Friendship
blest ship...
Friends stay
alway...
Friends start
good heart...
True friends
beat ends...
Friends care
love share...
Friends' zest
all's best...
God*'s gift
friends' lift!
*1 John 4:7Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
June 19, 2026
6th place, "1482" Poetry Writing Premier Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand; judged on 6/22/2026
My heart* is a secret orchard
welcoming the entrance of the divine Gardener
Whose tending grace cheers flowers of prayer delight
as He hears supplications that faith-filled white roses shout
along the plight of chrysanthemums and daisies for nourishment-radiance.
In my heart's garden thrive vines that strive to reach the top
vibrantly inviting sovereign sun-rays for illumination-triumph
with wise enlightenment for counsel against towering arrogance
while lingering in the warm presence of the Creator Who inspires
always checking selfish motives and directing victory toward His exaltation.
Opening my heart's blessed garden
is the perfect Tiller, supplying it constantly
with goodness-buds midst serenity blossoms
against attacking pests of dearth and weeds of fruitlessness
replenishing with blessing toward abundant harvests to share His love and kindness.
*Psalm 44:21 Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
April 27, 2026
Edited on May 20, 2026
2nd place, "My heart is a secret garden" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Silent One; judged on 5/21/2026
The universe's greatest mistake
It knoweth not how to replicate
It marvels at man in his wake
The beauty he sees
Peering o'er the glimmering lake
How his mind moves from state to state
Love, hate, dream, and curiosities that consume.
His dispairs and glooming
Far seer of chances looming
On horizons his mind's eye perceives
Supplanting there his own destinies
At play in a sandbox given thee
From, and of his own mind,
He creates reality
Where most do stumble, blind
-What marvel, humankind
Blest with God's love* our hearts cherish
Midst trust... cheers nourish, flame can’t perish.
*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.
February 1, 2026
3rd place, "A Romantic, Passionate or Sad Crystalline Poem" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Tania Kitchin; judged on 2/14/2026
DOST THOU KNOWEST WHAT THY FUTURE HOLDETH?
Unless thou possesseth a crystal ball
Thou knowest not of that which may befall
Cometh next week, next month, or next fall
Thou hast no idea of thy future at all
Me thinketh it be not good we knoweth
Erest we die or continue to groweth
The Good Lord giveth and He taketh away
In Him we trusteth day by day
Winter wonder land's Frosty the Snowman
always radiates love* with vibrant Christmas plan
miraculously bright midst icy glow
never melting along gifts that flow.
*1 John 4:8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
December 25, 2025
1st place, "Frosty" Clerihew Poem Writing Contest
Sponsored by Joseph May; judged on 12/26/2025
Ballooner, blink in the hot air.
Wink, O noonday sun.
On the brink, is life unfair?
Drink and be as one!
Supreme being, I imbibe!
Above god and man!
Dervish, deus, diatribe!
Lengthen, every span!
Grim-faced, O my spectres?
Well, that's the way it goes.
Singulars and hectares!
Core cone, thy carrion crows!
Trammell the enameling?
O nightingale, sing sweet.
O sky above, thy paneling!
O lion, at thy feet!
Yellow priestess, ritual.
Of this what knoweth ye?
Barrel out the brazen bull!
Fling out, fancy-free!
Rhyme and riddle, rill on roll.
Drums, thy wargods beat.
Goddess of the asherah pole!
Chosen to complete!
Tyrant of tomorrow?
An image wrought in spark.
Brindle, bindle, broken bow!
Gold, fluoresce in dark!
Hone thy skill, O warrior!
Dare not to drop thy tools!
Skyscraper, art free and sure?
Toss away thy rules...
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
Awesome imagination midst freedom delight
Blooms along my dream of divine light
Creatively ruled by wisdom’s insight
Directing me toward heavenly flight
Enthralled by fantasy venture flight
Featuring faith’s reverie of wondrous sight
Grandeur and perfection, devoid of whimsy blight
Hoisting up hope, defying hallucination plight
Inspired upon radiating illumination might
Jubilantly revealing reality of truth and right
Kindness of the King Almighty beaming day and night
Love* so great magnified yon visualization height.
*1 John 4:8 - He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
June 26, 2025
3rd place, "Fantasy" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Constance La France; judged on 6/26/2025
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
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…..
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
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
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.
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
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