Tag: Poems

The Past I’ve Left Behind – A Poem

The past I’ve left behind me pursues me in the dark trying to persuade me I’ll never hit the mark But I keep pressing forward to the life that lies ahead where God has promised glory my prize for which He bled The past has...

My God, My Restorer – A Pantoum

My God, my Restorer is near When all is lost and carried away He comes to heal by His sacrifice When darkness surrounds my soul When all is lost and carried away He restores peace with His grace When darkness surrounds my soul He is...

Bundle of Rights – A Poem

In law school property class we learned about our bundle of rights It’s not much of a bundle compared to Jesus’ divine bundle of rights —His omniscience —His omnipresence —His matchless glory My bundle, your bundle, is more like a hobo’s bindle tied up, hanging...

Exile – A Mini-Ghazal

Wandering in the wilderness exiled in darkness, I will return Lost and lonely in a foreign land without hope unless I will return Like Ezra and Nehemiah I travel towards home I press, I will return Longing for home and security if His name I...

Love – A Triolet

Nothing is greater in this world than love God’s heart the fountain from which it flows Rising upward on the wings of a dove Nothing is greater in this world than love Raining upon us from Heaven above Gently nurturing as our heart’s love grows Nothing...