The gods! Ah, the gods
The little silver gods
How fairy-like a melody there bloats
Within their throats
From their fire and brimstone spewing throats
From the parched and arid throats
Of the gods, gods, gods—
Of the gods!
The gods!-ah the gods !
The heavy iron gods!
The horror of their power floats
From their throats
From their ever-infallible throats
From their melancholy idol throats
How I shudder at the notes
Of the gods, gods, gods
Of the gods !
With apologies to Edgar Allan Poe and Mrs. M. A. Shew
The original idea for The Bells, is believed to have been given to Poe by his friend, Mrs Shew. An earlier draft, (titled, The Bells, By Mrs. M. A. Shew.) Contained only two stanzas, totalling seventeen lines.
Categories:
shew, god, religion, satire, war,
Form: Rhyme
September 15 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Daniel 4-6
Key Verse – Daniel 4:2 I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.
PRAISE BE TO GOD FOR HIS WONDERS
Praise be to God for showing us His wonders:
Saving souls from hell with His compassion
Sanctifying sinners through His cleansing
Satisfying our spirituality with His care
Securing our stand by His command
Settling our safety in His comfort
Daniel 5:21 Praise be to the Lord for ruling over us by His:
Purposive progress along His providential pursuits
Precious principles as well as His pure precepts
Powerful presence amidst His peaceful pacts
Perfect plan above our proud perspective
Poured provisions against our poverty
Daniel 6:11 Praise be to the Saviour for answering
our prayer and supplication with our:
Constant commitment and love
Consistent clamor for His lessons
Ceaseless clinging to His leadership
Continuous cleaving toward His light
Continual claim for His liberty in our loyalty. Amen!
September 15, 2024
Categories:
shew, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Alliteration
Many birdhouses seen
In the different shape
On a backyard fence
In different colors
The squirrel is searching
For a place to nest
One squirrel chased a bird
From the fenced birdhouse
The squirrel ate the eggs
A mother bird laid
Then when shew was done
The squirr4el got busy
She enlarged the hole
She made it bigger
Then the squirrel decided
To make another
Entrance to the house
She chewed a hole
Now for the side door
Making it larger
Categories:
shew, bird, house,
Form: Narrative
The humor of it all
I shan't fall
my stalker catrina bell
my identity
thief born 3-13-1967
you can't be me
I'm born in 1963
terror rage from page
to page live your own life
live your own age
brutal attacks
upon my space
love yourself
love your own face
fredlocks made his choice
it sure wasn't you
so if you would please
just leave
stop your stalking threats
and simple shew
Categories:
shew, allah, fate,
Form: Rhyme
June 2 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Job 10-12
Key Verse – Job 10:2 I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.
PRAISE BE TO GOD WHO DOES NOT CONDEMN US
Praise be to God for not condemning us; instead
He pardons our confessed sins relieving us from:
Distress with dejection
Despair toward dismay
Destruction then downfall
Dearth’s disastrous defect
Discouragement midst denial
Job 11:7 Praise be to the Lord for allowing Himself
to be found by us in our search midst His:
Empowering salvation
Endearing satisfaction
Enduring Scriptures
Enabling sanctification
Enclosing sustenance
Job 12:9 Praise be to the Saviour for
His hand that keeps on:
Fixing our future by His fervent finality
Firming our faith upon His functional frame
Freeing us from failure-flight in His fellowship
Fortifying our faithfulness against foolishness-fall
Following us, fostering our family’s friendship forever. Amen!
June 2, 2024
Categories:
shew, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Alliteration
January 29 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Exodus 33-35
Key Verse – Exodus 33:19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
PRAISE BE TO GOD WHO MAKES ALL HIS GOODNESS PASS BEFORE US
Praise be to God for making all His goodness pass before us along His:
Gracious mercy
Great miracles
Good ministry
Governing might
Generous magnanimity
Grand magnificence
Glad merriment
Exodus 34:5-6 Praise be to the Lord for the proclamation
of His name with His attributes:
Always merciful
Absolutely gracious
Affirmatively longsuffering
Abundantly good
Assuredly truthful
Actually forgiving
Actively working
Exodus 35:2 Praise be to the Saviour
Who wants us to have a holy day for Him and:
Rest in His love so blessed
Refresh in His labour that builds up
Replenish in His load of benefits. Amen!
January 29, 2024
Categories:
shew, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Alliteration
With praises and thanksgiving to God, the Giver of gifts, I am expressing my gratefulness for the gift of Poetry Soup lifetime premium membership that has been bestowed upon me this day. Thanks likewise to the vessel used by the Lord as a channel of blessing to serve as my benefactor. This is indeed an answered prayer as I have been a member of this poetry site since April 9, 2018. Moreover, this endowment is surely an evidence of faith that claims God's assurance, asserted in Jeremiah 33:3, “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”
gift midst love showers
on poetic avenue~~~
exalts GOD, the Source
January 22, 2023
Categories:
shew, appreciation, blessing, children, faith,
Form: Haibun
Every believer,
Miracle Man
8-3-2023
Has an obligation to share the gospel,
by the life we live we must let it show.
We must study to show ourselves approved,
for we can’t share what we don’t know.
We see those daily in search of something,
yet don’t know what will please us.
Until a catastrophe creeps into our lives,
then we reach for the hand of Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:15 KJV
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Categories:
shew, devotion, god, gospel, jesus,
Form: Quatrain
You stood as my shield, oh, Lord:
As the morning shines on through
Then came by my afternoon
I was having a bad day
I tried hard to shew it away.
You stood as my shield when,
I watched my storm settle to rain
I'm so grateful to you
My storm would've pounded me
Then thrashed me away.
You stood as my shield when,
I, at my weakest, you endured for me
To be the shield you've been for me
Through my days, through my storms
I hail a victory in what is ensured.
You stood as my shield, oh Lord;
It's now, the time I stand for you
Knowing you're at my side
Knowing your strength, nobly true
My Teacher, my Shield, my Lord, Truth.
Categories:
shew, appreciation, encouraging, god, inspiration,
Form: Prose
In the chaos of stars above
I lovingly spy my one and only, a love
Though fleeting and swift, it can't be secret
The only Star for me; I can't be discreet
Among a zillion, love did choose you
My heart whistled a love's tune
Towards One pure star, bright and golden
Flashing white, blue and azure
A star for me, a star quite really
I'll read ye Soon a leaf of poetry,
With you, cannot my life be bleak
My days be bright, my nights be meek
A look ahead that makes no worry
I'll soon be crowned with fame and glory
I mean to shew love for my star in poetry
Doomed to contest with me, lo you'll all be sorry
It's won, it's done, it's bonded
My star will sail with me at dusk end
I'm sure to smile and shine well
It is a blessing sure to end well
Yeah, In the blinking chaos of Stars
You're the only Star for me!
Categories:
shew, crush, devotion, fantasy, feelings,
Form: Tail-rhyme
Blest with wondrous color delight
Fall majestically stands out
Thanking God* midst nature’s praise-shout.
Autumn’s glow does capture spotlight
Exposing iridescent tints
Golden leaves beyond orange flints.
Foliage radiates great sight
Inspiring artists to blend hues
Shades of red, brown, green, yellow views.
Amidst sunset bursts, fiercely bright
Poets triumph with hopeful bliss
Resplendent scene heart cannot miss.
Propelling grand celestial flight
Autumn highlights beauteous chrome
As soul departs for heaven-home.
Blest with wondrous color delight
Autumn’s glow does capture spotlight
Foliage radiates great sight
Amidst sunset bursts, fiercely bright
Propelling grand celestial flight.
*Psalm 106:2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? Who can shew forth all his praise.
October 9, 2022
1st place, "In Remembrance of Connie -Autumn Theme" Poetry Writing Contest; Sponsored by Suzanne Delaney; judged on 10/21/2022.
Categories:
shew, appreciation, autumn, blessing, christian,
Form: Rhyme
In her words I find ore
Of grace through which I shore
And as the mix is deep, it gives ores
On which we ride our desire as horse
To make deposit bless her fish's roe
Making me feel better being her only hero
And as well; my heart: forever hers
Leaving no chance in gap per luck to others
Peeping at my heart afar through my hose
Unknown to them who I've planned to give rose
Whom shall make onlookers watch like foes
When at the end my world owned all to her
Reading her eyes to light moments so blur
After the night is free of the morning sore
And every flaw we permanently restore
Then, no one would ask-- "who is she?"
Each will shut h/her lips for no one will say sh!
The one who has always be in my own shoe
Of a truth without explanation shall definitely be shew.
Categories:
shew, art, best friend, blessing,
Form: Rhyme
I
We all enjoy some peaceful moments & this is a basis to think more deeply about greater peace but for those who have no moment of peace and shalom to remember, they may lack pegs upon which to hang ideas of such positive feelings and fraternity.
II
We learn from Dr. M. L. King Jr. that quietness is NOT peace.
III
Peace is a porridge, or stew, if you may
You will need to prepare - no other way
To wish the menu to suddenly shew
Had we bought or grown ingredients few
We may begin to approximate the meal
But ants versus crickets reveals the deal:
Industry will welcome winter; carefree lives
Expect magic: good food or Peace to thrive
Categories:
shew, betrayal, bible, environment, international,
Form: Free verse
God grants grand life well-blest
As in Christ, soul finds rest
Propped by grace in peace nest
Faith glows that smites sin pest
Heart’s praise and thanks* reign best.
*Psalm 79:13 So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.
February 8, 2022
1st place, "A Poem Crafted In The Various Lind30 by Robert Lindley" Poetry Writing Contest; Sponsored by Chantelle Anne Cooke; judged on 2/25/2022.
Categories:
shew, appreciation, blessing, cheer up,
Form: Verse
Gracious rhyme, may I write
peace-filled chime brings delight---
...verse of praise* thanking God
well-thought phrase for His nod---
...faith-expression with zest
setting free poet’s quest.
*Psalm 51:15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
August 20, 2021
1st place, "In Essence 2" Verse Poetry Writing
Sponsored by Joseph; judged on 8/27/2021.
Categories:
shew, appreciation, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Verse
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