He paces through ardor.
Ardor with scorched feet,
Feet in fire for love, forged in blaze.
Blaze that does not burn
Burn but brands his personality.
Personality with resolution,
Resolution hindering infamy.
Infamy he swallows completely.
Completely to make his son grow
Grow uninjured, undefeated.
Undefeated, he positions
Positions at the pit’s verge,
Verge where anxiety and destiny are vivid.
Vivid is the quietness of ransom,
Ransom as the price no one will grasp.
Grasp how he risks the world.
World where his boy might become open.
Open to choose the trail,
Trail avoiding him stagger
Stagger through the dark unaided.
Unaided as the father strides,
Strides but shapes a trail through stone.
Stone by stone, he builds a road
Road that is not bumpy but good and superb.
Superb becomes that man.
Man who walks not for his grandeur
Grandeur as a guide his son’s hand.
Poem by Mugisho N.
Categories:
hindering, appreciation, courage, destiny, devotion,
Form: Free verse
Oh God of Creation
Direct
My creativity and productivity
So I can fly out of this nation
Even with slow motion but no stagnation
Thriving and striving globally not locally
Without any commotion but jubilation.
Oh God of Creation
Remove every blockage
Or linkage
Hindering my expansion
Which is my growth
Putting me on expectations
Without getting where I want to be or what I want.
Oh God of creation
I know you will do it
I'm not sure of the timing
But it's certain
For you said in your laws
Ask and shall be given
Seek and you'll find
Knock and it shall be open
Guild me, so I don't fall into the wrong circle
Recycling all that I have outgrown, Amen!!!
Categories:
hindering, africa, blessing, creation, dedication,
Form: Free verse
For me life is suppose to be a fight between you and yourself.
A fight to the death, were you’re supposed to push for success.
Only after when you came face to face with your greatest enemy,
Which in this case, the greatest enemy of yourself is yourself.
Sky is the limit only applies to those who are ready conquered life ground up.
Because one step forward is one step to greatness.
Walk with caution and be ready to mitigate the progress-hindering factors,
Because among all things, losing to yourself has a greatest AGONY of them all.
Finding meaning in the art of survival, pushing to thrive in life.
Engaging by means of debating with one’s inner void.
Even if you act to self-preserve what’s left of your own wreckage,
You’ll only find pain stitched with shame no veil can cover.
For when I’m pale I endure, because I’m becoming.
For I know my purpose.©
Categories:
hindering, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
Social media
The X-twitter this morning was disappointing it consisted of 60% Musk and 40% Trump bragging about how great they are at winning the battle of saving America from the disaster of paying the poor too much and reducing medical aid to the old who must learn to fend for themselves It is tiresome to see the same triumphant smiles and one wonders if they ever sit down asking if their presence in the oceans of opinions matters do they doubt themselves, are they ever unsure if they might be wrong, is their preening too powerful an impregnable wall hindering them to have souls, drowning in the glare of self-love I pity them should they see themselves for what they are utterly pathetic humans a failure of creation by a god of wroth
Categories:
hindering, absence, abuse, addiction,
Form: ABC
Hazy headstrong Henry hesitated to hide his hilarity
Hindering his healthy hopeful humanitarian habits
Helping to enhance Harry Hippo who hastened
Heartfelt harmony hearing headstrong Henry
Categories:
hindering, word play,
Form: Alliteration
October 24 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Luke 6-7
Key Verse – Luke 6:12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
PRAISE BE TO GOD FOR EXEMPLIFYING
TO US THE VALUE OF PRAYER
Praise be to God for exemplifying to us
the value of prayer that:
Expresses our need for His help
Exposes our nearness to His heart
Exalts His nurturing toward our hoisting
Examines our naughtiness, hindering humility’s honesty
Expels our negativities, hurts, haughtiness and hopelessness
Luke 6:22 Praise be to the Lord for pronouncing
blessings for us while we:
Love Him with His compassionate might
Live for Him by His comfort and mercy
Let Him cover us around His marvels
Lead others to His magnificence
Learn from His miracles
Luke 7:9 Praise be to the Saviour Who
commends us of our faith:
Propelled by His Word
Propped upon His ways
Prospered with His wonders
Powered through His wisdom midst worship
Pushed toward His worthy work against worldliness. Amen!
October 10, 2024
Categories:
hindering, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Alliteration
In the rugged expanse of life's rough terrain,
No path laid out, no guiding hand to explain.
Mountains loom tall, a maze to unravel,
Obstacles and messes, chaos to travel.
But atop those peaks, your dreams take flight,
A crown of glory gleaming in sight.
Through the rocky path, your heart must wade,
Trials to conquer, courage to parade.
Fearless and bold, a hero in your stride,
Break the mountain, let your spirit glide.
Sweat and might your path will refine,
Carve through stone, let your brilliance shine.
Shun the whispers of doubt that taunt,
Victory's beacon, your spirit to flaunt.
Break the shackles hindering your track,
Forge ahead boldly, never looking back.
Thorns may pierce, tears may silently fall,
No comfort, no solace, no aiding call.
Alone you climb with grace and grit,
Writing your name, history to commit.
A golden chronicle, your triumph bright,
Strength and light, conquering the night.
Persist through loneliness, persevere in strife,
Your journey's tale, a testament of life.
Categories:
hindering, confidence, courage, inspiration, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
river's gentle flow
nature's rhythm ebb and flow
harmony aglow
its surface serene
melody of peaceful theme
a symphony scheme
under moonlit's gleam
it sails in a tranquil dream
stars cast shining beam
branches and stones stand
hindering its silent path
yet it persists on
who summoned the stream
from glaciers to quench my thirst
As dryness consumes
why does the river
descend hills and valleys' slope
yearning for the sea
Categories:
hindering, river,
Form: Senryu
Pleading for redemption delight
Toward heavenly peaceful light
My soul’s cry … the Saviour did hear
Granting freedom from hell-propped fear.
For gift of life indeed precious
Packed with compassion* so gracious
My soul’s cry of gratitude-zest
Praises God Who answers request.
Overwhelmed with guilt’s misery
Drowning in bitterness fury
My soul cries for pardon’s fullness
With Christ’s sanctifying pureness.
Midst grief in toilsome hardship
Distracting my earnest worship
My soul’s cry asks for joyous gain
Vanquishing torment, woe, and pain.
When pride attacks, inflicting doubt
Hindering faith of truthful shout
Soul cries for illumination
To conquer creeping deception.
When triumphant stewardship zeal
Bears fruits along prayerful seal
My soul’s cry exclaims thanksgiving
Prompted by the Lord’s sweet loving.
*Luke 7:13 - And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
March 13, 2024
4th place, "Pick-A-Title, Vol 42" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Edward Ibeh; judged on 3/19/2024
Categories:
hindering, blessing, christian, faith, god,
Form: Quatrain
I see no shelter,
while I move past the crowds,
eager to put down the burden,
weighed upon my shoulders.
I see no shelter,
to quench my undying thirst,
in the scorching heat of loneliness,
that shrivel up my hopes.
I see no shelter,
to hide from the sun's flare,
that blinds my sight,
hindering my journey ahead.
For all I see are men,
hastening around me,
waiting for none but for themselves,
among the ravening.
Categories:
hindering, depression, feelings, journey, life,
Form: Free verse
Anger breeds hate, a flame that burns so bright,
But control your anger, let love take flight.
See the difference it can make, oh so profound,
Transmutation from a lunatic to a gentleman, it's found.
Greed, oh how it controls our destiny,
Always wanting more, never feeling free.
But if wealth we had, to charity we gave,
Years of happiness to the needy we would pave.
Fear of failure, a torment we often face,
Holding us back, hindering our pace.
But let hope sprout in your heart, oh so strong,
Confidence in succeeding, it will prolong.
Pessimism, a poison that seeps into our minds,
Destroying hope and dreams, leaving us behind.
But let optimism guide you, oh so true,
To happiness and success, it will lead you.
Categories:
hindering, uplifting,
Form: Rhyme
White Ted looked flat;
that hair and pyjama bed smell.
She was getting heavier
My bleary eyes trying not to sleep.
Bone protruded from flesh,
blooded the seat and gearstick;
leaning in best I could
to cannulate, set up drip by torchlight
as Firefighters started cutting.
She smiled and tightened her grip;
I kissed her forehead
still feeling the bitter cold.
Fluorescent coat bulkily hindering
as cracking metal sheered;
dressing the open bloody carnage.
Suddenly toast popped up,
"Have a good day at school" I said,
fighting my tiredness.
The mangled wreck still lingered
as I put my daughter down,
heading for bed, another shift tonight.
Categories:
hindering, daughter, family, jobs, life,
Form: Free verse
Life And Bad Habits
By: Miracle Man
7/11/2023
Life is about attitudes, habits, and disbelief,
and any prejudices we harbor, God didn’t endow.
We look at life’s problems and seek God for relief,
As we do those things age and health will allow.
Jaundiced habits are often hindering our progress,
and these bad habits we’re oft unwilling to cede.
The brambles we encounter have made life a mess,
and bad habits will always our progress impede.
“Nothing so needs reforming
as other people’s habits.”
Mark Twain
Categories:
hindering, life,
Form: Quatrain
Conflicting waves ruffle the smooth blue static
hindering the ethereal progression of her path
Airiness sinks heavily to lean into leaden aqua
mistiness lingering, a foggy dolorous requiem
Practical currents, seem to have lost their step
as winds gust, only to die in competing dogma
Gone again are the gains to the losses gaining!
New rules implemented o’er the old as the sun
explicitly highlights flaws within its blared flare
Listless and restless tossing of the weary soul
aspiring to stay afloat in a much bouncier sea
Denying the salty sting, sways ‘long the bend
yielding painfully to a slower, upriver, journey
6/23/23
Categories:
hindering, allusion,
Form: Acrostic
Gloom
melancholic, mournful
lamenting, doubting, hindering
rigidity, shadow, serenity, rainbow
laughing, delighting, heartening
jubilant, joyful
Glee
Categories:
hindering, motivation,
Form: Diamante
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