we were
always burdened
by the
captivating chatter
discreetly hostel
last likely
a shew
proposition to
reconsider southwest
precook texarkana
thickened tangy
ambition crookedly
fluster and
recognizable flake
(Weekly Magnetic Poetry Challenge • August 31–September 6, 2026)
honestly,
idk what im doing
im not a poet
nor a genius...
SIKE
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Gotcha!!!!!!!!!
anyways
drumroll please.
...
...
hello?
y'know what?
forget the drumroll...
Fredrick Mitchell's brand new poem...
IDFK
i, don't know...
where to go.
i, forgot,
my way home.
i worked hard, and my brain is mush,
guess i'll black out and faint in a bush.
today was the last day 'til my quota.
my deadline is due,
to bring my poem to you!
i'm tired, and forgot
how to spell the word shew
the thing you put on your foot.
i found my way home,
using google maps
this stupid siri voice, is giving me the craps,
my day has been ruined,
and my day is soon end,
just listen to this voice
"turn down at the bend."
it thinks im driving,
im walking...
this deadpan poem
is getting boring.
and like an old man, im already snoring
i sleepily unlock my door...
and...
my key broke.
FOR FU-
...
ahem,
im too tired for this...
*beep, beep! beep, beep!*
"hey, Frank... can i go to your place. my key broke... again."
...
"yes, i know its the middle of the night."
...
"and i know your on a date."
...
"i've got a key to your house. bye!"
screw my life.
entry for Constance La France's contest:
Write a Beautiful Terza Rima
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation,
a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him
who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light; 1 Peter 2:9
The very hairs of our heads are numbered
and Jesus has called us to be faithful.
Forgiven, with fear I am no longer encumbered.
Is it so peculiar to render the choice
to praise our Prince of Peace for deliverance
from darkness? His Spirit strengthens my voice.
I'm grateful, yet with restraint, to have the chance
to share my faith with those who spurn God’s good grace,
not deterred by their questioning glance.
Beforehand, without onslaught upon their space
I ask the Lord to lead in my approach.
Sometimes I sense, “Wait, don’t speak face to face.”
“Lighten up! This is not the time to encroach,
Show, don’t tell,” counsels my Coach.
Life is a heavy-bosom woman.
Her hemlock seeds shew upon me,
But her roots
I dare not touch –
For I flirt
But never caress;
For I am death.
I dare not pluck her orchard groves,
Yet I tempt her in faith,
As does the wicked charmer –
For through me he works his
Crucifixion.
Life is a heavy-bosom woman,
Whom I have hung.
Life is a woman –
The holy spirit’s son.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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!
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.
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