Section: «Poems»

Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings: artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.); a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").

If Not For Revelation...

Man, if not for Revelation, where would we all be now?Presenters on vacation? Or somewhere else, somehow?The Admin staff no longer here? The Prayer..

© Denis Martindale

If Not For Love (Sung To God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen)

Love lives within the human heart, a witness to God's graceAnd every soul must play its part for blessings to take place!Through charity we..

© Denis Martindale

If Not For Love

If not for love, who would be kissed?Romance itself would not exist.A billion songs would not be pennedAnd poetry would have an end.The arts that we..

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If Not For Jesus

If not for Jesus, this I know, lost souls can't be set free,That's why my Jesus chose to go to Calvary for me.God's revelation showed me all, no..

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If I Was Rich

If only I was really rich,My pockets full of cash,Then I would have a spending itch,The kind you could call rash...How many watches would I own?How..

© Denis Martindale

If I Glorify

If I find the application, the willingness to try,Then there's joyful celebration with angels, too, on high.They praised the Lord, with sweet accord..

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If I

If I condemn the starving, sit back and let them die,If at the lost I'm laughing, I ask, what use am I?If I condone temptation and let it run its..

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If Hugh...

If Hugh can learn the Scriptures well... quote Jesus now and then...And offer Heaven, warn of Hell... and sometimes shout, AMEN!If Hugh can reach out..

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If God Made Thee Mine

If God made thee mine, and willed that I be thine,What wondrous love with thee I'd daily share!The world could not contain the joys of Lovers'..

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If At First You Don't Succeed, Write, Write, Write Again!

Yes, if at first, you don't succeed,You're not alone at all,Yet writers know what thoughts to heedWhen each one pays a call.Don't think fast..

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Icelandic Sunset

So few have seen what I've just seen,On craggy rocks nearby,A distant stream that's always beenBeneath that pale blue sky...On my right side, a..

© Denis Martindale

Ice Babies

Life is a process to be sure,A journey to express...Polar bear cubs must first exploreWhile clothed in Winter dress.Ice babies wrapped in righteous..

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I Wrote The Perfect Poem!

Having wrote the perfect poem,I placed it in a drawer,Alas, for me, my luck's turned grim,It's not there anymore!I took the drawers out..

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I Wrote An Aweful Poem!

I wrote an aweful poem yetThe wind blew it away!A paperweight I've to get,TODAY! TODAY! TODAY!Denis Martindale, copyright, January 2014.

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I Wish I Could Give More...

Despite the bills that I must pay, I still like charities,That's why I struggle and I pray, 'Oh, Lord, show mercy, please...'I've learnt some ways to..

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I Will Persevere!

I have lived in interesting times...I have lived through wars and earthquakes.I have endured aches and painsAnd I have endured agony... and hated..

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I Will Do It Tomorrow...

I've got this thing I've got to do!You must know what I mean...The kind of thing that makes me blue,So that I'm not as keen...The sort that glazes..

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I Was Born For This

Behold the times, the passing years,The essence of excess,While some excel in crying tearsOf awesome loneliness...And children fare the childish..

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I Want To Live In The Spirit!

I want to live in the Spirit,As all wise Christians would,To read God's Word and to hear itAnd learn what God thinks good...I want to pray and to..

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I Want To Change The World!

Everyone who wants to change the world has already done it,just by wanting to, because that's the first step we must makeon our journey to joy, and..

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I Want To Be A Writer!

Yes, I want to be a writer,A writer through and through,To make this dark world brighterWith God's own point of view...For only He can know it allAnd..

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I Wandered Lonely In The Crowd

I'm not the sort that folks embrace,If they've got hugs to spare,Nor have I fans who fondly chase,For I'm not debonair...It's not that folks seem..

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I Think You're Kinda Wonderful...

I'm sorry if this embarrasses you...I think you're kinda wonderful...There... I've said it... and I can't take it back...It's out there...So what if..

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I Thank God For Your Wife!

If you've been blessed because of her and she completes your life,Then I congratulate you, sir! I thank God for your wife!She changed you and..

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I Thank God For Your Love!

When I reflect on all you've done, I thank God for your love,For each hard battle that you've won, you proved faith was enough,When you stood tall..

© Denis Martindale