Category: Poetry

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What Have We Done?

We haven’t been always faithful. When we should be fasting, we eat. When He says go out, we stay in. And when time for silence, we speak. When Time for faith, we sometimes waiver....

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Above You Only God

(a man’s quest to find a wife) I found a gem tucked and hidden away, in the field of God on a sunny day I thought to myself, how can this be that this...

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Beauty for Ashes

You say that you had a fire and precious things were lost; your marriage, your peace or maybe your child; possessions of great value and cost. Snapshots of your future were destroyed with all...

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No Light Within

See it on their faces. Despair is their closest friend. They yearn for nothing different. To them, there’s no good end. What’s wrong with this picture? Why is there no will to fight? The...

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Hearts Connected

(a poem about friendship) Every now and then life smiles really wide And puts in your path something great. And though you may not recognize it at first, You soon begin to see it...

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Peace Within Me

I wrote the poem below when I was in a very dark and stressful place. There was trouble on my the job, trouble in my marriage and trouble with my family. It was truly...

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NOBODY TOLD ME

I heard, “you’re not pretty”. I heard, “you’re not enough”. I heard, “you’re not special”; That my presence cause disgust”. They said it without speaking Though their actions were loud and clear. They said...

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Love Lives On

(the loss of a Mother) Heartfelt sadness has come your way And maybe you feel hope is gone. Though it’s hard to see, please be assured That God does care and love lives on....

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Butterfly

Many will not touch it Its appearance tells you why; Sometimes used by little boys To frighten girls and make them cry. But, the horror of this creature Though it’s small will very soon...