
For the pensive plea of the penitent pilgrim.
Grace sings the ageless anthem of sweetest sanctuary
In honeyed breaths for the hobbled heart to inhale
Ever abiding loveliness, always in ascent,
Tingling with tenderness, opening soldered seas of sin,
Miracle made manifest in majestic melody
With promises penned in poems of peacefulness.
Lord, you are so grace
I'll search You within my heart
Long for your embrace.
She eyes me shyly
She avoids my caress gently
She beckons me Luis come on
You know that me Eva-ever you'res
She is Eva-ever on my mind my one
She is tall dark pretty and gracious
With a name with connotations of mulla
. . . By Poetic Grace
The One Undescribed --
Science Not Touched . . .
Beloved Blessed New Day
This head that we have but it's not be a burden
Upon our shoulders.
In between the space of our skull and our mind,
May our heart process be pure and soften.
May we use gracious words?
Father teach me to listen
And speak right...
"Gracious words are a honeycomb,
Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones"—
" Let your speech always be gracious season with salt,
so that you may know how you ought to answer each person" ---
Help me Oh! Father to listen more with your ears to listen right in you help me Father to speak--"When words are many sin is Not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise"
Help me to talk right and live right through and in you
"The Bible Leads us to Jesus"
I believe and receive this New Day we are in Him Blessed
Father Amen
11/2/2023
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2023©
Referencing
Proverbs 16:24
Colossians 4:6
Proverbs 10:19
If you open your hearts door to kindness
Humility and happiness will come a-knocking!
A gracious heart stops upon earth, takes flight
There's a gate swung wide, family inside
Temporary fear erased by light bright
Love radiates as He comes alongside
Love pervades, takes the soul to great heights
Taking flight from this earth, a gracious heart
Beside Jesus learns lessons of the soul
Back to earth now your spirit must depart
Once again on the earth, she knows her role
Knowing life's divine plan, follows its chart
Decades passed, the gracious heart has tried
After the meeting, failures remain
Love was learned, forever does abide
In her life failures, His love she retains
Soon, the soul will once more depart untied
Contest: Three Stanza Poem In Quintain(Sicilian)
Sponsor: L. Milton Hankins
Date: October 9, 2022
Expressing thoughts about a near death experience
In August end when the bells perhaps tolled for Connie,
as always, she, for the last time, graciously inspired me
by her comment on a poem of mine : “a romantic delight,
your poetry always seems to sing to my passionate heart”.
I would surely miss the encouragement she always gave.
_____________
October 2, 2022
Contest : Short Connie Tributes- How Did Connie Marcum Wong
Inspire You
Sponsored by : Andrea Dietrich
Heaven gained a saint.
Earth now mourns.
A family grieves.
Someone is missing.
I feel the void and
The absence of
A puzzle piece,
A masterpiece,
A person of peace,
most kind and poised.
We never met,
Nor will we in this life.
I was touched by her spirit,
And it was warm.
I was delighted to have
Commented on some of her poetry.
I was honored that she
Commented on some of my work.
I felt a bond and a connection
In the way she spoke of 'family life'.
Brought together by the Poetry Soup family;
I am moved by her demise.
She was a pearl of great price.
A treasured mortal has left this planet.
091522PS
Connie
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