Faith Roundel Poems
These Faith Roundel poems are examples of Roundel poems about Faith. These are the best examples of Roundel Faith poems written by international poets.
A Life RecoveredA life recovered from Stygian depths
tainted by the horrors of dark abyss.
He falters as he takes one thousand steps,
a life recovered.
Pale sunlight stippling through...
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Categories:
addiction, faith, god, recovery
Life Is FleetingAll life is fleeting; I'm destined to die,
and though I'm a conscious thinking being,
the laws of nature equally apply;
all life is fleeting.
Faith helps me to...
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Categories:
anxiety, destiny, feelings, god,
The Key of E"The sounds of Earth is the music of my soul."
Birds sing tweet~tweet
The ocean waves ring,
After singing they are ready to eat
Earth Sings In The Key...
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Categories:
beauty, bird, earth, rain,
Rondels, Roundels and RondeauxRondels, Roundels and Rondeaux
These are poetic forms similar to villanelles, with refrains (repeated lines) and sometimes double refrains.
Rondel: Merciles Beaute ("Merciless Beauty")
by Geoffrey Chaucer
loose translation/interpretation...
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Categories:
art, beauty, heart, repetition,
Charles D'Orleans: a Medieval MarvelCharles d'Orleans: a Medieval Marvel
Spring
by Charles d’Orleans (c. 1394-1465)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Young lovers,
greeting the spring
fling themselves downhill,
making cobblestones ring
with their wild leaps and...
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Categories:
art, autumn, french, prison,
Oft In My Thought: Charles D'Orleans TranslationOft in My Thought
by Charles D'Orleans
translation by Michael R. Burch
So often in my busy mind I sought,
Around the advent of the fledgling year,
For something pretty...
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Categories:
blessing, christian, faith, god,
Charles D'Orleans TranslationsSpring
by Charles d'Orleans (c.1394-1465)
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
Young lovers,
greeting the spring
fling themselves downhill,
making cobblestones ring
with their wild leaps and arcs,
like ecstatic sparks
struck from coal.
What...
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Categories:
bereavement, depression, desire, heartbreak,
Eternal Grief No MoreCondemned forever I was to wallow in hell’s despair
As filthy transgressor beyond reasonable doubt
Yet, with His grace, mercy and truth*, midst grave verdict’s stare
The Saviour...
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Categories:
appreciation, christian, faith, god,
My Heart Nearly BurstMy heart nearly burst, fearing what would come,
knowing fate selected you to die first.
When you got ill, I prayed you'd not succumb.
My heart nearly burst.
I...
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Categories:
angst, anxiety, bereavement, death,
You Should Not Fear RoundeletYou should not fear,
though their brawls are so unyielding.
You should not fear,
though the deadline is very near.
Congress will raise the debt ceiling,
despite your skeptical feeling.
You...
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Categories:
confusion, faith, introspection, political,