Tag: Poetry

A Psalm of Lament and Thanksgiving

I love the Psalms because they are both prayers and songs. As I’ve been reading one each morning during my prayer time, I find that a Psalm of my own – a Psalm of both lamentation and praise – is forming in my mind. So...

He Knows Me – A Poem

If you read my blog often you may have noticed that I haven’t posted anything for the past month. This is by far the longest I have gone without blogging since I started this blog in September 2009. There are many reasons for this, but...

Little Things – A Poem

I decided this morning that it was time to get back to the heart of Thankful Thursday and write a poem about the little things I am thankful for. Little Things I’m thankful for the little things I often take for granted A soft warm...

I Am a Rebel – A Poem

A couple of weeks ago the Saturday poetics prompt at dVerse Poets Pub was to write about rebellion. I missed the window for writing and posting that poem in response to the prompt, but still the rebel in me had something to say and that...

Not Better Off Dead – A Poem

The Poetics prompt at dVerse Poets Pub today is to write about a first time for something. I thought of something that I have only done once, and am thankful I’ve never had happen again. But there are people who have had this happen so...

My Dear Friend – A Villanelle

I was pondering writing a poem about Jesus being my friend, and I decided that this subject might best be revealed using the villanelle form. Even though I know Jesus calls me His friend (John 15:15), sometimes I need reminding, and the repetitive nature of...

The Grace of Jesus – A Triolet

I missed posting something last week for Thankful Thursday, and couldn’t bear the thought of missing it again and letting those who read my blog think I’d lost my thankfulness. I most certainly have not! Our God has blessed me with so much to be...

The World Weeps – A Triolet

I missed Open Link Night at dVerse Poets Pub last week, so this week I wrote a poem on Sunday evening so I’d be ready. The World Weeps The world weeps for itself alone Jesus wept with compassion, love Knowing how lost we would become...

The Beauty of the Cross – A Poem

The poetry prompt over at dVerse Poets Pub today is to write about “the beautiful sadness.” Stuart McPherson is hosting and has laid down quite the challenge. For me the choice of what to write about was easy: the saddest and most beautiful scene in...