Tag: poetry
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Hope is Broken
Hope is broken. It does not always shine. It comes and goes like wind, and when you reach out for it, it fades. Satan buries it beneath the earth so you must dig it out. He throws it in the sea so you will have to fish it back up,…
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Three Questions
Call me old fashioned, think it strange That when I see a man, I espy not his charm, For I’ve learned that man’s nature is not sacrifice Nor is his desire held in refrain. Call me strict, or perhaps too harsh When I scrutinize the men God puts in my…
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Flowers in the Cracks
I never meant to be your burden,Filling my childish mind with dreamsOf play, picnics, and precious moments.Why did I believe my dreams, my hopes,Superseded the good life you built? Too late I know I am your burden,After years of decomposing hopesAnd wishes of what family could be.Why did I think…
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Faithful Friends (Clean Fiction Magazine Fall 2024 Winner)
Through the window, Ray saw a dead world. The month-long drought had decimated the land, drying the dirt so completely that each time he searched the ground for fallen acorns, the dirt crumbled under his paws like a forgotten cookie. The leaves had all begun to rot on the ground,…
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Storm of Scars
As Christians, we aren’t eliminated from difficulty or pain. But God, the great author of our stories, lets these trials happen to us because they form us into something new, stronger, and better. They prepare us for the greatest troubles a broken world has to offer. In his song “Diamonds”,…
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The Heavenly War
Let your white feathers fall into crowded towns, Where whims of emotion take total control. There are no standards here in these ebbs and flows, But you perch above all evil. Stay pure, graceful dove of His heavenly love. In this town, desire drives all the action. Morality is scorned…
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The Warrior’s Pen
Write the words, messenger of God. Let the light of your fingertips, though marred with sweat and quaking, dress the page, dispel the darkness. Dark beings whisper in your ear. “See the scientists, the doctors? You’ve no money, fame, or glory, just meaningless letters, phrases . . .” Your treasure…
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Midnight’s Courage
The dappled glow of the moon illuminated Midnight’s loneliness. To her left and right imposing oak trees towered over her, in front of her the dense forest twisting in unfamiliar bends and trails. The shadows begotten by the night stretched along the ground and became her only comfort. “Mom? Papa?”…
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Sonnet of the Heart
In a walk not lonely do I see Your dark complexion, eyes staring at me. In them are mystery, tranquil dwellings, A million stars and dreams beneath, dancing. You wrap your arms around me tight, my love. My heart falls deep into wings as a dove. Yearning, yearning drives all…
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One Day (2023)
I have wanted love since I was little Someone to cuddle with, to stay beside And I thought it out of reach for a time, But You sent me Your cherished messenger To remind me of Your good scroll, Your truth. Now Father in You I have confidence, That one…