It steals into my heartBy Sri ChinmoyThere was a time when I lovedThe fantastic fabrics of the mind.There was a timeWhen I lived my lifeBased…ReligionGod & the DivineThe SpiritualThe MindPassion
Knucklehead Learns a New WordBy Zach CzaiaI'm sorry it wasn't till the end of the yearthat I asked you to write about yourselves. You filled pages…ReligionGod & the DivineRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesActivitiesSchool & LearningBlameDisappointmentGratitude + 2 more
TwoBy Petr Hruška Two days of rain. Children on the floor. Scant trees. The furniture confesses to the boards. Reaching…ReligionGod & the DivineThe MindDoubt & ContemplationRelationshipsHome Life
Ultimately Everything Becomes BoringBy Sri ChinmoyUltimately everything Becomes boring.Even great miracles Become boring.Even the tremendous powers of…ReligionFaith & DoubtGod & the DivineThe SpiritualThe MindDoubt & ContemplationVerse FormsSonnetMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryRefrain + 6 more
On Leaping over the MoonBy Thomas TraherneI saw new Worlds beneath the Water ly,New Peeple; yea, another SkyAnd Sun, which seen by DayMight things…NatureStars, Planets, HeavensReligionGod & the DivineRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsJoy & ContentmentOptimism
The Women Gather at Biala River at NightBy Carlie HoffmanLight sheds its skin in the poplars, Earth’s soldiers wielding the dark, bats emerginglike machinery…ReligionGod & the DivineJudaismRelationshipsFamily & Ancestors
Like As of FireBy Isabel Duarte-GraySunday we lay hands on a girl of ten hand on hand on cornsilk hair. We sing the secret language sung…NatureSocial CommentariesTown & Country LifeReligionGod & the Divine
Hymning the KanawhaBy Tom Andrews1. Day brings a steady hand, a sure breath every other day ... My brother again on the edge of his…NatureSeas, Rivers, & StreamsReligionGod & the DivineLivingDeathHealth & IllnessSorrow & GrievingThe BodyTime & BrevityRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesImagerySimileTypes/ModesSeries/SequenceGrief + 15 more
Miracle FishBy Ada LimónI used to pretend to believe in God. Mainly, I liked so much to talk to someone in the dark. Think of…NatureAnimalsSeas, Rivers, & StreamsReligionGod & the DivineThe SpiritualLivingComing of AgeThe MindDoubt & ContemplationTypes/ModesProse PoemJoy & Contentment + 6 more
Autumn Testament #12By James K. BaxterThe wish to climb a ladder to the loft Of God dies hard in us. The angels Jacob saw Were not himself…LoveDesire & PassionReligionFaith & DoubtGod & the DivineThe SpiritualLivingThe BodyThe MindTime & BrevityVerse FormsSonnetStanza FormsCoupletTechniquesAllusionImageryMetaphorTypes/ModesSeries/SequenceDisappointmentGrief + 15 more
poetry-magazineFirst of DecemberBy Natalie ShaperoGod come on stop cutting me out of your photos God stop dragging the mouse around my shopworn body like… Related Audio Social CommentariesReligionGod & the DivineLivingDeathThe MindDoubt & ContemplationVerse FormsSonnetMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphorSimileHumorMelancholy & Despair + 10 more
True FreshBy Genevieve ArlieThe geometer wishes he were David cut from stone by lightning, his mind gyring wide into figures of… Related Audio ReligionGod & the DivineLivingLife ChoicesThe BodyThe MindTime & BrevityArts & SciencesPainting & SculptureStanza FormsCoupletMetersFree VerseTechniquesAllusionImageryMetaphorSimile + 11 more
An Address to Miss Phillis WheatlyBy Jupiter Hammon I O come you pious youth! adore The wisdom of thy God, In bringing thee from distant shore, To learn…Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityReligionChristianityGod & the DivineArts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
Ego Dormio: [All perishes and passes]By Richard Rolle[Alle perisches and passes pat we with eghe see] It wanes into wrechednes, þe welth of þis worlde.…LoveClassic LoveReligionChristianityGod & the DivineTechniquesAlliteration
Caedmon's HymnBy CaedmonNow let us praise Heaven-Kingdom's guardian, the Maker's might and his mind's thoughts, the work of …ReligionChristianityGod & the DivineTechniquesAlliteration
God's AbsenceBy Mechthild of MagdeburgAh blessed absence of God, How lovingly I am bound to you! You strengthen my will in its pain And make…ReligionFaith & DoubtGod & the DivineThe Spiritual
How God Answers the SoulBy Mechthild of MagdeburgIt is my nature that makes me love you often,For I am love itself. It is my longing that makes me love…LoveReligionGod & the DivineThe Spiritual
God Speaks to the SoulBy Mechthild of MagdeburgGod speaks to the soul And God said to the soul: I desired you before the world began. I desire you …LoveReligionGod & the DivineThe Spiritual
MemoirBy Jay HoplerOf the two undiscovered countries, Life and Death, Which one lies the closer to God?ReligionGod & the DivineThe SpiritualLivingDeath
The Same CityBy Terrance HayesThe rain falling on a night in mid-December, I pull to my father’s engine wondering how long I’ll … Related Audio LoveReligionGod & the DivineLivingParenthoodRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsChristmasFather's Day + 2 more