Short Prayer Poems

Short Prayer Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Prayer by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Prayer by length and keyword.


Premium Member Limbs

limbs prostrate and reach —
soul’s somatic form agrees
           to remember God

                          2/9/2018
Form: Haiku


Premium Member Jesus Teaching: Acceptance of Jesus

But to those who did accept him he gave power to become children of God
      to those who believe in his name [JN 1:12]
Form: Couplet

Premium Member 'Purchased'

  She perched
  on the curve
    of the new moon’s crescent

  Awestruck, he stared 
    in worshipful reverence
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Zen mode

prayer reaches God in the void
enlivened by caress of love
we are a mist that has no name
invoking His grace from above
Form: Quatrain

Prayer

For strength and wisdom
To meet my best destiny
Instead of mercy,
I know what I've gotta do
It's up to me to stay true
Form: Tanka


Premium Member Jesus Teaching: Being Prepared

Jesus Teaching Be Prepared


Therefore
     Stay awake
          For you know neither the day nor the hour [MT 25:13]
Form: Haiku

Where Is God

Help Me to understand that if heaven is where our God is - It means Hell is a place where He is Not

O God

Cancel, O God, in faithful pride, 
the less to that of more ..
O God! Come and take us
to the sweet and eternal shore ..
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Reality Check

War weighs heavy on my mind
  as I sit on my behind

I pray the world to survive ~
  if not, I still hope to stay alive
Form: Couplet

Premium Member To Do Today

On my bucket list today
 Many kind words to say

   Cheerful greetings 
   Hugs when meeting
     ~ Prayers completing
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Pray Without Ceasing

Since the scourge of coronavirus seems to be increasing,

   Now is the time, as St Paul said, to "pray without ceasing!"
Form: Couplet

Premium Member Repent

repent with sackcloth and ashes turn back to prayer in schools skeleton phalanges off our youth
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Finding Quiet

One quiet hour
that's all He asks me to do
meditating once a day
contemplating Bible scenes
praying for wisdom
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Self-Actualization Exercise 43

When gone goes 
Positive reinforcement
All around you,
You must provide your own.
You are the prayer.
You are the God.
age

Enlightened



Enlightened you are -
With your wisdom and power,
Let me bathe in it.


(C) Anindya Mohan Tagore (Bobby)

Form: Senryu

Tonight Will End With a Prayer

To night will not end with me cryin,
but with me praying to God, to give me the 
strength to walk away, yes away from you!

Soul Ablaze

The dark hour 
of pre-dawn
solitude.

Air is thick
with solemn
quietude.

Soul ablaze
with vibes of 
sacred chant.
Form: Other

Lull

whispering city
blaring-chattering fountains
weeping train-tunnels
in prayer, I am taking
the one - thy name: my silence
© Diana Bosa  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Tanka

My Prayer

As I lay me down to sleep
I pray tomorrow my diet I'll keep
If I should dream before I wake
Please Lord, let it be of cake
Form: Couplet

Head(S) Or Tail(S)

summers’ last prayer

you’re about to lose your head…

while getting some tail


*For the Praying Mantis Haiku Contest
Form: Haiku

Demeter

At the altar of the seasons knelt
She says a prayer each year
For to make the cold snow melt
And let spring time re-appear
Form: Rhyme

My Dad

My dad

My dad with his dark hair
Is in his room.
He is touching a Qur’an
And he is reading.
I am watching him
From the door.

Hope In the Air

Left to themselves,
—words turn to prayer

Wishes now blessings,
—hope in the air

(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2016)
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Happy New Year

May we all know and share God's grace of love through our next earnest endeavor with faith in new beginnings...

12/28/2018
Form: Monoku

The Exchange

Pleading prayers for life

One life is not worth more than another

So grant one of their prayers

In exchange for mine

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