The Furies in all their rage hath not the vengeance in his soul
Which boils like the maelstrom and spills upon the shore
The tide rising higher and higher
til it fills the lowland of their bitter malcontent
If righteous indignation had the power heaven holds
The sea now wormwood should turn crimson in this night
But darkness has this stake alone which knoweth not the Good
And darkness that comes with the noon blots out the strongest light
Til the sun surrenders all the good that comes upon the day
And nothing grows save inky stain where hatred rules the play
Categories:
knoweth, mythology, political,
Form: Didactic
hollow of our palm
an energy portal
healing hands
touch of soul immortal
present here now
in this density
mind knoweth not
God’s immensity
Categories:
knoweth, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
Is it my grief?
That i behold?
That i knoweth ongoing sorrow
Waterless doves?
None other, a city?
Just? As a city dweller?
Dwelling, in mired filth?
Unconquered mime, play!
At once! Be tainting…..
Project at them
Boredom? You wandered…..
Categories:
knoweth, allegory, america, class, discrimination,
Form: Free verse
as i looked up at the nice blue sky
the clouds so fluffy and white
looking soft like marshmallows
the clouds looked like waves
lapping upon a beach
and as i thought about the sand
and we are here walking upon Gods land
a moment of tanquility
and calm
just gazing above
looking at the majestic clouds from
afar
reminding us of who we are Amen.
Father in heaven
how amazing are your
works
how you wove each and every one of us together
your magesty made the earth the , skies the sea and the sand
the one who made us and forever hold us in your hands Amen
when you see the amazing and beautiful things God has made
know how beutiful we are in his sight.
Ecclesiastes 3:11
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
psalm139:14
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well Amen
Categories:
knoweth, bible, christian, faith, god,
Form: I do not know?
heavenly delight
rendezvous midst divine bliss ~
blest love* at faith’s sight
*1 John 4:8 - He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
February 4, 2025
3rd place, "A Valentine's Senryu" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Tania Kitchin; judged on 2/9/2025
Categories:
knoweth, appreciation, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Senryu
Who knoweth thoust toad
than thoust legless load
be ye first to croak
than thoust frog's now croak.
Frog caught sight of croc
toad cast eyes on site
got six of eight legs
ate frog's two, toad all
Thoust frog apiece lept
thoust toad peace hadst kept
lily pads, frog's faith
toads, bottomless fate.
Categories:
knoweth, analogy, nature,
Form: Grook
May 28 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Esther 4-6
Key Verse – Esther 4:14 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
PRAISE BE TO GOD WHO GRANTS TIMELY DELIVERANCE
Praise be to God Who grants timely deliverance with His:
Victorious leadership
Valuable lessons
Virtuous liberty
Vital lifting-up
Valiant love
Esther 5:6 Praise be to the Lord
for granting our petitions asked:
Along His Word’s worth
About His work so wondrous
Amidst His wisdom, not worldly
Around His ways of worshipfulness
According to His will against waywardness
Esther 6:3 Praise be to the Saviour
for upholding our integrity:
Delighting in our godly honour and dignity
Desiring our good honesty as well as devotion
Directing our gracious hope along our dedication
Dealing with our guarded holiness and discernment
Defending us while granting us health from distress-despair. Amen!
May 28, 2024
Categories:
knoweth, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Alliteration
Countenance reveals heart filled with divine worth
Reverberating news of faith’s birth
Triumphant midst truth delight
Smiting grievous plight
As life shows
Light*
Of peace-glows
Toward freedom flight
Vanquishing selfishness blight.
Grateful for God's love of service-mirth,
Countenance reveals heart filled with divine worth.
*John 12:35 - Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
April 22, 2024
4th place, "ANDAREE Me Again" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Andrea Dietrich; judged on 4/29/2024
Categories:
knoweth, blessing, christian, encouraging, faith,
Form: Rhyme
John 12:35-36 KJVAAE??
[35] Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. [36] While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.
Ephesians 5:8-9 KJVAAE??
[8] For ye were sometime darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light; [9] (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
Jesus,is the One sent to roll away the Stony hearts of mankind. Through the Holy Spirit to purify One into A child of the Living God, but world religion is out to stop this Spirit,for self praise and glory,that these teachings are in vain , within you my friend is where God's promised spirit longs to dwell. : )
Categories:
knoweth, faith,
Form: Free verse
1 John 4:8 (KJV) “He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”
It’s our love that our God expects.
He gives blessings; not just objects.
Perfect gifts like love, hope and grace.
While holding us in His embrace.
Even though it might seem complex,
It’s our love that our God expects.
When He listens to our prayers,
There’s no doubt He really cares.
Let His love shine down in your soul.
Without Him, you’ll never be whole.
It’s our love that our God expects.
Beyond our dreams, His love effects.
Prayers go up, blessings come down.
Without Him, my spirit would drown.
Trust in Him who never rejects.
It’s our love that our God expects.
Categories:
knoweth, appreciation, blessing, faith, god,
Form: Quatern
Oh old weed
Thy feet weathered
Like that of a tree
Like a child
Always carried
Thy beauty left behind
Trembling feet
What a painful joy
Scattered teeth
Grandchild taking thy as fun
Knoweth not that
Old though shall become
Twisted face
But beauty glance,once was
Sun,laughing,cause you're at the end of the race
If this is what it means
To get old
Then proudly I will tell the wind
That it's not in my will!!
Categories:
knoweth, anger, animal, assonance, beach,
Form: Villanelle
I persist to reach your heart, resist selfish dart, insist truth-love*'s part.
*1 John 4:7 - Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
October 2, 2022
2nd place, "Empathy" Monoku Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by JCB Brul; judged on 10/3/2022.
Categories:
knoweth, christian, encouraging, feelings, god,
Form: Monoku
I’m in awe of Him
The One who loves
Even my most messy efforts
Those verses I write
That don’t really delight
Even me, they seem
So disorderly, so muddled
That I would like to take them apart
And start over with something new
Something improved
But He loves even these cluttered
Tangled and confused
Inklings that survive my edits
And pour out my soul
My burdens and my thoughts
My needs and my praise
He loves even these,
My fumbles, my mixed-up dreams
He loves even these…
Because it is so very true,
His love is alive, thriving, surviving
Every test of time, every trial.
His love survives
Even my messes, my troubles
His love survives…
Because His love is alive
Like a fire, alive
On the inside, He abides
I am so very thankful… He is mine!
Romans 8:26(KJV) Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
Categories:
knoweth, appreciation, christian, god, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
OH MAN:
The livelihood of man is vainglorious,
And his final home after death is unknown.
Well, who is man that knoweth not himself,
The man who is condemned by his fellows,
That lack answers to mystical questions?
Who actually is man,
Whose body becomes conscious of nothing,
When he's dead and gone?
And his corpse only returns into soil,
After been fed on by worms and termites?
Oh man, you whose intelligence and dignity,
Can never be identified by your skeleton,
After you've passed away,
And your shadow becomes an invisible module,
Both day and night.
Why are you selling your life for doom,
By being enticed to this fading place,
Instead of a good eternal place for your soul?
Indeed, the story of man is futile,
Especially, when his life is pinned to paganism.
Peace....I'm out!
Categories:
knoweth, death, destiny, humanity, life,
Form: Dramatic Verse
We speak of words as though they matter
cuts from broken glass that shatter
bleed into our lives through every portal.
And I will tell you this by way of movement
through this corridor whose only light
must come from deep within
the origins of love:
“that no man knoweth what he is except
within the mind of those he loves.”
We speak of gifts and definitions,
lay upon our treasured meanings
all the prose that generations carry.
All that goes before and after
all that lies between,
as though by reason of our being
they have birthed a cause.
There is a place that is a further shore
than any death you might imagine.
All men must walk this place alone,
and know that by their leaving
all the air forever undisturbed
will be as air between the words we speak.
All love that none will ever know
forever leaves this world it's only hope.
Categories:
knoweth, hope,
Form: Free verse
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