Christian Poetry
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Dawn & Dusk
Is the darkness ending Or is it just beginning? Is the gloom gathering Or is it dissipating? I hear a voice from the light And one from the dark One says to continue The other says to give up Which voice do I listen to? Which one do I trust? Is this the dawn? Or… Continue reading
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Dawn & Dusk Intro
I write poems of light and dark. From the darkness of my experience of depression to the light of my faith and hope in Jesus Christ. On some days, my poems feel like a brightening dawn. On others, like a deepening dusk. But always I hold on to the truth. That the light will overcome… Continue reading
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In the Battle
Lift up your headThough an army approaches Look to the heavens Look to where your help is See the light Piercing through the cloud Know that I am here And the two of us make a crowd Though you hold A sword and a shield I will fight this battle Make your enemies yield As… Continue reading
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Ravine Haiku
A Easter Haiku Deep ravine splits usOur aching hearts call across Your bridge made from blood Continue reading
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My Support
I am beaten but not broken Forgotten but not a nobody Beset by challenges But none have managed to stop me Jesus, You bring me to my feet Clothe me with Your mercy Your hand holds me Though I sway unsteadily Walk me step by step Don’t let go of my hand I will need… Continue reading
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Perspective
What seems like a loss now, God can use for good. I walked alone Lost in the night Candle fading And there was no other light The waves towered My belongings lost I clung to the mast And wept at the cost Now I walk in the night No longer alone God my guiding star… Continue reading
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Truth
Truth Sharp as a knife Remove the lies That are in my life Truth Bold as a sword Cut deception’s bonds And sever its cords Truth Open my eyes So that I may see What is truly inside Truth Ferment in my heart Become a part of me And never depart Continue reading
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The Storm Inside
A storm swirls Engulfing all I see But a fiercer storm Awakes within me It accelerates far quicker Than the one outside Driven by anxiety At what is before my eyes Fear begins to build Lets rip with roaring thunder Panic flashes in me Lightning bolts of wonder My worries like a whisk Kept my… Continue reading
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Thirst
Quench me But may I always thirst for more Increase my capacity But also my desire for You, Lord Let my heart be an ocean That forever breaks its borders Let my joy be a river That forever flows over When the well within me Becomes a cesspit of despair And the clouds of hope… Continue reading
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I Burned and I Bled
I burned and I bled Was dipped in boiling water Imprisoned in damp cells My feet placed in mortar I felt the stark isolation Of a darkness ever-deepening I felt the force of water Of a tide never retreating I sang songs of woe To empty skies at night Scrawled words of agony In a… Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 