Humbling Poems

The humbling of a false saviour

If there is a god and he does exist 
No matter what he has to say it wouldn't mean a thing 
An apology is long overdue
But now it's far too late
You abandoned black people
And for that I feel for you nothing but hate

It begs the question of your intentions 
With the world with your actions

humbling pride

My pride fell with my fortunes." William Shakespeare
As you like It --- Act 1, Scene 2, Rosalind to Orlando

pride of life does reign
hoisting human nature’s gain
toward downfall pain

yon towering pride
that offers triumphant ride
lurks great fatal stride

admitting own blight
seek God’s help for righteous plight
along divine light

proud to be humble
braced upon haughty spirit
heart projects fake smile

confident meekness
hiding

Like a Piano - a Satire

I'm falling like a piano off the top of a building,
You know, the one that lands directly on someone's head
As they're walking by quietly meddling
I crash into a million pieces with no warnings to be said
Wooden splinters, wires snap, keys clatter across the crosswalk
SMACK
Pain engulfs you and everything goes black
Confused, you gawk
At the mangled mess

Ego Humbling

Ego of selfish nature
Can be molded to mature…

Born midst arrogant culture
Babes have demanding feature…

Such is human heart’s posture
Masked against kindness’ gesture…

As mind yields to God’s nurture
It flees from ego’s torture…

Ego shorn through good lecture
Triumphs showing joy’s picture… 

Now reborn for love’s venture 
Faith now glows by care stature…

I’m transformed with renewed vesture
Thankful as divine creature.*

*1Corinthians

My God, Thank You For Humbling Me

June 13 Scripture Meditations Based on Proverbs 6

Key Verse – Proverbs 6:3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend

MY GOD, THANK YOU FOR HUMBLING ME

Thank You for humbling me against my self-righteousness
By Your grace-fueled holiness
With Your

Humbling and Exalting: Honoring Joe Demino

Joe DeMino has biblical insight that is Holy Spirit instructed. I am impressed, intrigued, and encouraged by our Elder in the USA and here on Poetry Soup (PS).

I quote Jesus, from Matthew's Gospel (Matthew 23:12, also Luke 14:11) 

"For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted."

A Humbling Prayer-

" Oh God I am new to this, teach me your witness Teach me your way O Lord that is that I confess. I'm a complete mess. Come reshaping  me both me today. Help me to be your witness. Kiss me let your breath  endow me flow through me my inner chest, and

Expiration Date

I am fire and rhapsody in my private chambers.
Inside out, I am flourishing, animated, and measured.
My heart pumps owning the same conviction at age 15.
My hormonal sexual splendor surely must be the same 
dense river I swam at 20. 
In the mirror, I see only my ardor dancing, 
my uncontainable flourish advancing.  

As usual,

Humbled At Rio

high
                                                      

What's Truly Humbling

To know that in spite of all my stumbling
   My clumsy phrasing and other bumbling
So many of you have congratulated me on POTD
   And that's truly humbling in a most special way

Humbling Grumble

. for public domain

Humbling Grumble
(in the presence of "What have you been muttering?"

Like Laura Wingfield and her glass figurines,
indulging her comfort in daily routines,
so near to the living, so far from being alive,
resists drawing breath, no matter how I connive,

cajole, entreat or entice, beckon or reckon;
commits no sin, not she, no, not for a second.
A

Humbling Gratitudes

Monasteries,
both Western and Eastern,
traditionally practice:

The Way of Poverty,
A trusting Truth of Chastity,
And a Life of Obedience

To both spiritual and natural authority,
laws,
rules,
practices
both political and ecological
within their diverse sectarian cultures.

Yet this tripartite theme
of natural/spiritual discipleship
follows a nutritionally mentored practice
of both Western Messianic Princes of Peace
and of Eastern Bodhisattva Matriarchal PeaceWarriors

Preaching a Way of Gratitude,
Practicing a Truth of

Humbling Firmament

Between heaven and earth is so much more
You and I are for instance, but before
We were, there was and forever will be
The imprint of who will be you and me

Through closed eyelids rosy light glows warm
Swaying left and right in golden sundust swarm
My wheels so insignificantly leave prints in timeless
Everlasting sand, tossed in tides, boundless

In

A Humbling Lesson In the Center of My Personal Enjoyment

is it possible that i am doing this now
seems like just last lifetime i was eating cold french bread and just as cold lunch buckets in a parking lot
i think i still have the footprints on my chest that still feels cold to the touch
i remember my stomach expressing himself by saying an elongated 'OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH'
i

Humbling

I love you in poverty of 
words;
when you are not seeking
anything.

A dusky strength, self-
deprecating, 
holding forth the virtues of 
self-denial.

What was the awareness of 
a blind ?
Of shadows of migrating birds 
in moonlight ?

Hold my extended arm. May 
be you can fall, 
looking without eyes in the depth 
of the sea.


Satish Verma

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