
Today is World Poetry Day. You will find most of my poetry has to do with my faith in God and all He has accomplished for me and the entire world. My earthly inspiration comes from my husband’s artist hand. We have been together for many years, and I think we make a pretty good team. That is because God has always been at the center of our relationship.
Poetry is just another way of expressing what we feel, believe, hope for, our goals and all the trials we face. It is the marriage of words and rhythm. Once in a while the words rhyme, but they don’t have to, if they come from the heart. I think some of the greatest poetry ever written are the Psalms in the Bible. They have a cadence – a rhythm – the makings of a song. With each crafted word, inspired by God’s own breath, we hear all the petitions of man along with his fears, confession, repentance and praise.
We all have the ability to be poets. Like any art form, it must be exercised to be perfected. Like any gift from God, it must be implemented. When we use it for His glory, He will bless the words.
GOD IS EVERYWHERE, by Kathy Boecher
When I grow weary from the weight of life,
When every step becomes a heavy strife,
There’s no relief, no respite for my load,
The path is full of obstacles untold,
Each pothole, crag and deep embedded crack,
Becomes too much for this old, weary back,
But God is there at every twist and turn,
To raise me up when troubles churn,
To take the weight and soften every sting,
To wash away my tears and make me sing,
He’s with me everywhere I go,
Since Jesus loved me, this I know!
Love the rhyming. Prose poems are a misnomer to me. Most of it seems as if someone wrote it down then decided to make the sentences a different length! It needs a new name with accent marks or something. However, it must not trouble me much, since I have never had trouble with yours. 😀
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Thanks my friend!
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This is beautiful. I always enjoy your poems, Kathy.
I started writing poetry when I was thirteen years old. I think the poems I wrote back then are better than anything I could write today. My fault for not keeping up with it, I guess.
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Like I said, anyone can be a poet especially when they have endure any difficulties or trials in life. You should try again🤗
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Wow, this is a lovely poem and painting!
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Thanks so much for your encouragement. The painting was done by my husband, Paul and the poetry is mine.
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My pleasure! It’s great how you share your faith so boldly and your husband’s artwork is peaceful and lovely.
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God bless you❤️
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You as well!! Happy World Poetry Day and nice to meet you Kathy. My name is Esther.
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You and Linda Lee have both written about this. As I told her, it is also international color day, so, should we have poetry about various colors? There is that line from Roger MIller’s Dang Me, – Roses are red, Violets are purple, Sugar is sweet, and so is maple surple, I’m the seventh out of seven sons, my Pappy was a pistol, I’m a son of a gun. That poem is a poem, and it talks of colors.
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Haha you crack me up, Mark🥸
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