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Joseph-Zenieh
Poem Published
Today 3:54pm
Today 3:54pm
FASTING
FASTING
The Lord with cross on back will walk His way
of passion which will yield great wounds and death,
and we will fast to share His pain and grief,
awaiting His sunrise to give us mirth.
The dawn of life is short and will soon pass.
The sun that gives the hues to ladies cheeks
will grow to be a sun that burns the dunes
and meet its gloom at dusk with crying eyes.
Where is your light, kind dawn, and life is full
of grudges which the Lord will pass along,
but Jesus will survive and leave His grave
as we will end the...
The Lord with cross on back will walk His way
of passion which will yield great wounds and death,
and we will fast to share His pain and grief,
awaiting His sunrise to give us mirth.
The dawn of life is short and will soon pass.
The sun that gives the hues to ladies cheeks
will grow to be a sun that burns the dunes
and meet its gloom at dusk with crying eyes.
Where is your light, kind dawn, and life is full
of grudges which the Lord will pass along,
but Jesus will survive and leave His grave
as we will end the...
#spiritual
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Seed
Poem Published
Today 2:15pm
Today 2:15pm
Divine
The Lord, My Lord
Gave me a poem
He commanded,
Pick up thy pen and write
Verily I say unto you
I will put my words in your mouth
I will give rhythm to your heart
And I will etch my rhyme deep in your mind
So, faithful and obedient
I dipped my pen in the blood of His Son
And began to write the words He gave me
"Peace . . . and Love. Long Suffering . . . and Forgiveness."
And when I had written these words
A smile came upon my face
For this is the poem of the life I live.
Gave me a poem
He commanded,
Pick up thy pen and write
Verily I say unto you
I will put my words in your mouth
I will give rhythm to your heart
And I will etch my rhyme deep in your mind
So, faithful and obedient
I dipped my pen in the blood of His Son
And began to write the words He gave me
"Peace . . . and Love. Long Suffering . . . and Forgiveness."
And when I had written these words
A smile came upon my face
For this is the poem of the life I live.
#love
#forgiveness
#LifeStruggles
#peace
#suffering
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prometheus5290
Poem Published
Today 2:12pm
Today 2:12pm
Dukkha (or self-imposed suffering)
If you skip cold and go straight to freezing,
If you skip warm and go straight to scorching,
If you skip hungry and go straight to starving
Then you are skipping mild, manageable discomfort and causing your own torment.
If you skip warm and go straight to scorching,
If you skip hungry and go straight to starving
Then you are skipping mild, manageable discomfort and causing your own torment.
#Buddhist
#Taoism
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PurplePandas
Poem Published
Yesterday 2:11am
Yesterday 2:11am
God's Play
I'm going to be leaving soon, will you miss me?
Will you wonder about the signs you didn't see?
Please don't cry, I've wanted this for a while.
You see, it started when I was a young child.
I've sat and thought about the release that I would feel.
I've wondered if heaven and hell were something real.
Do you think God will condemn me for stopping the pain?
You think he will see me coming and hurry closing the gate?
All I wanted was his comfort and to come home.
But I'm scared I'll be on the other side all alone.
He won't...
Will you wonder about the signs you didn't see?
Please don't cry, I've wanted this for a while.
You see, it started when I was a young child.
I've sat and thought about the release that I would feel.
I've wondered if heaven and hell were something real.
Do you think God will condemn me for stopping the pain?
You think he will see me coming and hurry closing the gate?
All I wanted was his comfort and to come home.
But I'm scared I'll be on the other side all alone.
He won't...
#God
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3 Comments
RomasVenti
Poem Published
Yesterday 1:00am
Yesterday 1:00am
I'm not I
I'm not a fire
You're not a fire
We're the air
You're not a fire
We're the air
#TruthOfLife
#meditation
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Joseph-Zenieh
Poem Published
23rd Feb 2020 10:52pm
23rd Feb 2020 10:52pm
IT'S NOT EASY TO HAVE FAITH.
IT IS NOT EASY TO HAVE FAITH.
Faith, they think you are a piece of cake.
They don't know that you are hard to reach.
You require lots of thoughts and depth.
Only active minds your sphere can reach.
They imagine faith is weakness' fruit.
Only sluggish persons savour it.
They don't know that only clever saints
can that lofty jubilee attain.
How can man neglect his wealth and fame
so that he can live a state so high?
It's not easy to believe in Christ
if you don't feel the price of His love.
BY JOSEPH ZENIEH
ALL...
Faith, they think you are a piece of cake.
They don't know that you are hard to reach.
You require lots of thoughts and depth.
Only active minds your sphere can reach.
They imagine faith is weakness' fruit.
Only sluggish persons savour it.
They don't know that only clever saints
can that lofty jubilee attain.
How can man neglect his wealth and fame
so that he can live a state so high?
It's not easy to believe in Christ
if you don't feel the price of His love.
BY JOSEPH ZENIEH
ALL...
#faith
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LilDragonFly
Poem Published
23rd Feb 2020 3:39pm
23rd Feb 2020 3:39pm
Luring Flutes
Native flutes blow
echoing so
against the daunting rocks
that line this cragged canyon
Harkening me again
as a reminder
to when things were kinder
days filled with the noble buffalo
Was it really so long ago
when all here would sweetly flow
with the great spirit
in an endless rising spiral
KeepIng dear the covenant
with the sacred elk
dancing with such yearning
around...
echoing so
against the daunting rocks
that line this cragged canyon
Harkening me again
as a reminder
to when things were kinder
days filled with the noble buffalo
Was it really so long ago
when all here would sweetly flow
with the great spirit
in an endless rising spiral
KeepIng dear the covenant
with the sacred elk
dancing with such yearning
around...
#nature
#spiritual
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26 Comments
MalcolmJThePoet
Poem Published
23rd Feb 2020 2:40pm
23rd Feb 2020 2:40pm
Nobody
Nobody feels my pain
Nobody feels what it is like to be left out in the rain
Nobody knows what I feel deep inside my heart
Feeling like my world is falling apart
Nobody knows how it feel to be neglected
Mistreated for giving your all
And still feel so small
When you are the giant tree in the middle of the forest
People try to cut me down
Throw dirt on my name
Finding out who my true friends are
That truly care about me
When I am down
You wasn't there for me
I supported y'all helping you to build
But...
Nobody feels what it is like to be left out in the rain
Nobody knows what I feel deep inside my heart
Feeling like my world is falling apart
Nobody knows how it feel to be neglected
Mistreated for giving your all
And still feel so small
When you are the giant tree in the middle of the forest
People try to cut me down
Throw dirt on my name
Finding out who my true friends are
That truly care about me
When I am down
You wasn't there for me
I supported y'all helping you to build
But...
#strength
#hope
#courage
#TimeHeals
#redemption
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1 Comment
joegracegrace
Joe Grace
Joe Grace
Poem Published
23rd Feb 2020 1:21pm
23rd Feb 2020 1:21pm
What Is The Importance Of Christ Appearing As LIGHT To Saul of Tarsis
Christ Appeared As Living Light to Saul of Tarsis on the road to Damascus (Acts 9.3).
Why is that important ??
Well we know that at the Second Coming, Christ will appear as "light at night"(Zechariah 14.4,7).
But by itself that event may seem insufficient to bring down the Antichrist regime (that will be ruling the world).
(Overthrowing the Antichrist is the purpose of the Second Coming - 2nd Thessalonians 2.7-8).
Just HOW does Christ's mere appearing in the sky = the POWER to overthrow the "INVINCIBLE ONE" ??
This is where Acts 9.3 comes in!!
Christ in...
Why is that important ??
Well we know that at the Second Coming, Christ will appear as "light at night"(Zechariah 14.4,7).
But by itself that event may seem insufficient to bring down the Antichrist regime (that will be ruling the world).
(Overthrowing the Antichrist is the purpose of the Second Coming - 2nd Thessalonians 2.7-8).
Just HOW does Christ's mere appearing in the sky = the POWER to overthrow the "INVINCIBLE ONE" ??
This is where Acts 9.3 comes in!!
Christ in...
#hope
#courage
#inspirational
#LifeChangingMoment
#heroic
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slipalong
Poem Published
23rd Feb 2020 12:08pm
23rd Feb 2020 12:08pm
Dancing through time
Even when the music stops
we hear it still, our feet still tap
the choreography of life well mapped
balance and nuance steps, in noted flight
Did we in our childhood hop
like spring, with glory buds atop
a skipping rope beats a gallop
tap dance of steps, between the cracks
Clamped our headphones to our ears
played air guitar with gestures weird
cavort the years that were our teens
we were, that can of jumping beans
The ballet of the married pair so close
not tread upon the others toes ...
we hear it still, our feet still tap
the choreography of life well mapped
balance and nuance steps, in noted flight
Did we in our childhood hop
like spring, with glory buds atop
a skipping rope beats a gallop
tap dance of steps, between the cracks
Clamped our headphones to our ears
played air guitar with gestures weird
cavort the years that were our teens
we were, that can of jumping beans
The ballet of the married pair so close
not tread upon the others toes ...
#LifeStruggles
#dance
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brokentitanium
Poem Published
23rd Feb 2020 4:00am
23rd Feb 2020 4:00am
Tuesday's child
where ocean meets the night
and firmament flaunts fearless hope
we're loved just as we are
with starlight in our tears
and lovers' eyes enfolding all
our defects endure grace
'til naked we embrace
our shame the means of our release
we rise anew, entwined
and firmament flaunts fearless hope
we're loved just as we are
with starlight in our tears
and lovers' eyes enfolding all
our defects endure grace
'til naked we embrace
our shame the means of our release
we rise anew, entwined
#love
#rebirth
28 reads
7 Comments
javalini
Poem Published
23rd Feb 2020 00:58am
23rd Feb 2020 00:58am
EMBRACE
when the body stopped
and my mind
was not even one bright second
going up
and out
but still almost me
spun out, then
as though expanded
and the spark wind borne
and everything
just ash and feathers
and then lighter
still
and not trickle
nor breeze
nor full
nor empty
but finally warm,
rapturous
just before the light went out
and my mind
was not even one bright second
going up
and out
but still almost me
spun out, then
as though expanded
and the spark wind borne
and everything
just ash and feathers
and then lighter
still
and not trickle
nor breeze
nor full
nor empty
but finally warm,
rapturous
just before the light went out
#death
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8 Comments
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