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").

An Epistle From One Who Loved You

Greetings, my brethren,May God bless you in His Holy Name.I was once among you long ago.Remember the gifts we shared?Remember the stories we told..

© Denis Martindale

An Easy Mistake To Make...

'O Autumn mist! O solemn shroud! O cloud that walks the Earth!Please hide the sins God disallowed that haunt me from my birth!Come freeze them hard..

© Denis Martindale

An Audience With Truth!

Imagine truth was Heaven-sent, for revelation here,Imagine it had one intent: God's perfect will made clear,Such that not one on Earth should doubt..

© Denis Martindale

An Aspect Of Water

An aspect of waterIs that it owns all, yet possesses nothing,That it is service-bent, yet never spent...It is the revered ancestor of all living..

© Denis Martindale

Ambusher

There's always one! Yes, that's so true!That tiger cub's at fault...There's always one that must outdoAnd won't come to a halt!The ambusher must bide..

© Denis Martindale

Ambitions Create Our Destiny!

Caterpillars walk,Butterflies stretch forth their wings,Mankind builds spaceships…Denis Martindale. December 2021.This haiku poem is used to show..

© Denis Martindale

Amber The Snake!

There was a teeny-weeny snakeWho didn't have a name,She wanted one, for goodness sake,Her parents were to blame...Rejecting this, rejecting that,With..

© Denis Martindale

Ambassadors Of Christ

When billions were still grieving Her Majesty had died,How many have stayed believing in Jesus crucified?How many lost souls will get saved through..

© Denis Martindale

Amazing Stories!

I don't dismiss your tragic tales... I know life isn't fair!But faith tells me God never fails... He's here, there, everywhere!Amazing grace gets..

© Denis Martindale

Amazing Grace For The Human Race!

Have you surveyed the wondrous Cross... like Christ's disciple John?Considered such traumatic loss... and thought all hope was gone?Watched Jesus as..

© Denis Martindale

Am I Any Good At Writing Poetry?

Can someone read my poem, please?Am I quite good or not! ?Of course, I've got uncertainties,Yes, they plague me a lot!And yet I've really done my..

© Denis Martindale

Always Awake

Three meerkats perched on yonder rock,Their transfixed eyes steadfast,Their predators, of course, to block,No chance that they'd get past...Alert, on..

© Denis Martindale

Always And Forever!

This world could be left in tatters...This world could be left in pieces...Yet for Christians, faith still matters...Praise God, we'll still have..

© Denis Martindale

Always Alert

The telltale sign of tiger trials,The eyes that stare ahead,No more each twinkle that beguiles,Just fearsome cause for dread...The sense that..

© Denis Martindale

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WHO, INDEED?Of all the poets God has made, who stands the highest known?Most popular, not highly paid, whose fame has daily grown?Is he or she alive..

© Denis Martindale

Alpha Pair

Two wolves waited, no plans as yet, just watching time go by...No enemies, no food to get, no need to fret or sigh...The best of days that's ever..

© Denis Martindale

Along Life's Journey

Along life's journey God's decreedAre always stops and startsAnd yet good people meet each needBecause they have good hearts.They may have twinkles..

© Denis Martindale

Almost Extinct

Alone upon a snow-decked hill,The tiger looked around,Although the air was not quite still,He hardly heard a sound...The scenery was all but..

© Denis Martindale

All-Singing, All-Dancing

I saw her sing, I saw her dance - with eloquence and style.She had the talents to entrance, bewitch men with her smile.She had such beauty, men would..

© Denis Martindale

All Things Beautiful

Imagine all things beautiful,Exquisite and sublime.Quite delicate and lovable,To stand the test of time,Just as if the whole CreationWas blessed from..

© Denis Martindale

All The Time In The World

All God's secrets to unravel,That was his holy quest...First the secret of time travel,Would make folks most impressed.The scientist spent many..

© Denis Martindale

All The Time In The World

All God's secrets to unravel,That was his holy quest...First the secret of time travel,Would make folks most impressed.The scientist spent many..

© Denis Martindale

All The Time In The World

All God's secrets to unravel,That was his holy quest...First the secret of time travel,Would make folks most impressed.The scientist spent many..

© Denis Martindale

All My Own Work...

The poet suddenly realisedThat a brand new poem was on its way.It's a writer's thing,The prompting of an unborn babe,Springing forth from who knows..

© Denis Martindale

All Good Things Come To An End...

One of the hardest things to bearIs when you lose a friend.Someone you loved who made you care,And yet all good things end.That's why I'll treasure..

© Denis Martindale