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He Is AbleDo you know the love of Jesus
And the comfort of his care
And the sweetness of his presence
Just to know that he is there?
Troubles try and sadness sickens
Worries multiply and vex
But remember Jesus promised
I will never...
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Categories:
religion, christian, encouraging, faith, jesus,
Form: Free verse
eye of the needle
rebuke paradise
wealth and good deeds aside ~
eye of the needle
...
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Categories:
bible, metaphor, paradise, religion,
Form: Senryu
Categories:
people, prejudice, religion,
Form: Senryu
Crazy NaughtiMessCrazy
that you can listen
to glistening gospel ministers
missing Messiah's GoodNews non-sinister
transNazarene re-sistering
whole Earth uniting salvation
Crazy
Jewish lay teacher
and EarthNatured mentor
not repeating or repelling
a most imperative Torah command
to obey God's Ten Demandments,
instead loving here I AM
that I AM...
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Categories:
religion, god, health, integrity, music,
Form: Political Verse
Not My Way But YoursNot My Way but Yours
I tend to go my own way,
many times, I don’t obey.
Like a sheep that’s gone astray
to temptations I seem to fall prey,
when I fail to go Your way.
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Categories:
religion,
Form: Rhyme
Amish, Hasids, and MormonsA madman pushed me off the track, lucky not much harm
I sat in the Hospital waiting room with just a broken arm.
They handed me a form to fill, 20 genders, 10 types of race -
I...
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Categories:
religion, america, culture, integrity, jewish,
Form: Lyric
God's ReplacementsNietzsche declared that God is dead
Since thoughts of Him man’s heart has fled.
If it is true that God is dead
Let hearts of men be filled with dread.
Once God had died the race was on
among the...
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Categories:
religion, christian, god, humanity, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
I Drank the BloodI drank the blood.
Shuffled up to the altar,
pearly white shoes scraping over
faded white tile dirtied by the footsteps
of countless sinners.
(I knew, even then, that that same grime already claimed my soul.)
I accepted the...
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Categories:
religion, angst, christian, discrimination, god,
Form: Free verse
the soul of us all
Artifacts of artistry
Approach a blurred mind trembling
And we will go remembering
When youth meets with despair.
On steeds of deeds a galloping,
Surrendering our luck;
We pluck from life a pear or two
With lips pressed...
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Categories:
god, light, love, religion,
Form: Rhyme
Close the PortalsEve saw the serpent eat the fruit
and through her sight, he found the route
to the recesses of her mind
then made her think he was so kind.
She heard one speak in tones so sweet
slick words that...
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Categories:
addiction, christian, religion, religious,
Form: Rhyme
Our Natural StateRemain
within your truth
Embrace your pain
understand its nature
Reach into
its origins
Bathe in the blood
of your silent victims
Break the silence
And release what was misunderstood.
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Categories:
emotions, life, religion, symbolism,
Form: Free verse
Cup of Hope“Cup of Hope”
Blood poured from his heart,
staining the floor.
Thundering tears poured
from the rafters in her soul.
She kissed his lips.
His last breath hers.
She held him tight,
Her Knight had passed.
Lightning struck,
the...
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Categories:
religion, death, farewell, introspection, life,
Form: Free verse
Friends With GodI remember when I heard about your Son
For a long time now I have thought about God
What do you mean Jesus when you say
My Father and I are One?
two ways to see it
One in...
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Categories:
religion, best friend, bible, blessing,
Form: Free verse
Crown of BonesI am buried alive
My thoughts and actions digging me deeper
These transgressions surround me
Forming a coffin I'm bound in
A living beast I'm sentenced to
These claw marks are my struggles
My plea for help
As darkness creeps...
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Categories:
religion, christian, conflict, dark, death,
Form: Free verse
Woodsman’sDear grace have I lost my mind?
Is this the room where I will find you?
I cannot grapple with sin and death tonight
But oh how sweet the sight
The angels will sing
And the choir will...
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Categories:
dark, depression, relationship, religion,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Religion Poems
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