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Quieting Poems - Poems about Quieting

I feel a choir of raw throats shouting hoarse warnings and then quieting

I feel a choir of raw throats shouting hoarse warnings and then quieting,
Leaving a nervous stillness trembling on the lips of the morning,
Or riding the scrolling text at the bottom of the TV screen.
Something is wrong.
There is a restlessness seeping like mist from the lesions
Of the carnage yet to come, a slow decay,
As if all

Categories: quieting, fantasy,
Form: Free verse

My God, Thank You For Quieting Me

August 5 Scripture Meditations Based on Jeremiah 46-52

Key Verse – Jeremiah 47:6 O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.

MY GOD, THANK YOU FOR QUIETING ME

Thank You for quieting me from restlessness
Due to sinfulness’ oppressiveness
As you reprove my

Categories: quieting, blessing, christian, faith, god,
Form: Rhyme

The Quieting of the Soul

It is not the roaring lion 
or the pounding in his chase,
but his nuzzle of affection 
and his tender touch embrace. 

It is not the violent whirlwind 
or the earthquake splitting rock,
but faint playing of the heartstrings 
and the barely sounded knock. 

Although our God consumes with fire 
and terrifies with awe,
the quieted soul of

Categories: quieting, christian, jesus, peace,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Gods Quieting-

a butterfly, fluttering;
Those caterpillar feet’s down walking;
Hush!
God’s quieting
Blessed!
Our survival

A sleeping baby coos;
A grandma’s hug;
A puppy kiss on your cheek;

Blessed!
Our survival a,
Rush
God’s quieting

A fragranting smell;
God awesomeness;
Brilliance abundance;

A hush!
God’s quieting
Blessed!
Our survival

God’s quieting

a butterfly, fluttering;
Those caterpillar feet’s down walking;
Hush!
God’s quieting
Blessed!
Our survival, God’s quieting




3/1/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2021©

Categories: quieting, appreciation, caregiving, celebration, confidence,
Form: Lyric

The Quieting

When the day is done, and all the lights I lit are gone,
  ... I think of you, in ways I never thought I'd do.
When I imagine the many ways, to spend with you thru the days,
  ... I pray and hope of things to do, that others haven’t done with you.
When I

Categories: quieting, dream, feelings, love, passion,
Form: Rhyme

The Quieting

The
                                                     Quieting

Categories: quieting, appreciation, god, love, truth,
Form: Free verse

Quieting

Late evening humid
     Silence stretches out its legs
         The dog weighs heavy

Categories: quieting, good night, night, silence,
Form: Haiku