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Religion Poems | Examples of Religion Poetry

Religion Poems - Examples of all types of religion poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for religion.
Premium Member harvest meal
after church service we gather to eat and pray for all those in need...Read the rest...
Categories: religion,
Form: Senryu
Premium Member Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing
(“Something From Nothing”, 2024, original encaustic) Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing The great questions of existence Arise and revolve around just that; existence. And if not for this existence We wouldn’t wonder… So there IS something after all Although something...Read the rest...
Categories: life, philosophy, religion, science,
Form: Narrative



Kingdom Come
And your kingdom come is mine left undone. Like oil against water, a ladder with black cat, is this passion or an anxiety attack? Vampiric pale skin craves darkness in spades, homophones trick spellings, “…she cleans to impress the...Read the rest...
Categories: religion, analogy,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member A God of Pain
Oh Lord, it seems to me, You are a God of pain without which some people say there is no gain. There is only so much that we creatures can bear and it’s sometimes I wonder if You...Read the rest...
Categories: religion, anger, anxiety, cry, god,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Speak no evil
In the crepuscular halcyon sunset, bells tolled urging the desultory audience to attend the sermon of the new pastor. Despite their cynical sentiments, they dared not absent themselves. The look of visceral satisfaction on the pastor’s face was...Read the rest...
Categories: religion,
Form: Free verse



growing pains by word of the lord
we started together, you and i. we grew as we wandered this earth, the smell of soil permeated our senses. we stayed so close our roots began to bond, the origin of our creation became a union, an abomination. given the choice between...Read the rest...
Categories: religion, loss, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Abomination
Abomination I wonder what it means to be called an abomination and if this has any relationship to being a damnation, as there must be certain things that people do in deserving condemnation which go against all reasonable human...Read the rest...
Categories: religion, anger, christian, community, evil,
Form: Rhyme
Change
Amish now ride bicycles ...Read the rest...
Categories: america, religion,
Form: Haiku
the GAUD poems
Poems from "the GAUD poems" and "the ur poems"... & GAUD said, “Let there be LIGHT VERSE to illuminate the ‘nature’ of my Curse!” —michael r. burch reverse the Curse with LIGHT VERSE! recant the cant with an illuminating chant, etc. —michael r. burch Can...Read the rest...
Categories: religion, bible, christian, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Various Heresies 12
Various Heresies 12 God Had a Plan by Michael R. Burch God had a plan though it was hardly “divine.” He created a terror: Frankenstein. He blamed death on man: was that part of the plan so hard to define, or did he just...Read the rest...
Categories: religion, anger, christian, fear, god,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Jews
Years ago, my aunt developed mesothelioma. She and her husband did not have money for medical care. It was a Jewish hospital that took her in, and helped her through her last days free...Read the rest...
Categories: religion,
Form: Prose
Religion vs the Kingdom of God
Religion You have deceived many men and women You have twisted the form Telling people it is the norm Now the truth comes out No more mask to wear Fallen crowns and shattered dreams in the air Was it worth it,...Read the rest...
Categories: religion, jesus,
Form: Free verse
The Plea for Mercy and Strength
Starting a day with a sigh of grief, Reflecting as a fading flame Looking right at the mirror and feeling blinded Like a sheep wandering lost in the dark forest. Nothing in life is free And I don't know how...Read the rest...
Categories: religion, encouraging, grief, growth, religious,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Power of Prayer
When Einstein wrote E equals MC squared a secret with the world he shared. His insight altered history’s course and flagged a great energy source. When God sent His Son to dwell on earth He came to us through virgin...Read the rest...
Categories: religion, bible, god, power, prayer,
Form: Rhyme
Surah Seven
1. The mission is mystical to some people it's mythical, 2. To a kingdom invisible where your morals and principles, 3. Are the keys cause it's spiritual and the doorway is visible, 4. Through the stillness within you...Read the rest...
Categories: religion, allah, bible, deep, god,
Form: Rhyme

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