Eternal Praise
Matthew 10:31 “Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.”
While hearts long for the music of light,
breaking through the silence, frail – discerning
the meaning of grace far truer, grace upon grace
grace for the soul who lingers in despair,
grief poured over her spirit by the winds who dare
to remember the suffering...
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Categories:
meaningful, appreciation, blessing, christian, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
Driveni hear the ticking of the clock
it's in my head and in my heart
the pulse of life doubtlessly finite
so many things i want to do
the tic toc getting louder
it echoes in my brain
rummaging through images and dreams
while time rings evermore elusive
i get up in the morning determined
with a yearning to break free
driven to spark the...
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Categories:
dream, life, longing, meaningful,
Form: Free verse
The Chance You GetTake that chance every chance you get,
fall on your face and then forget,
live your life without regret,
take that chance every chance you get.
More risk by far to never make the run,
and lose your dreams one by one,
and forgetting each until you’re done.
Rather rise and embrace each day,
another step on your chosen way,
there’s no better time...
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Categories:
meaningful, appreciation, confidence, destiny, future,
Form: Rhyme
THE LAST IN LINETHE LAST IN LINE
Ronnie James Dio poetry contest, Robert James Liguori, sponsor, June 18, 2025. This poem was inspired by my favorite Ronnie James Dio song, “The Last in Line.”
In the fading light of day,
will I find the shadows of my soul
dancing in the twilight,
or will the light reveal my truths,
as I sift through the...
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Categories:
12th grade, inspirational, meaningful,
Form: Free verse
Cryptic Cipher in the Crypt(Begin: There is no beginning.)
(O' my--not again--you should not have started.)
The quill burrows. No--splinters. No--fractures. No--was never here.
Ink spills--no--veins spill--no--veins collapse--no--veins rewrite.
The vowels--black-lipped--no--the ink coagulates--the ink tightens--the ink breathes-
acrid, metallic, it stings the tongue.
Teeth in the--grain. Teeth in the letters. Teeth in me--no--teeth in you--no--teeth in the mirror-
splinters in the gum's raw edge.
(First...
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Categories:
confusion, dark, meaningful, mystery,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
GairjeenIt's the place called peace
a canopy of green
from mans un-baring sun
there no fear....here.
Its the place l close my eyes
and l just....listen
its a place to go to
and let the rain on leaves
just ...glisten
chorus
its full of senses
its full of life
so l'll sit a while
and let it talk.
Its a place that has much to say
l'll...
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Categories:
meaningful, peace,
Form: Lyric
Entropy
Categories:
humor, meaningful, words,
Form: Senryu
Slave Without ChainsSlave without the chains
hurt without pain
Wild yet untamed
Born with out a name
Why stand out while others are the same.
They tell me I'm free—
but my alarm clock owns my mornings,
my boss owns my days,
my credit score owns my dreams.
the commute becomes pilgrimage
to a temple of fluorescent lights
where I sacrifice eight hours
for numbers in an account
that...
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Categories:
anxiety, freedom, imagination, meaningful,
Form: Free verse
What I'm Grateful ForI'm grateful often not once a year
I'm grateful to be able to see and hear
I'm grateful to hold my love one's near
I'm grateful to have memories i hold dear
I'm grateful to my God who gave his only son
I'm grateful to have my sins forgiven along with everyone
I'm grateful to have someone to call my best...
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Categories:
meaningful,
Form: Other
Purple RainI can be a headache. A match lit at 1,000 degrees.
I'm sorry I never meant you any harm.
Even if I inflicted pain and made you bleed.
Allow me to minister the band-aid to your arm.
I believed in you to perform all of your glories
We all as people have dreams within
It sucks that this...
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Categories:
meaningful, 10th grade, blessing, confidence,
Form: Free verse
Will you be standing next to me
WILL YOU BE STANDING NEXT TO ME
When this world is finally done,
will you be standing next to me?
When all humans reside as one,
no violent colors left to see.
When every evil is all gone,
will you be standing next to me?
When nothings left to fight over,
will you still want to take what's mine?
When the wild beasts will...
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Categories:
future, humanity, introspection, meaningful,
Form: Blank verse
Weight of a Petal
Within the silence
a petal falls from still light ~
not just the flower,
but all that it once carried
lands softly inside my heart.
...
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Categories:
emotions, flower, meaningful,
Form: Tanka
AS WE METAMORPHOSEAS WE METAMORPHOSE
Line of inquiry: “being mistook we burnt the book, thoughts rest, we dwell in our heart’s nest, touched by spirit, our body shook by God’s light blest as we undressed.”
today, peace
enveloped me
lifted me up
set me free
profoundly touched
...
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Categories:
change, meaningful, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
meaningful, emotions, feelings, heart, i
Form: Concrete
STARRY, STARRY NIGHTSTARRY, STARRY NIGHT
On a day like today
with no energy to call on,
I feel lackluster, suppressed, and alone.
“No purpose, no point, no value” I moan.
But….
On a dark starlit night
I’m part of something much more,
something
so monumental it’s hard to imagine.
I feel connected, excited, in awe.
Please let it be starry tonight!
...
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Categories:
loneliness, meaningful, night, stars,
Form: Free verse
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