POEMS FROM THE HEART

I AM SURE I AM SURE I TALKED TO A YOUNG MAN WHO NEEDED THE LORD I TOLD HIM ABOUT JESUS I TOLD HIM ABOUT HIS WORD WHEN I HAD FINISHED TALKING AND I STARTED OUT THE DOOR HE SAID "ARE YOU SURE ABOUT IT" I SAID, "YES I AM SURE" THERE IS ONE THING I'M SURE OF I AM SURE I AM SURE I KNOW THAT JESUS LOVES ME AND HIS LOVE WILL ENDURE I KNOW HE DIED ON CALVARY THAT I MIGHT LIVE FOR EVERMORE THERE IS ONE THING I AM SURE OF I AM SURE I AM SURE I TALKED TO AN OLD MAN WHOSE STEPS WERE NOT SO SURE HIS WRINKLED... Sign in to see full entry.

A NEW FORM OF POETY FOR ME CALLED CONTRAST POETRY IN THE SHAPE OF A DIAMOND, DIAMANTE POETRY MANKIND PEACE WONDERFUL, SWEET FLOWING, GROWING, KNOWING MINDS, HEARTS, SOULS, SPIRITS BLINDING, DYING, MAKING AGONIZING, AWFUL UNREST KENT PHALEN Sign in to see full entry.

HEART THE HEART IS SO UNLIKE ANY OTHER ORGAN IT MAKES US FEEL PAIN WHEN THERE IS NO INJURY, HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE, AND AT THE SAME TIME PUMPS OUR LIFE GIVING BLOOD, HOW CAN IT BE FILLED WITH SO MANY THINGS. HOW CAN IT CARRY SUCH A DIFFICULT LOAD, HOW DOES IT KNOW HOW TO MAKE US FEEL, AND WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENS WHEN IT BREAKS INTO, A MYSTERY I DON'T BELIEVE I CAN UNDERSTAND, AND YET IT BEATS INSIDE EVERY MAN, EVEN THE BRAIN OF MAN, WHICH IS MADE TO HAVE WISDOM AND UNDERSTAND THINGS SO DEEP, IT KNOWS... Sign in to see full entry.

I THOUGHT I WOULDN'T TRY MIRROR POETRY ANYMORE, BUT JUST HAD TO TRY ANOTHER TIME. IT WAS A LITTLE EASIER THIS TIME, TRY IT, YOU MIGHT LIKE IT. FRIEND FRIENDSHIPS FREE AND STRONG MAKING LOVE SWEETER MEMORIES OF JOY EVERLASTING EVERLASTING JOY OF MEMORIES SWEETER LOVE MAKING STRONG AND FREE FRIENDSHIPS KENT PHALEN NELAHP TNEK Sign in to see full entry.

THIS STYLE WAS ALSO INTRODUCED TO ME BY MERKIE, IT IS THE HARDEST THING I BELIEVE I EVER TRIED TO DO, I MUST ADMIT I HAD MERKIE'S HELP ON THIS ONE, IT JUST ABOUT DROVE ME CRAZY, BUT IF YOU REALLY WANT TO TRY YOUR MIND, TRY THIS, THE SECOND STANZA MIRRORS THE FIRST STANZA. White Fluffy Clouds White fluffy clouds floating by peace bringing dreams love upon wings knows heaven as freedom words of man man of words freedom as heaven knows wings upon love dreams bring peace by floating clouds fluffy... Sign in to see full entry.

A NEW STYLE FOR ME, ENCOURAGED OF MERKIE, NUMBER OF SYLLABLES IN EACH LINE, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10. I HOPE YOU ENJOY, THANKS MERKIE. LIGHT LIGHT SHINES BRIGHT IN THE DARK FOR EYES THAT SEE THIS DARKNESS WAS MEANT ONLY FOR THE BLIND HOPE AND FAITH HOPE SEARCHES FULL OF FAITH KNOWING FULL WELL THAT IN THE SEARCH FAITH SERVES US VERY WELL THAT IN THE SEARCH FAITH SERVES US VERY WELL JOY WOULD BE LOST FOREVER WITHOUT FAITH FAITH SEARCHES FOR A HEART THAT HAS A DOOR THAT WILL OPEN UP WIDE AND LET LOVE DWELL... Sign in to see full entry.

IN HONOR OF MY DAD, HIS LAST WORDS WERE "IT WON'T BE LONG NOW, I AM READY TO GO." DYING TO GO SINCE I WAS A LITTLE BOY AT THE CHURCH RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD I HAVE HEARD ABOUT HEAVEN HEARD ABOUT THE STREETS OF GOLD ALWAYS WANTED TO GO THERE IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY GOAL HEAVEN IS A SPECIAL PLACE WHERE I AM DYING TO GO HEAVEN IS A SPECIAL PLACE WHERE I AM DYING TO GO IT IS NOT SO FAR AWAY DOWN AT THE END OF THE ROAD I WANT TO GO SEE JESUS JUST TO SEE HIS FACE AGLOW HEAVEN IS A SPECIAL PLACE WHERE I AM... Sign in to see full entry.

MY SECOND ATTEMPT AT THE NEW STYLE OF YESTERDAYS' POEM, 8 SYLLABLES PER LINE, LAST LINE OF EACH STANZA THE SAME. I DON'T THINK I SHALL EVER KNOW A GIFT THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF ONE WILL NEVER HEAR THE WORD NO WHY SOME REJECT SUCH A GREAT LOVE I DON'T THINK I SHALL EVER KNOW EVEN WHEN REACHING THE BOTTOM IT DOES NOTHING TO PROVE OR SHOW WHY IS HIS GRACE SO FORGOTTEN? I DON'T THINK I SHALL EVER KNOW EVEN WHEN THERE IS A MIRACLE THEY SAY THAT THEY KNOW IT IS SO IT IS SO UNBELIEVABLE I DON'T THINK... Sign in to see full entry.

DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY MERKIE POSTED A POEM AND EXPLAINED THE RHYME SCHEME AND INVITED EVERYONE TO TRY IT. EACH LINE HAD 8 SYLLABLES AND EACH STANZA ENDED WITH THE SAME LINE. I HAD NEVER TRIED TO JUST SIT DOWN AND WRITE A POEM, THEY HAVE ALWAYS JUST COME TO ME, BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD TRY, I HAVE TO ADMIT IT WAS FUN AND THE RESULTS WERE BETTER THAN I HAD EXPECTED, I NEVER REALLY EXPECTED I COULD DO IT AT ALL. IF NOTHING ELSE SHE STIRRED UP MY CREATIVE THOUGHTS, YESTERDAY I WROTE 6 NEW POEMS,... Sign in to see full entry.

I SPOKE YESTERDAY OF HOW MY MOTHER HAD PASSED AWAY LAST THANKSGIVING AND HOW I MISSED HER, AFTER WRITING YESTERDAY AND SHARING THE POEM "WHEN ALL THE CHILDREN ARE HOME" I GOT THE NEWS THAT MY MOM'S TWIN SISTER'S DAUGHTER, MY 1ST COUSIN ELIZABETH HAD PASSED AWAY, BROKEN HEARTED I WONDERED AROUND OUTSIDE TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING TO TAKE A PHOTO OF, I SEEN ALL THE PLACES WHERE NOT LONG AGO THERE WERE FLOWERS AND THEN THINKING ABOUT THIS AND THINKING ABOUT MY MOM AND MY COUSIN ELIZABETH I WROTE THIS... Sign in to see full entry.