Short Penitent Poems

our God is all sufficient
and we the penitent
in Jesus have all we need
if we,in Him,believe...

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I've worshipped the almighty, 
all knowing and wise. 
I'm a penitent man 
With tears in my eyes....

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Cave
saturnine…murky
spelunking…painting…mining
Explorer…Caveman…Hideout…Monastery
praying…planning…plotting
penitent…palliative 
Cave

8/9/2022...

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Little steps towards solitude 
Inner eye feasts on control
When small belief is penitent, impetuous 
Growing doubt buried

Rise from the shackles of fury
Reclaim the lost goal...

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Oh how I loved you, and I still very much do.
My world feels as though it’s going to end soon,
But no, I’d much rather spend the rest of it with a friend.
But really there’s no such person, that’s better suited, than you....

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Not so hard to repent
    Don't mind if I do
  for the fabric I've rent
    in my relationship with you

  I'm so sorry, please forgive me
    I'll never hurt you again
  How's that? ... Mere words, you say
    Just so ~ A woman who understands men...

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Waddling through memories with my head down low
With my heart down low
Reliving tragic love scenes I'd forgotten
Penitent lovers come like phantoms in the night
Relinquishing my sorrow of long ago
Swimming in a celestial sea of what could have been
I feel so cold, so hollow within....

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Centered in a greedy world,
our egocentric minds unfurled.
rising into downward gears,
relying on our hates and fears.
upward spiral to our ends,
penitent upon them sends.
to the exit of our minds,
insanity, we finally find
overtures of hate and rage,
never see the earthly stage....

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Lord--
turn not away Thy face

Thou desirest not the death of a sinner

Thou desirest for men to come unto Thee
so that Thou mayest gather them
the way a hen gathers her flock

i have not been true to Thee
i have not harkened to Thy voice




                                 11/3/07...

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My rueful spirit was gowned in a silken shroud of white.
Was there no chance my penitent cries had been heard?
I searched his pensive eyes for the palest glimpse of light,
then he wiped my tears away. His heart had been stirred.


Four line poetry contest
Sponsor: Constance La France
Posted: July 27, 2020...

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They take from their God
Serenity, Peace, and Justice
I give that back to mine

Their masks disguise them
Allegiance therefore binds them
True love then blinds them

Temples crumble harsh
Angels trumpet loudly now
Facades lifting off

Demons bare in light
Naked breathing fire lashing
Truth shields the penitent
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Father Christ not only forgave sins
Also conferred on the Church
Mission
Power

Free men from sins
Through ministry, Church
The Priest
Penitent-> Repentent

Receives Eternal God’s forgiveness
His guilt wiped away
Completely
As if it never existed

Priest
Can do this only
Father Christ allows him participate
His divine Power to forgive sins

5042013...

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Father Christ not only forgive sins
He grant the Church
Mission and the power 
Free man from all their sins

Through the ministry-> Priest
Penitent receives Eternal God’s forgiveness
His guilt is wiped away
Completely as it had never existed

Priest can do this only 
Father Christ allows him
Participate in His own divine power
To forgive sins 

5132013...

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Blue velvet blanket mantel dresses
Satin lace trim daintily caresses
On border, golden twine tresses
Azure light-display luminesces
In background, silver candelabra recesses
In foreground, satin Lilies rimmed with lush cresses
Overarching, marble angel with copper harp blesses
Underpinning, tidy Spruce wreath butresses
Footstool, bronze crèche a penitent tone expresses...

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HUGS

The day after the Tsunami hugged the shores,
by a penitent ocean lying low,
in the beach  which lay mauled and scarred,
an old woman and a girl stood homeless and hugging 
and not far away
a  bower lay  crumpled, within which
but stood tall as always  the two-some  
of a neem and a banyan in an unshakeable hug.

S.Jagathsimhan Nair, 01 Jun 13
For SKAT’s contest...

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Sacrament of Penance within context of conversion
Sin harms our relationship to Eternal God
Conversion, the beginning of our journey back to Eternal God
Happens in the Sacrament of Penance
There have always two essentials
Acts of penitent
Acts of Father Christ through the ministry of the Church
Conversion must involve the change of hearts
As well as change of actions

04052014...

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Loose green tendrils hanging low 
kiss the soft green earth, the bough 
kneels with the wind as if in prayer, 
a penitent so humble, so subservient. 
A pliant bow that's unreleased, 
and like to spring to heaven with a swish, 
a stately, monumental king 
of meadow and a murmuring stream, 
in haze concealed, a misty dream, 
a graceful monolith 'twould seem, 
cloaked in the blue-grey hush....

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Loose green tendrils hanging low 
kiss the soft green earth, the bough 
kneels with the wind as if in prayer, 
a penitent so humble, so subservient. 
A pliant bow that's unreleased, 
and like to spring to heaven with a swish, 
a stately, monumental king 
of meadow and a murmuring stream, 
in haze concealed, a misty dream, 
a graceful monolith 'twould seem, 
cloaked in the blue-grey hush....

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Loose green tendrils hanging low 
kiss the soft green earth, the bough 
kneels with the wind as if in prayer, 
a penitent so humble, so subservient. 
A pliant bow that's unreleased, 
and like to spring to heaven with a swish, 
a stately, monumental king 
of meadow and a murmuring stream, 
in haze concealed, a misty dream, 
a graceful monolith 'twould seem, 
cloaked in the blue-grey hush....

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I feel despair denial everyday in my life sit here thinking about conceit of the world I look to advance of conjure of life what I seem to find is aghast &  constant anger so why o why do we teach world to hate is it because classification make who we are I say. No! But the world say yes I say we are to penitent and head toward peace because life is really about love , caring , giving , helping people...

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Loose green tendrils drooping low
kiss the soft green earth, the bough
kneels with the wind 
as if in prayer, a penitent, 
so humble, so predictable, 
like others of its kind. A pliant bow
that's unreleased, and like to spring
to heaven with a swish,
a stately, monumental king
of meadow and a murmuring stream,
in haze concealed, a misty dream,
a graceful monolith 'twould seem,
cloaked in the blue-grey hush....

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In a tranquil valley with banks dark and deep
Silted streams into dreary conduits seep

Shadows bearing yesterday's light on addled walls creep
Images from the dark recesses around each corner peep

Enchanting winds over the heightened senses do sweep
Animated figures from the bleary crevasses leap

Sorrowful clouds hover; o'er conscience penitent tears weep
In foggy redoubt, guarded fears and  insecurities do heap...

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Loose green tendrils drooping low
kiss the soft green earth, the bough
kneels with the wind 
as if in prayer, a penitent, 
so humble, so predictable, 
like others of its kind. A pliant bow
that's unreleased, and like to spring
to heaven with a swish,
a stately, monumental king
of meadow and a murmuring stream,
in haze concealed, a misty dream,
a graceful monolith 'twould seem,
cloaked in the blue-grey hush....

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We may have had none, one, two, or more
Intricate mistakes we quell to adore 
Unconsciously transcending perfidy from the heart
Counterfeit penitent that epitomizes the start
Remiss to the love that ensure no art
Mad that it happened, we wish it never did
We tried to intact the emotions that we hid
Until we hackneyed three words for bid
“I love you” manifest the aspersion for real
When the heart cajoled its life to kill...

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All around
birdies bicker
cats creep
doggies dig
every evening.
 
flowers flirting,
greening grass,
heather hedging
invading insects
juicy junipers.
 
keening kin
life lost,
mournful mending
nurture needed.
 
ominous omens,
praying penitent
quietly quaking
redemption rendered.
 
sweet scents
tease, tickle
unarm ugliness
vivacious violets
 
warmly witness
xeroxed xanthous.
yonder yawn
Zany zinnia!...

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