Long Devoutness Poems

You always tell me how much you love my poetry
but is that the only reason you feel drawn to me?
I write Sonnets filled with love and romance for you,
adoring stanzas meant to caress your heart...

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Athwart Without Surcease — Edzel

Erelong the sphere was contrived,
intrinsically safe with His arms.
Born— soon derived,
and molded from His heart so warm.

Fain to live,
hight to be a no man in an island.
Sith ere He do forgive,
our...

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I adore You, Lord, with my jubilant praises
Which You deserve midst Your salvation* grant’s doses 
Keep me triumphantly awed by Your great forces
While seeking Your heart that eternally blesses.   

I adore You, Lord,...

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Little white church
Rising steeple, praying
Stretched toward the heavens
Praises lifted high, exalting
Breathe of holy fires
Burning away the darkness
With His inspiration
His light, insight, grace

Little white church
Hands folded, applauding
Raised in prayer, yearning
Erasing every doubt, each question
All the darkness...

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Manner of serving God* requires humility:
recognizing who’s in authority
devoid of arrogance and haughtiness’ tenacity
doing so with earnest sincerity-----
-----That truth echoes the Lord's will for service-functionality:
my commitment anchored by biblical spirituality.

Method of sacrificing to the Saviour...

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Normal days are better than holy days, I believe. 
On normal days there is no expectation for the gifts you receive 
Like people smiling at you, giving a compliment, or any small treat. 

There are...

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Nevermore, Translation of Paul Verlaine’s sonnet : Nevermore

(In this translation of Paul Verlaine’s « Nevermore » , I must say I felt inveigled into adhering to the fixed form by making some unnecessary allowances just...

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Without your friendship I have gone astray

I'm lost in love without your heart to show the way

Roaming around I watched adulation turn dire

Looking for you brings wayward desire

Searching all day forfeiting devoutness

You are absent and...

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We lift You, Lord, in our worship* with our joyful praises
Which You surely deserve along what Your Deity enforces 
Keep us jubilantly awed by Your amazing, miraculous graces
While singing to You thru our hymn-spirited voices
And...

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Devotion, godly victorious, participates in earnest discipleship
Submitting to the Scriptures’ divine instruction
Enjoying the Saviour’s compassion in Great Commission-fulfillment.

Victorious devoutness to the Lord ministers through His power
Labouring in His vineyard with blessings' diligence
While following the Master’s...

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Similar keenness

Her fervor warmth passion
enthusiasm 
His zeal zest gusto
zealousness
What bliss

A kiss of liveliness
Vivacity of vivaciousness

dynamism vehemence of fire
So dire excitement
exuberance ebullience

avidity
Their fervor warmth passion
enthusiasm 
Their zeal zest gusto
zealousness
What bliss

devoutness
enthusiasm 
gitty bliss

earnestness
oomph
zing
zip-zap

A kiss of liveliness
Vivacity of...

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Jesus Christ in the wilderness
All alone as the sun rose red
Fighting His battle of humanness
Jesus Christ in the wilderness
To save man~ Christ's devoutness
Although the bloody cross His dread
Jesus Christ in the wilderness
All alone as the...

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Lord God,
Stretch our mind/s with deep understanding of Wisdom
To obtain positive understanding with every complications
Counsel us with guidelines in our work

Give us Fortitude, strength, Patience and Tolerance to finish in peace successfully
Deliver knowledge in our...

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