More Than Poetic Musings

I was challenged for the next week to reflect on God's love for me. Being the person that I am, I took this challenge to the next level and made it a poem. For more than the colors Splashed on this clay canvas For more than the dreams This heart does hold For more than prestige Or temporal status You love me. For more than prowess Or ephemeral talents For more than this collection Of dust and bones For more than my works Or efforts valiant You love me. For more than my though

It has been an incredibly hard year for our family. In many ways, it has been harder than 2014. For certain reasons, we cannot talk about it yet. However, there have been a close circle that have been walking beside us through it. This poem is for them as part of our thank you. And just in case you wanted to know the finer poetic details, the poem features 3 sets of AB rhymes. Line 7 pentrates the rhyme scheme to shift it to a tercet. 10 total lines to symbolize completeness

Red I close my eyes And I see red. The agonizing acrimony of anger The glistening glow of grief The burning blaze of bitterness In the...

A few years ago I wrote a series of poems I called "The Prodigal Cycle." The poems featured the perspectives of the son, father, and...

I wrote this based on my community group's discussion of Psalm 143 yesterday. I had ChatGPT help me with the image again. Cracked...

This was simply a magical walk with my dog by White Rock Lake as giant dandelion fluff filled the air. This is the first time I used...

Sometimes, I just have fun playing with words in a poem. This poem personifies "long," "wide," "expanse," and "sky" as part of the...

A quite imperfect Christmas poem, yet a valiant effort. :) Quarks and atoms Dust and DNA Molecules and microbes Such small beginnings....

In the process of giving thanks at the Thanksgiving table, everyone in the family gave thanks for my surgery. However, my surgery only...

In community group today, we were asked what we thought the phrase “grace upon grace” means. Here’s my answer in acrostic form. Goodness...

Beloved Let His name be glorified in you As your love and faith increases strong and true While He strenghtens you through and through...

May your faith strengthen and grow May your love increase and overflow May your hope prevail and show Until He comes. May your joy...

I wrote this for some lovely women who have been going through a multitude of pain and struggles. The first few “weary” choruses...

My first poem of 2024 is one I have been working on for months, "The Legend of the Bog Rider." John Elmore started a sermon a few months...

As I now get up very early, this has become a thing I am thankful for each day. Black fades Stars disappear Colors bloom Darkness clears...

For those who don’t know, colorful autumns don’t usually happen here. The majority of our leaves turn yellow and brown. However, with the...

I wrote this one based off my pastor, John Elmore's, sermon on Sunday on Psalm 40. When he said, “cycles of suffering and song,” I just...

This week in WBS we are talking about rest in Hebrews. This poem combines a lot of our discussions so far. Tumble down worries Tumble...

When the torrent of trials Leads to the shores of unrelenting and unwavering compassion That’s severe yet sustaining mercy. When agonies...

This year I am trying to write poems all on my theme word for the year, hope. This one is exploring Psalm 42:11 in greater detail with...