I publish free verse, forms, and fresh rhyme. I strongly suggest checking out my sample poems and/or purchasing a back issue to study so you know what I'm looking for. Please, no sermons that rhyme or "greeting card" type verse, which have value but in other contexts. ...
There is a lot to be excited about—beloved children’s characters, an iconic story of the “lost generation” after World War I, poetry from a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance and pioneer of the blues and jazz aesthetic, and clever verse from the “wittiest woman in America.” ...
So take note of the rest we find with the assurance we have in Christ. The third verse simply states in my Savior I am “happy and blessed.” And with this blessed assurance, we are watching and waiting for Christ to come and take us home. It amazes me how our author of this song...
In Zephaniah 3:17, Scripture records, “The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing” (NIV). In context, this verse is referring to the future ...
In the video, a young Kyri — who plays Darren Ritter on Chicago Fire— sits in his bedroom and sings the opening verse to "Teenage Dream." While the clip ends before he gets to the catchy chorus, we can only imagine how it sounds like with the actor's smooth vocals. If this "Tee...
I find it interesting that these children were stopped from completing what is traditionally the last verse ofThe Star-Spangled Banner. It’s a verse not often heard, but one that contains some true fightin’ words—at least, they sure seem that way in the culture we live in today: ...
In the same way, we need to be looking beyond, seeing heaven, longing for our new home, and being ready when God opens the way for us to be there. I brush the dews on Jordan’s banks, the crossing must be near. Verse 3
His mother talks piously of the heaven that awaits the good, and disciplines him with an ox prod. His grandmother burns his precious crosses for kindling. His cousins meet to plot their grandfather's death. Yet in the hills surrounding his home, another reality exists, a place where his mot...
On the 24th of December, he gave the musician his six verse texts,(8) ___ (leave) only a few hours till the moment the song was presented. The organist's melody pleased the poet, and the (9) ___ (perform) of the song made a great success. Today this song (10) ___ (transla...
“Truth or Dare” can certainly be read as a rumination on queer longing and sexual tension. Over a percussive plane of skittering new wave beats, Kelela sings about the delicate dance between two would-be, could-be lovers, growing more confident and determined with each sensual verse. ...