POEMS
A True Friend
When I originally wrote this I wanted to explain my relationship and experiences with my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
It is a reminder to me of the simplicity of youth.
Lord
I wrote this in a song format. It is my prayer to my King. An ever needed prayer, applicable to all believers.
This poem reminds me of my unfaithfulness and it delivers and attitude of humility; especially in light of the things that I have done.
The Unbiased
I wrote this as an English assignment. There were certain rules in the writing of this poem that we had to follow.
The poem had to have exactly 16 lines. 4 stanzas of 4 lines each. No more that 8 of the lines could end with a period. The poem had to have at least 1 question. There also had to be 12-16 syllables per line. No full rhymes could be used; and the words; zigzag, buckle (as a verb), crimson, metaphysical, polyester, and my first name all had to be used.
My teacher also said, "Don't worry if it doesn't make sense. Try to make it sound good."
The Mind
I wrote this poem with a great struggle on my mind. This is the age old struggle between the old self and the new.
It expresses my desire to do right; but it is in light of the influence of the old self.
O God, Am I Ready?
This poem is very much a last minute prayer before leaving for Marine Corps Boot Camp. This poem is everything I felt before leaving. My answer to this prayer was in many ways answered at and after boot camp.
I wrote this as if I were talking directly to God. He answered back in more ways than one. As I look back at this poem I can see the things that God taught me as well as the changes that have occured in the last three months.
God, His Attributes, His Love, and Me
I wrote this at the halfway point of boot camp. This is a praise to God. It is my interpretation of God's attributes expressed in my life.
I Am, Because Of
I wrote this for my parents 23rd wedding anniversary. It is self explanatory, though there are now ten in their flock.
Sister By the Grace of God
I wrote this to Jessica just after my parents anniversary. I wanted to express to her my love and what I appreciate about her.
Sister, Sister, Closer Than a Friend
I wrote this at the same time as I did Jessica's. this poem, though is to Rachel. I pretty much gave that away on the first line of the fourth stanza. Again this is an expression of my love for my sisters.
Brother, Friend, Partaker
Written at the same time as my parents and sisters poems. All four are expressive of my memories and love for my family.
The Measure of a Man
I wrote this poem while at boot camp. What I wrote in my journal explains the reason behind this poem.
"On firewatch tonight another recruit questioned my 'manhood'. This is not the first time he has done it. The only reason that he does this is because of my history and what I believe. As far as I know I am one of a very few who are sexually pure, don't smoke, drink, or do illegal or stupid things to prove myself.
This got me thinking about what is the measure of a man."
Forever Faithful
I wrote this at the end of boot camp as more or less a response to God about how I felt. This could be viewed as a sequel to O God am I Ready?
God Is Love
This short poem I wrote as an expression of worship for all that I had been learning and experiencing from God.
Life's Fog
When I wrote this poem I had been thinking about when we had climbed the Reaper at the end of the crucible. The Saturday morning that we finished the crucible with the defining climb up the Reaper and the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor ceremony it dawned with fog covering the entire hill. As we climbed up the Reaper we could not see anything but the Reaper itself. Thinking about that experience is where I came up with the theme for this poem.
A Modern Day Knight's Creed
I began thinking about this poem and I ended up writing after I read the book "Tender Warrior" by Stu Weber. The whole idea of knighthood has a certain honor around it that I wanted to capture in this poem regardless as to the historical accuracy of what I wrote.
Unworthy One
I wrote this as a prayer to God expressing my thoughts and prayers to Him while in a spiritual depression. It is a prayer, a plead, for His mercy inspite of my unfaithfulness to Him.
A Merciful Savior
I wrote this poem while on westpac and stationed at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan. I was at Cornerstone for the Sunday evening service; and another Marine there shared a vision she had earlier in the day during the Morning service on base. I used her testimony as a model for this poem; and it is my inspiration for writing this. For this is what Jesus has done for all of us.
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