Kategoria BISAC: Poetry >> Subjects & Themes - Inspirational & Religious

"CROWNING TOUCHES OF BEREAVEMENT" is focused on issues of bereavement, which is a universal experience. It is hoped that the reader will find solace, comfort and peace from identification with those whose lives have been touched by bereavement. And in so doing, their hearts will be healed.

"Against a Barren Sky," a collection of searing, lyrical poems by South African-born poet and actress Evelyn Frank, charts a journey of exile-- from self, from homeland, even childhood.

A stage and screen performer during the height of the Apartheid regime, Ms. Frank has been shaped by the human casualties she witnessed there, and by the vicissitudes of life as a lonely child in an emotionally remote immigrant family. Her imagery is as fresh as if just lived, yet seasoned with the rewards of lifelong reflection.

Drawing richly from the realm of Nature, and from exotic details of a...

Publishing what I have written feels like the dream where you go to work naked, or when you lose your bathing suit in the ocean or the pool. It is complete exposure.

--from the Introduction to "Soul Inspired"

Since the earliest recorded history, poets have sought to express what it means to live, to love, to lose, and to find one's self. Poetry is often described by those who write it as a passion. It is an outlet used to reveal secrets, confess lies, and express our innermost emotions. The simple tools of pen and paper are the medium to the heart and soul.

Many of the fifty-seven...

In "For Lack of Better Words, " author Kevin Backman takes you on a journey of his experience through the purifying grace of God.

In this unique collection of poems, a Christian journey is taken into the halls of the soul. Unconventional and experimental poetry is the vehicle used on this trip of soul searching through heartache and final victory in Jesus. The redemption of Jesus' blood is the foundation to the planting of a spiritual vineyard. Once planted, the vineyard has its vines pruned in order to produce the good fruit of the spirit. The book is divided into three parts. First part develops the Christian foundation. The second part highlights the heartache and soul searching or passion of an individual. Finally...

"Deep Inside" is a collection of poetry that will inspire, encourage and heal your insides. You will find an assortment of poems that were written from the heart and you will get a glimpse inside of me. Poetry is what I used to express myself and to heal from the inside out. I wrote "Deep Inside" so you could feel where I have been, who I am, and where I am going. I stepped out of what is commonly known as rhythmic traditional poetry and created my own form of expressive poetry from "Deep Inside."

I>One Light...
"Just one small spark in a flicker of time
One small flame but mine"."..

The Author's words reflect the heart and illuminate the beauty of everyday life. The simplest things in life can hold the deepest significance. Feel the journey as you read about some of these encounters. They are written not only for you to visualize but also for you to sense as though you've experienced them yourself. These poems will touch your spirit, unlock your imagination and lift your soul.

Norma Hantson has selected the most meaningful poems she's written to share with poetry lovers...

Amidst the Orchids OlaI stand and viewIn awe the flowers across the way, Wearing between the sprayLimbs of green and brown.Leaves flow from the branches, As the blossoms spread to bareSweet fragrance on the wind.Colors wind within the blooms, And share a sweet perfumeTo dazzle all my sensesBefore the flower dies.I stand unable to look beyondThe beauty amidst the orchids.It is no secret that the delicate bouquetIs as fragile as it is fair.I look across the way, And see beyond the petals and the green.Amidst the orchids, I stand so close and yet so farTo view the petals on display.Amidst the...

"Anointed Poetry" is contemporary poetry for your daily walk with Christ. Margo Gina Paul ministers heartfelt poetic messages that are based on Christianity concepts and principles. Her poems are Bible-based and solely focus on the spirituality of the soul and mind.

This collection of contemporary poetic literature is derived from collaborated Bible teachings and real-life experiences. Each text has corresponding scriptures incorporated at the end of each poem. "Anointed Poetry" contains many heartfelt and inspiring messages as well as several short stories.

Embrace the overwhelming...

"Through My Eyes As A Poet" encompasses the real life accounts and experiences as well as people close to the Author Bill Gulden. These accounts span from the author's childhood to this present day.

The author brings you face to face with the war in Iraq and what our troops over in that country are faced with.

Learn how to improve relationships and make the best out of what is handed to you in this life.

"The only one that can change my situation in life is me."

Travel back to Biblical times and take the trip with Noah.

Big Brother is not just a story; learn what we are doing...

"If you hold back the light, you unleash the darkness."

"Faithful Creator Remove from me all malice and hate
Remove the desire to retaliate
Fill my heart with love and charity
Help me forgive when others offend me
When I am weak, while running this race
Bless my soul with sufficient grace
Give me a mind to do thy will
Wisdom to know when to keep still
Let me live so others might see
Your divine light shining through me
Prepare my heart with each step I take
Reducing the errors I am apt to make
Let joy and peace abound in my life
Put far from me all envy and strife
Help me to atone for faults...

"Two Countries Speak: Poems and Remembrances" is a rendition of poems and reminiscences showcasing author Joyce P. Nightingale-Holder's early life in Barbados and her current experiences in America.

BLINDFOLDS

We wear our blindfolds,
Blindfolds of many colors.
Like sunglasses of convenience,
With tinted lenses fashioned to our fancy
That sometimes hide what's painful to acknowledge.

From time to time
Conscience removes the blindfolds
And therein lies the book.
The book of fears and prejudices
The book of challenges
Bigger than friends,
...

"In Seeking Solace" is the raw account of a life lived in search of love. It details a voice that, though most often strangled, continues to cry out to know and be known, to love and be loved...well.

"In Seeking Solace" is Peni-El Raphakumwah's first published work. She is a true poet who tells of her most intimate life and love perceptions in poems such as:

DaddyLinks Come Home with Me Hold Me Down Erotica Love Starved My Man Wedding Day Written with Raphakumwah's innate musical sensibilities, "Solace" reads like a compact disc plays, complete with interludes that masterfully continue...

Are you suffering from deep depression? Social anxiety? Otis von Darling sure was. He lived in his own little world for a long long time. He was quite happy with it. One day, some stranger on the street made him realized that he could not live in his own perfect world forever. Reluctantly, he decided to get out of his reality to real reality. Only God knows why he was hooked on drugs and spirituality. Anyhow, Otis was as high as kite almost every day, laughing, crying, loving, hating, and fracturing his foot bones. Drugs Talk is Otis von Daring's words from his own world, which might or might...

What was before Creation is not known By mortal intellects...this Mystery Is only understood by God alone, Who spoke the Word, and all things came to be. Omnipotence looked out on emptiness, And Chaos suddenly was cast aside, The universe replaced it with success, When light outran the darkness with one stride. For space and time were brought into the game, And then the void began to disappear, Thus nothing was no more...space overcame The empty depths, and time at last was here. So Truth, before the Cosmos was designed, Was only known to God's Omniscient Mind. -Sonnet 12 of Eternal Rhapsody...

With an inexplicable love for poetry, "Birdie's Book of Poems" captures dreams, illustrious thoughts, and experiences that one has known or wishes to know. Without effort, we ... all of us know how to love, how to think or suffer. It is said that anyone who wishes to live life fully, needs.to seek poetry. "Birdie's Book of Poetry" is an experience, once absorbed, you will continue to feel and to be stirred to a new understanding of crucial and lovely relationships of people and of life. The suspense in "Birdie's Book of Poetry" will build up an almost unbearable tension or tenderness so...

RAMROD ROWS How similar they are, tall straight rows
of soldiers and corn that grow so fast
you can hear them in the night, must step
back quickly to keep from being hit by
the tears of joy that descend while
children become men as we watch
them sleeping. Corn shoots climb like Jack on his beanstalk
to their certain end, tassels waving in the
wind like celebrities' handkerchiefs
under the noses of starstruck admirers,
hiding so much sweetness in their
budding kernels they begin a descent to
tasteless in the instant of picking,
stalks...

"AN ABANDONED ROAD"
There is a path now where once there was a road
Where smooth brown earth and jaded rocks
Fell away in deep depression
The trail of wheels and neighing horses and of lighter walks
It grows thick and tall, the grass that was once held at bay
Dared not to rise where tramping feet would crush
But staged on edge where cruel ungainly winds
Vent their wrath unceasingly with rain and dust
It has conquered now, for slowly the grinding ceased
And the lighter steps dwindled with the laughter it had known
It dared to rise between the...

The poems in "The Passionate Soul" are intended to inspire, calm, and rejuvenate. Writing from the heart, author Rebecca Rence hopes to touch all of you along this journey called life. With titles such as 'Daddy's First Christmas in Heaven," 'If Tomorrow Doesn't Find Me,"and 'Have You Ever Wondered," Rence's love for her father is reflected on every page. The lyrical verses of "The Passionate Soul" will brighten your day, renew your mind, and cause your spirit to soar.

'After reading Rebecca Rence's manuscript for her book, "The Passionate Soul," my heart was so touched by the beautiful...