Souls Poems - Poems about Souls

Written: May 12, 2025, for contest by Brian Strand ************************* layers of my identity are— deceptive caught in our ...

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Solitary seafarer sings sea chanties, salty sea breeze serenity, sea birds skim waves, suddenly, so many sailors' souls of the sunken WW II ship USS Indianapolis started singing sonorous, soaring from sea sepulcher, stirring sacrifice so sacred, such sorrow, souls still scintillating, still seaward, servicemen shipmates solemnized, seared, sealed in spiritual solidarity, salute. ~...

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When unity in spirit takes its hold, And sympathy, a story to unfold, A love of brethren, strong and ever true, With tender heart, in all that we pursue. No towering ego, but a humble mind, A gentle grace for all of humankind. We lift each other, hand in willing hand, Across all borders, in every...

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We can no longer continue as we are, souls weary from nerves, creatures grinding their lives in worries, fearing death because they have never truly lived. We have lost ourselves in the maps of days, searching for treasures that do not shine under the sun, and we have forgotten how to sip from the morning as from a...

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We love with broken hearts and minds. Parading around with weak souls. My heart shines with eagerness of brighter days....

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With our soul’s valleys watered with God’s wet spirit, and his healing love, be as trees of divine sap sagely rooted in his work:- ...

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This heart~ a lovesick talisman f l a r e s fallen sparks, seeking Mayan glyphs of hope amidst layered lace of halcyon, illuminated with tears of black diamonds, for the empires ruined by the self-righteous kings throned in greed, draped in galactic gold, while ceremonial pyramids adorned with copper...

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The Book of Souls is well composed by Nature. through serial changes : Adaptation continued on trial , best to capture a blind process , showing evolution. From non living stuff, life to germinate ...

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Inspired by the song, The Book of Souls by Iron Maiden Below is my version. __________________ Instrumental Intro On a journey to find the book of souls the way is very long and quite dangerous in a meditation ... I am falling into the darkness down, down, down ... oh where will it end Finally, I stop falling and I am in...

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Today is as quiet As a crowded graveyard Empty of life:- Yet, the green of nature, Shines in springing glory:- As a brief breeze Warmly passes by, Silence retains its control And all remains calm:- Yes, life’s reality Has its blissful moments; Leaving wearying chaos asunder As God caresses Silent wandering souls:- ...

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Curveballs come and they go They exist in mere Fragments of time As they test our consciousness And stretch our faith They provide us with an opportunity to define Who we really are Curveballs come and they go They are not meant To rip us apart As they challenge our focus And strengthen our hope They provide us with a fresh start On a journey of self-renewal Curveballs come...

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Two hearts once beat as one in time.. Their voices sang a perfect rhyme. Each thought, each breath, a mirrored tune.. They danced beneath the silver moon. But she, in love’s unsteady hand.. Had strayed and broken what was planned. A choice she made, a wound so deep.. That left him standing, torn and steeped. ...

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"The sentient is sent to seek out all the truth" Book of Souls, Iron Maiden sentient sent to seek out truth but instead they look at stone etching their names in clusters as they despaired at being alone they heard the buzz of bees felt the crunch of broken leaves but didn't understand value so protected plastic from thieves still the truth drifts upon...

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The nobility, the priesthood, The common, the slaves A life's journey fixed, Elected for life or Passed from father to son. Omens, divinations, Predictions, reading future They were skilled mathematicians, Historians, keepers of knowledge Recorded details in codices. Books of fig bark paper Mayans wrote, kept count Of Sun's path, tracked Venus With surprising Accuracy, Marked zenith twined with beliefs Hard workers ate well, Worshiped their many gods In willing exuberance Artisans, carvers, Traded...

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In the beginning as it was on Earth, there's a gentle mood played in Iron Maiden's music... before the shock of reality hits us in the face and it's time to admit: Everyone has demons to face, dark places in both mind and soul that we would love to erase. Bury them with the kings of old whose stories and legends have...

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