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Witnesses Poems - Poems about Witnesses

Premium Member Invert the Hierarchy
About 600 BC sailors went down the East African shore A Pharoah had sent them, afraid of an oncoming war They rounded the coast at the African horn Astonished at what they saw that morn. The sun arced in the north, it just couldn’t be The earth was flat in those days, everyone did agree. When they reached home, the crowds...

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Categories: witnesses, africa, death, history, motivation,
Form: Lyric
WITNESSES
The bed will testify of what you did on it. The wall’s silent ears. Foreclosed window eyes. Onomatopoeia from door’s Half opening mouth, The night you switched off the light Drew all blinds but darkness stood there as a witness, watching you and your sins. Alade Blessing ...

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Categories: witnesses, africa, america, emotions, england,
Form: Lyric



Premium Member Witnesses to an Assault
There were six witnesses when the police arrived The detectives took their statements Six ethnicities were mentioned. How many perps? One Two said he had a long face; one said she had a round moon face. Eye colors mentioned were blue, black, green, brown and amber. One said he saw a dragon tattoo; no one else saw it. The detectives looked at each...

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Categories: witnesses, life,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member In the silence of night, when stars become silent witnesses to our unspoken desires
In the silence of night, when stars become silent witnesses to our unspoken desires, I imagine how my fingers would intertwine with yours, like roots seeking the depths of the earth, And how my palms would caress the contours of your face, drawing maps of love on your silken skin. I'd want to whisper poems to you, words...

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Categories: witnesses, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Two Witnesses
God spoke to men in visions and dreams. Their words are like unpolluted streams, offering dying souls life-giving drink, and giving hope to those on the brink. These witnesses, both the old and the new, were written down by a selected few, who were infused with the divine mind, as they shared thoughts of a unique kind. They have been spurned by the...

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Categories: witnesses, christian, extended metaphor, mystery,
Form: Rhyme



Jesus Messiah
I Since Martin Luther It's rather simple Only One Savior Not Mother, Angel, W. Branham or Joanna Southcott! Sins antidote: Jesus's Blood II Born in 1750, Southcott At 64 claimed pregnancy With Messiah "Shiloh" This "Panacea" christianity Led to her death: delusion Even claiming 144,000 only Was the number to be saved From Earth? Heresy is recycled, sadly! But not plastic & polluting rubbish Especially in my South Africa NOTE: since Luther, a...

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Categories: witnesses, africa, america, analogy, betrayal,
Form: Free verse
Stronger With Jws - With Jesus I Pray
I At this stage My retirement age I speak with JWs Jehovah's Witnesses I shut my door quickly before Now, I'm emptier - stronger - I converse with JWs longer II Fine people, careful about blood Who avoid transfusions, "blood" food - For JWs, smoking is wrong Alcohol - choice - may tag along ... No hell, rapture, predestination The big one: anti-Trinitarian "Theocratic War Strategy," allows JWs to lie To...

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Categories: witnesses, america, bible, faith, jesus,
Form: Didactic
Premium Member Tornado Battlion
dimitri korchenski commander ukraine, leading the dammed some men so defamed Crimes against children as honour to them, sewer frequenters bad tidings bad ends.. No strangers to torture, self glory.. Gory matters it's plain, plain knowledge my friends.' Yet theres such a world of deception, in mainstream media and what it pretends.'...

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Categories: witnesses, abuse, allusion, angst, conflict,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Lining Up Witnesses At a Crime Scene
She was all over the county with her answers. Where was your child born? I do not recall. How many times have you been married? Blue diamonds are the prettiest. What time do you usually get off work? I have a fraction of that time in my dendrite file. We look at each other wondering what is happening here. How many children do...

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Categories: witnesses, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Nineteen Credible Witnesses
How many credible witnesses? Nineteen, sir. Descriptions similar? Not even close. Hair color match? Five Five different hair colors? Five matched. Sergeant flips open his notebook. black, gray, brown, blonde, red, bald, afro, not sure…. Eye color? Did the witnesses agree on that? “Two of them did.” The sergeant gave the young detective a mean look. “I will speak to them myself,” he said. They were on their parent’s...

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Categories: witnesses, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Narrative
We Are Surrounded By a Cloud of Heavenly Witnesses
OH! We are truly surrounded by a cloud of heavenly witness. Looking over the portals of heaven down upon us. 'Cause we All are the specially redeemed earthly saints of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is all because we accepted His free gift of everlasting life! OH! Aren't we surrounded by a cloud of heavenly angelic witness? Watching over...

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Categories: witnesses, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Three Reliable Witnesses
There were three reliable eye witnesses to the robbery. I was the first detective on the scene; did not even have time to put on my overcoat. One said the perpetrator was young, blonde, five nine, thin. Another said he was dark-skinned, thirty-five-ish, stocky, with green eyes. A third said he was not sure if the perp was a...

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Categories: witnesses, humor, humorous,
Form: Free verse
Electorate Witnesses Wounded Beast
Electorate witnesses wounded beast... flailing, lurching, and writhing in throes of agony Trumpets blare acknowledging crack hunters lucky strike, i.e. bullseye salvo shot at innocuous yet brutish and nasty looking *****sapien courtesy elite militia incapacitates, (yet doth not kill) mortal enemy. Tis a moost dangerous threatening president (assailed all points of the compass) able, eager, ready and willing to loose anarchy, chaos, entropy... sabotaging, sacrificing, saddling every precious...

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Categories: witnesses, absence, autumn, class, evil,
Form: Political Verse
What Witnesses Say He Taught About God
"Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done," I began to sing during three weeks of prayer from 9 in the morning till 5, a full "work" day. I challenged my church, If you want the LORD to be with you 24/7, how many hours daily could you spend in prayer? "Thy Kingdom Come LORD Thy...

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Categories: witnesses, god, jesus, philosophy, power,
Form: Prose Poetry
Imprisoned For Faith
(This is a poem dedicated to the collective group of Jehovah's Witnesses who have been imprisoned simply for their faithful beliefs and their obedience to Jesus Christ and to Jehovah God.) Another day behind these bars— if we could just imagine! How trialsome these days can be is difficult to fathom. Earnestly for your strength, we pray, inspired by your endurance. Jehovah...

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Categories: witnesses, courage, encouraging, endurance, faith,
Form: Rhyme

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