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Best Poems Written by Regina Mcintosh

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Butterfly Bush

Purple butterfly
Bush grows weary with its load
Covered with gold wings

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Worth More Than Millions

Jesus gives me directions
To love as He has loved
With a sincere compassion
That knows no conditions

This love of His has no limits
It goes beyond worry and strife
It fills the heart with a joy…
That can only be expressed in rebirth

This love of His has a purpose
To give generously, without constraint
With a true sensitivity to the feelings…
That someone else has felt

This love of His has been given
To bring salvation to the sinner
Reaching into a wretched heart…
And bringing about a complete surrender

This love of His holds the answers
To every question we might ask,
Creates a sense of peace on the inside
That could never compare to another serenity

This love of His sends us promises
That our greatest fears will be overcome
By the assurance that no harm can arise…
For those who trust in God’s only Son

This love of His mends what is broken
Whether it be a heart or a spiritual pain
It restores the one who feels shattered…
With a promise of true hope and faith

This love of His succeeds where nothing else can
Pleading victory from these nail scarred hands
Reaching down to the poorest, lost sinner
And giving a new life, a new way, a second chance.

This love of His is worth more than millions
No amount of money can possibly buy it
Through grace, it is eternal salvation sent to us
Who simply have the faith to accept Him

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God's Promises

He pours out a world
Fresh colors and blazing suns
Emerald landscapes
Seas of blue and green
All of God’s promises drift
Across my mind’s eye	




Bite Size Poetry Contest 5

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Music In the Rain - 1

There is silence in turmoil… joy in the midst of pain
Sweetness in the bitter… music in the rain

There is light in darkness… illuminated faith shines
Hues of colorful sighs… insights into the signs

There is beauty in unsightliness… kindness in the lost hope
Gentle warmth in a chill… that leaves a way to cope

There is laughter in the sorrow… mirth in the grim
Even though there is mourning… that leaves the eye dim

There is a whisper of inspiration… soothing away the cry
Allowing a tear to pierce the heart… mute the brightest sky

There is grace in the loathing… even hatred brings insight
Precious moments of understanding… can bring pure delight

There is goodness in the shame… for it means a heart is contrite 
No dishonor in remorse… even disgrace is brighter in the moonlight

There is warmth in the winter… even though ice chills the bones
Fires breathe tenderness… to those who won’t throw stones

There is caring in the selfish… when they mend their greed
Welcoming the attention… of those who are selfless indeed

There is love in the callous… even a hard heart can be thawed
When there is the compassion… to give mercy we should applaud






2022 Poetry Marathon Mile 9 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Mark Toney 
July 21, 2022

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Sin - 1


Sin is a disease that destroys from
The darkness where it lingers
Always taunting us in the shadows
Of bitterness and dread, sinister
And haunting, calling out to the soul
For just a little more of its hope
Until all hope has been lost
And even faith and love are gone

Sin is ugly and angry and hateful
It prides itself on taking away
All the light that caresses a life
And stealing even the memories
Of laughter and joy, fulfillment
Found in colors of love breathing
Through a heart, whispering gently
Truth, inspiration and contentment

Sin is black and murky, obscuring itself
In the silhouettes of revulsion, disgust
That clings to the underbelly of evil
Thrusting its tentacles into corruption
Pleading with wickedness to continue
Producing sorrow and pain and regret
Remorse that remembers only the hues
Of somber gray that left a heart in fear

Sin is furious when it’s discovered
And called upon to make itself known
To become a sin that is manifested
And adorned with the sacred blood
From the One who died to cleanse
Free the slave from the sinning
And release the captive with forgiveness
Absolution, pardon, clemency
Bought and paid for by the Son
Who died on calvary and rose up again
On the third day… to finally say

Our sin is under the blood
Forgiven, we can seek God’s approval
Shun the darkness and begin again
To live in the light, where we can be seen
As a child of God, beloved and covered
By grace that has given us all the chance
To live for Jesus and enter heaven’s sanctuary
Eternally blessed – a child of the best
God’s grace is sufficient to save our souls
Allowing His love to make us whole





Ephesians 2:8-9
King James Version

8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

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God's Kind of Poetry

He writes His poems in the sun…
Streaming through the trees at dawn.
He pens a beautiful stanza…
When the deer takes graceful flight.
He rhymes the words that we feel…
With more than a sing-song appeal.
He whispers affection and compassion…
Through the words that bring us acceptance.

God’s kind of poetry is more than words and phrases.
He murmurs his greatest feelings through intimacies…
Appealing to our hearts and that part of our souls…
That will reach out with vulnerabilities, entreating…
Needing the ultimate peace, the dream, the love…
Love that is everything – love that is unconditional.

He writes His poems in the rain…
That brings fresh air to all that it cleans.
He pens His greatest phrases….
In the songs of birds who sing delight.
He rhymes His words together so sweetly…
That we feel the warmth within.
He whispers a deep and meaningful expression…
Through the words that tell us we are loved.

God’s kind of poetry is more than rhymes and stanzas.
He sighs out a beautiful sentence of compassion, 
A deeply abiding affection that reminds us…
His love is deeper than we can understand.
He cares more than we can comprehend.
He is wiser than the wisdom we try to grasp.
And His love is all that we will ever need to live…
A life that is filled with every hope, faith and love….
All the joys sent from God above.

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Benefits



It was in the sorrow
That I learned to empathize and care
It was in the darkness
That my heart spoke the best prayers
It was in the silence
That my voice sounded tender
It was in the fear
That I found the courage, the strength

It was in the yearning
That I learned to be satisfied with what I had
It was in the hopelessness
That my heart confessed its tears
It was in the doubts
That I understood the importance of peace
It was in the struggles
That I found my greatest strengths

It was in the failures
That I discovered my reason to believe
It was in the depression
That I learned true humility
It was in the anguish
That I felt grateful for the joy
It was in the discontent
That I felt satisfied by the simplest pleasures

It was in the letdowns
That I heard the whisper of success
It was in the heartaches
That I experienced hope for what is next
It was in the misery
That my feelings became considerate
It was in the brokenness
That I learned the meaning of together

It was in the grief
That I met with understanding
It was in the melancholy
That I felt best understood by beauty
It was in the wretchedness
That I remembered the happy moments
It was in the shadows
That I learned to reflect sincere love

It was in the gloom
That I surrendered all my suspicions
It was in the misgiving
That I began to find my daring
It was in the worst
That I realized hope was trembling
It was in the wickedness
That I appreciated His grace

It was in the mystery
That I found my greatest challenge
It was in the evil
That I realized there is so much good
It was in the panic
That I felt free from confidence
It was in the timid
That I knew the meaning of assurance

It was in the yesterday
That I learned and grew in love
It was in the death
That I appreciated life’s hope
It was in the question
That I became the most humble
It was in the loss
That I found my way, my dream

It was in the dying
That I knew the meaning of living
It was in the crying 
That I found the truest soothing
It was in the recklessness
That I felt the hint of a warning
It was in the senseless
That I discovered what is wise

It was in His darkest moment
That I found the hope for tomorrow
It was in His gift of love
That I felt the new life come to my heart
It was in His righteousness
That I learned to be humble, to believe
It was in His grace toward me
That I knew true freedom – salvation

Often, it is the very thing we think will bring us down
That carries us into the lesson, where we find the meaning,
The hope, the joy – the love that lingers inside the heart
Who knows that God is always faithful – even when we don’t hear
Him, He is always awake and always bringing the spirit
A sense of the beauty, a sense of the truth, a sense of the joy
That comes to those who know – His grace and His love
The whole reason that we can know the peace that is alive,
Breathing out miracles with a light that shines so very bright

With the light of life – Sonshine discerns the meaning behind
Every battle that comes – be it bitter or beautiful
Thanks to Him, we can always know that it is beneficial to us

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Imagine

Imagine a world
Where silence fills the void,
Sighing so its heard,
A voice raining kindness.

Imagine a life
Where joy is alive inside
The ones who know strife
Will be erased by serenity’s smiling

Imagine a dream
Where God is at the center
Giving inspiration to redeem,
Filling the heart with generosity
And peace!

Imagine a heart
Who listens to the hope
Echoes wonders so amazing,
Embracing the sound of a prayerful
Whisper, breaking apart….

The darkness, the hurt, the doubt
So that there is not even one cloud
To dim the joy, the awesome shout
From the soul who feels this love, so real
Wiping away every tear, bringing out
The answer to every fear… 

Just imagine what it means to believe
That God, in all His glory…
Came to this world to relieve every
Spirit of the burden it carries,
The endless need for forgiveness…

IMAGINE – grace that can save the soul
From the shadows of past sins,
Mending with a love that makes us whole
So we know what it is to believe
In the wonder that is reality, the goal
Is to imagine with the faith to know…
This is a faith that will forever console,
Bringing peace that is beyond description…

Imagine a world…
Where love is given unconditionally
With a heart that knows that God
In all His glory, will come back for His church,
The church built from the people…
Who believe in His love, His grace, His light…
Never letting go of the faith that brings
Peace beyond comprehension, peace that lives
At the center of the believing that reassures
Every soul that knows – Jesus is alive

He is the love who cannot die!

Imagine a world…
Who takes the time, this Easter,
To remember His sacrifice
And the glory that shines so bright
From the heart who believes
He is ALIVE,… and we can know
The love that we imagine – exists inside
Those who believe in His resurrection.

This Easter, I’m so thankful I’m forgiven
By a love that is still alive and giving
Light to the darkness, joy to the desolate
Faith to the unfaithful and peace to the hectic.
This Easter, I know that I’m so very blessed!




Writing Challenge - I Words - Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Constance La France 
Word chosen: 3.imagine
March 1, 2023

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His Nature

 The mountains call out to the sun
Wherever you look, you will see me
Blanketed in emerald, azure and amber
Clothing worthy of a king’s wardrobe

The sun caresses the mountains
With a sensitive warming ambiance
Whispers of sweet, soothing, captivating
Love songs that keep tune with the breeze

The wind whistles a cheerful welcome
To the trees that seem rigid and afraid
So uncertain of the season’s they live in
Will tomorrow bring them to a dying place?

Wild flowers hold their tiny heads high above
The green floor that grows into their feet
Shy and timid, they cause the heart of the butterfly
To flutter along the edges of their whimsical fingers

Birds of every color and type echo through the limbs
That are the living rooms of these gentle fowl
Who dress in brilliant reds, blues and yellows
Awaiting the moment when the tides turn them south

Wild animals caress the carpet with their fingernails
Arms and legs alive with a sense of joyful excitement
Sharing their stories with the knowledge that they must hide
From the howling, weeping, screaming forest thunder

Escaping from the crash of lightning glow on the trees
A vicious and furious strike from the Creator’s hand
The squirrel, raccoon and deer all gather around one
Single pine with its needle fingers entwined to cover them

From the mountains and valleys there comes assurance
That tomorrow will bring with it a wonderful endurance
Brought about by faith in the One who gave the life to 
Each of these glorious reasons for adoring His nature

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Will You Marry Me

A whirlwind romance, so many feelings…
Dancing around my heart, so thrilling.
I said “I love you” first and felt a little vulnerable…
Finally, he said it too and I felt incredible.

We held hands every night, kissed and whispered…
All about our thoughts and  passions, ideas and inspirations.
I began to feel a part of me was missing without him….
And he said he felt the same way I did, fully content with me.

A million words later, past the first of the “I love you’s”….
We began to bring up the bigger questions, the kids and houses.
I told him I would be happy with three and he said one would do…
But slowly we decided on two, the perfect number for a family.

We became so close it felt like I was undressed in his sight…
Even when I was fully clothed and closing in on a fight.
The mutual trust, the bond, the feelings that corresponded…
All a part of the relationship we had grown into something special.

He said, though, that he was sure he didn’t want to marry…
I felt a little like the first girl who had ever been told this detail.
Two months into the relationship, though, he got down on his knee…
Gave me a hopeful look and spoke the words I’d been hoping to hear.

Will you marry me? He said it with a smile into my eyes.
I looked back and responded quickly,… “yes” …
This would be the beginning of a long and lasting love…
A true joy, hope and faithful love that had been sent from above.

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