Tag: poetry

  • Feeling Down

    Another dreary winter dayI don’t have much to say The weather is abysmalI feel rather dismal There has been no sun all daySpring must get here without delay Vi and I have been down in the dumpsMajor depression isn’t for chumps We get seasonal affective disorderEvery winter, it seems we get it sooner The lack…

  • God With Us

    ImmanuelGod with usChristThe Second PersonOf the TrinityCondescendedTo incarnateAs a human beingHe has two naturesFully GodAnd fully manHe was temptedBut ChristDid not sinHe came to earthAs an infantOn a coldDecember morningTo the Virgin MaryHis motherAt CalvaryHe died forOur sinsThe twoGreatest eventsIn allOf historyWas the birthAnd resurrectionOf ChristA perfectPenalSbstitutionaryAtonementWe receivedChrist’s perfectRighteousnessAnd our sinsWere imputed to HimThis is…

  • My Life With Mental Illness

    I’m feeling blueActivity I eschew My depression is so badIt makes me mad I lay in bed all dayIt fills me with dismay I can’t even concentrateThere’s not much I can tolerate The voices in my headFill me with dread I hope to be wellMentally I fell In this deep malaiseMy mind is in a…

  • The Pure Gospel

    Because of Christ’s sacrificeThe Elect no longer fear their gravesIt is Christ aloneWho saves Sin has lostIt’s dominionOnce and for allFor those graced with redemption At Calvary, Christ diedFor our manifold sinsIn Him we have the victoryIt’s mankind who wins Christ was spotlessIn Him was no sin at allThe Elect will be regeneratedThrough the effectual…

  • Malaise Days

    I’m in a deep malaiseIt’s gone on for days I wish to be freeFrom this mental misery I have no motivationIt’s a sad situation I have no energy at allIt’s because of the Fall I want to run and playInstead, I’m full of dismay I shed many a tearMy mind is in a state of…

  • Thank You, Daddy

    Today I listened to “Thank You” by singer Ray Boltz.I was crying like a baby. Especially because itreminded me of how I came to be a believer in Christ. It was Christmas night at midnight. My sisters and Isat at the dining room table with Daddy.We had a birthday cake for Jesus.We each ate a…

  • America’s First Thanksgiving

    The PilgrimsWere underReligiousPersecutionIn EuropeThey took boatsTo AmericaOn Plymouth RockIn New EnglandThey landedSeveral diedOn the voyageThe first winterIt was brutal for themThey weren’tPreparedTragicallyOver halfThe Pilgrims diedThat first winterNative AmericansSaw the PilgrimsPlightThey felt pityFor themAnd offered to helpThey taughtThe best wayTo plant cropsTo catch fishAnd survivalTechniquesThey sharedThis knowledgeOut of friendshipThe Pilgrims andNative AmericansCame together forA meal of…

  • Very Good News

    On Christmas DayJesus was bornIt was a coldDecember morn He was incarnatedFully man and fully divineThe Second Person of the TrinityIt happened by God’s design With God’s immutable WordMan is completeWe are immuneTo Satan’s deceit All of those who are in ChristShall be in ParadiseBecause of HisPerfect sacrifice Jesus will sitOn the Judgement SeatWith God’s…

  • Running the Race

    We must runA good raceGod setsOur pace We will crossThe finish lineThis is byGod’s design We walk in the good worksThe Lord prepared for usOur sanctificationGoes from minus to plus When we die, we want Jesus to say“Well done, good and faithful servant!”As we grow in faithTo us, our sins should be repugnant Finish wellThe…

  • I’m A Man of Mystery and Intrigue

    As a child, I ranIn the summer rainThis experienceMade me insane A raging maelstromMy mind is you seeIt is, in factPure energy I travelThrough timeThe experienceIs truly sublime Some nightsI howl at the moonPeople watchingThink I’m a loon I like to eatDelicious foodI will eat yours tooI’m not being rude I am aBeached whaleHave pity…