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").

Cold Comfort...

Cold icicles like fingers point,To turn my heart to stone,With every ache that's in each jointTo grant my soul to moan...But I hold fast to each new..

© Denis Martindale

Coffee, God's Gift With A Lift!

Where would I be without coffee?Asleep on the keyboard, no doubt.Computer still humming to me,While I was still snoring, flat out.Both arms just..

© Denis Martindale

Coffee Poem

CHRIST OFFERS FORGIVENESS FOR EVERYONE EVERYWHERE!It was through Jesus and His death, forgiveness came to Man,Because Jesus of Nazareth fulfilled..

© Denis Martindale

Clouded Leopard

The Clouded Leopard had a faceThat made me stop and stare,Distinctive markings made me gaze,In wonder, standing there...The kind a painter wants to..

© Denis Martindale

Close To Jesus

Close to Jesus, so few have been, yet with their stories told,Through these we see the Nazarene, the Saviour to behold...From birth to death and far..

© Denis Martindale

Close Protection

Their close protection suits them bestAnd that's what each provides,For meerkats live to help the rest,To make sure peace abides...What use is life..

© Denis Martindale

Close Family, Too

Five meerkats huddled side-by-side,So close, no gaps between,To pose for me, as if with pride,Like none I've ever seen...With smiles so broad that I..

© Denis Martindale

Close Family Ii

The meerkats posed together close,All staring straight ahead,Each youngster with a twitching noseThough healthy and well fed.Their beady eyes like..

© Denis Martindale

Close Family

Time melts in magical moments,As if within love's spell,Each day we can share it with friends,Before we say farewell...The cheetahs shared a common..

© Denis Martindale

Close Encounter

And there he was, like mercury,Dressed in his leathered skin,The elephant that looked at meAnd knew that he would win!While I stood still with..

© Denis Martindale

Close Comfort

Two cheetah cubs stood unafraidTogether side-by-side,Thus harmony was well portrayedAnd thus personified,Love's treasure trove, tranquillity,Too..

© Denis Martindale

Clocks Spring Forward!

Clocks spring forward and watches, too... computers follow suit,So nine's now ten, it's true, it's true... when Spring comes, that's quite cute...And..

© Denis Martindale

Clockedober!

October comes and daylight dims… electric lights go on…Some folks feel pain stir in their limbs… when sunshine's come and gone…Some folks stay home..

© Denis Martindale

Cinderella, Cinderella!

Behold the beauteous maiden... ill-fitted to those rags...And quite often heavy laden... as on and on life drags...Yet despite her heart now..

© Denis Martindale

Church Without Walls

We serve a Saviour good as gold,The greatest story ever told!The King of Kings, the Lord of Lords,Lifegiver of love's pure rewards...We live by..

© Denis Martindale

Christ's Great Commission!

What is this great commission, Lord! ?And just why is it great?Is it something to be ignoredOr cause to celebrate?And is this task for me alone,Or..

© Denis Martindale

Christ's Brave New World!

The poet sat, no thought in mind,No theme to spur his skills...No cause for him to stir MankindTo overcome his ills...The world had ended all its..

© Denis Martindale

Christmas! Easter! Pentecost! And More!

The greatest story ever told is of the King of Kings,The Son of Man meant to behold, for He, God's Pardon brings,The young Messiah preached good news..

© Denis Martindale

Christmas Haiku

MERRY CHRISTMAS SANTA HAPPY NEW YEAR!God bless Christmas time,So all children may rejoice,Loved ones, girls and boys!Denis Martindale. December 2021.

© Denis Martindale

Christmas Grace!

How many hearts are blessed by grace,Just like a film can do?How many troubles to erase,With help to get us through?As patience guides us..

© Denis Martindale

Christians Against Poverty

I've never had a girlfriend, I've never had a wife.Someone on whom I could depend, to help me to survive.I've lived on benefits, that's all... across..

© Denis Martindale

Christianity, Faith, Revelation T V!

Lord Jesus is the One we love,More than ourselves it seems,Yet He's the Lord of Lords aboveWho knows our hopes and dreams...Yet there are others..

© Denis Martindale

Christianity 101

Blessed is the man who finds the WayAnd lives for Christ the Lord,For he shall see a newborn dayWith love as his reward...Blessed is the man who does..

© Denis Martindale

Christian Mingle!

The King of Love knows my heart well,As much as He knows yours,That secret love you're scared to tell,The one your heart adores...The time when..

© Denis Martindale

Christian Chamber

Four chambered-hearts that beat with loveAs saints when born again,By faith with prayers that rise above,Beyond all mortal ken,I challenge you, be..

© Denis Martindale