dVerse Poets Pub – Page 16 – Another Fearless Year

February 8, 2016

Lulled by Pride

Lulled by promises of reward for all my good deeds Satan seeks to get me onboard by planting seeds of pride ‘Til I was startled awake by the truth of my great need for a substitute to earn my prize by His loving sacrifice _________________________ It’s time...

Waiting

The dust-covered book sits silently on the table waiting to be dusted and read ________________ The Meeting the Bar prompt at dVerse Poets Pub yesterday was to write a poem in the style of imagism. I immediately thought of the above short bit of verse.

Poetry Comments: 18

January 22, 2016

Perchance to Dance

Oh, to dance a romantic happenstance with love on a June evening perchance a preordained meeting an answer to prayer believe if you dare What shall I wear this evening to dance to meet my love catch his first glance by grace from above ____________________________...

Poetry Comments: 10

January 21, 2016

My Redeemer, A Psalm

The Lord is my Redeemer He is my comfort in times of sorrow He is my Rock when the tempest roils O Lord, You are my Hope when all seems hopeless My refuge from the storms within and without The Lord is my Peace When...

Poetry Comments: 24

January 15, 2016

I See God

I’m going to pretend that this rain in the lane Heralds the arrival of spring when birds sing As through this long winter I trod I see God The robin finds worms in rain-soaked sod More death and winter the nightly news portends Yet new life and...

Poetry Comments: 18

January 14, 2016

I Do Not Care

I ponder often what is true I do Of what can’t be changed I dare not care Never desiring to stumble and fall at all Finding myself back to the wall Life will be easier once I die but I must confess this to be...

Poetry Comments: 26

January 11, 2016

Promise of Hope

For the dVerse Poets Pub Haibun Monday prompt today, Toni (aka kanzensakura) has asked us to write a haibun inspired by this photo of hers. Check out the prompt for a description of a haibun and to find the link to a lot of great...

Poetry Comments: 33

January 6, 2016

Alive and Well

A puff wafts from the doorway of the old building I scrunch up my nose at the scent, shake my head in disgust or anger perhaps is a more accurate description of my feeling I don’t smell it often in these days of indoor smoking...

Poetry Comments: 16

December 16, 2015

Stars from Haleakala

Having watched the sun sink into the sea amidst the valley of clouds we waited there, my family and I to view the starlit Hawaiian sky On top of Haleakala the stars lit one by one amidst a sea of blackened sky as a chill descended...

Poetry Comments: 14

December 15, 2015

One Shone Brighter

“Gazing at a sky filled with stars,” Wrote the Magi in his memoirs “One shone brighter than the rest. So onward towards that star we pressed.” He never says how many they were, Those magi travelling with gold and myrrh But their destination he makes...

Poetry Comments: 25

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Another Fearless Year

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Lulled by Pride

Waiting

Perchance to Dance

My Redeemer, A Psalm

I See God

I Do Not Care

Promise of Hope

Alive and Well

Stars from Haleakala

One Shone Brighter

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Lulled by Pride

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Waiting

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Perchance to Dance

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My Redeemer, A Psalm

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I See God

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I Do Not Care

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Promise of Hope

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