Tag Archives: Poetry

Poem: On Course

I walk a difficult pathStruggling to find my way.Storms rageObstacles block my way.I stumble.I fall.I rise againAnd walk on.I am lost in the dark.Yet somehowI takeEach next right stepAnd stay on course.I run through the forest.Leaves rustleWolves howlPredators stalkThere is no clear path.Yet somehowI find my wayAnd stay on course.I sailThrough Stormy seas.I’m thrownAgainst theContinue reading “Poem: On Course”

Poem: Bury My Heart

I picked up a shovelDug myself a holeTook my heart from my chestThrew it in the ground.Covered it with dirtCovered it with stoneTried to bury deepMy love for you.Yet rays shone throughLike shoots sprouting out of ground.The Lord said to me:“Let it out.Let it flow.Let your love flow.Only thenCan you truly let her go.”So IContinue reading “Poem: Bury My Heart”

Poem: Balanced

I have walked many roadsIn my life thus far.I have takenThe road less traveledAnd forged my own pathThrough fire, fog, and storm.All the time you were with meGently by my side.Now I am balancedForged strong and pureAble to sense youIn darkness and in light.Life still has strugglesLove, work, and faith.At times I still stumbleEven fall.ButContinue reading “Poem: Balanced”

Poem: Suffering Servant

PainPain fills my being.My heart clenchesMy eyes waterMy breath quickens.I amA suffering servant.Honor and loveHope and faithAnd strong determinationThese keep me moving on.“Why must I suffer so?”I cry to the Lord.The Lord answers me:“To teach others.To teach yourself.To forge youInto a shining light.”Peace fills me.I feel refreshed.RenewedI walk on.

Poem: Lord Of Night And Day

Close your eyes.Listen.Can you hear it?Can you seeWith sight beyond sight?When winds howlWhen thunder crashes;When seas rageWhen everything is dar;When all seems lost;God is there.God is Lord of night and dayOf all creationOf all time,God is always with you.I am full of darknessFull of painGod is always with m.eHe always has beenHe always will be.CloseContinue reading “Poem: Lord Of Night And Day”

Poem: Somehow Apart

I sit and thinkA faint smile crosses my faceYet my eyes portray my pain.I am with themYet somehow apart.I love themFully and deeply.I take joy in their companyLaugh and playYet always the knowledge returns.The knowledge of painThe knowledge of darkness.“Lord,” I cry,“Why must I suffer so?Why can’t I be one with them?Why must I beContinue reading “Poem: Somehow Apart”

Poem: Time Of Waiting

This is a time of waiting.WaitingFor a job.WaitingFor community.Waiting for love .“How long must I keep waiting?”I cry to the Lord,“When will I be free?”“Soon”, the Lord answers me,“My beloved child.Soon.”Days turn into weeksWeeks turn into monthsMonths turn into yearsStill I wait.Now each day becomes a challengeI struggle to riseI struggle to stay awakeI struggleContinue reading “Poem: Time Of Waiting”

Poem: Can You Love A Marked Man?

Cold, cold lonelinessRaises questions in my heart.Why no romantic love?Am I so unlovable?Why?Possibilities sort and siftCircle around and aroundOnly one conclusion keeps remainingA marked man I am.Marked as just that extra bit different.Maybe conscious, maybe notThe recognition of what I amBarricades the heart against my love.“Can you love a marked man?”I cry,“Can anyone love aContinue reading “Poem: Can You Love A Marked Man?”