CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

Right, I've decided to copy sheherezade's idea of a poetry resovoir where I put all of my poems in a single thread. I hope you don't mind me copying your idea Sher. So the first few poems will be ones I've already posted. I've got a new poem ive written as well so there's something for people to post replies too.

I'll do this a poem per post i think to keep everything in order. I hope you all like my poetry.

I thought up this poem while i was thinking about searching for the truth. It doesnt rhyme at all, but a poem doesnt really need to rhyme. I hope you all like it.

I am the dark wanderer
I travel with nobody
Trying to discover the truth
Where ever i should travel

Is this a noble quest?
Searching, al;ways for answers
Nobody has ever suceeded
Will I be the first to find it?

People look for it in God
And search for it in science
Neither path seems to have worked
But both have got close to the truth

The truth should be self-evident
One single ultimate truth
I have traveled a lifetime
And yet, i still have not found it

The only place i have not looked
Is deep within myself
I will start my inner journey
Perhaps the truth is within.

I need prayer
You need prayer
They need prayer
All of us do

Join others in prayer
And God will hear
Every one
And answer our call

He is our strength
For now and forever
Against all of
Satans temptations

I hope you all like it. It just came to me while i was praying for God to give others the strength they need to beat temptation.

Friends are few in the wilderness
I, the lone wolf, must fend for myself
In an endless struggle to find food
If i stop i will certainly die

I see another wolf pack ahead
searching for food in this cold wilderness
My heart yearns to introduce myself
But i hold myself back remembering

The last time i found a pack of wolves
They never ever accepted me
I couldnt take that cruelty again
So i wandered away from the new pack

I was a lone wolf
That was my fate
Until the day came
That i would die....alone

This is one of my old poems that i wrote a while back and i just found it. When i wrote it i felt alone like i had nobody to turn to. It was a hard time in my life. I hope you like it.

Through this struggle
We have come
Stronger than
We were before

Though Satan tried
To break us apart
We've come closer
To each other

And closer to God
When Satan tests you
That's when you get strong
In christ, our Lord!

He never forsakes
His children when
They are in need
He's always there.

To guide and aid
His followers
So we need not fear
Satan's attacks

Trust in the lord
And anything
Is possible
Praise the Lord!

Me and my girlfriend have recently gone through our toughest trial and in the end we overcame it. I was only able to help her because God was there with me and it served as a powerful lesson in how powerful satan is, but also how powerful God is as well. You can do anything with God by your side!

And my latest poem, Whe you know Love. Being in Love with someone is the greatest feeling in the world and I wanted to make a poem based on that. The first thing i thought of was that when you know Love you know God. This poem built up from there.

When you know love
Then you know God
Love is perfect
God is perfect

Let Him fill you
With His great Love
So you can show
Others His Love

When you know Love
Then you know God
Love is His gift
To everyone

Nothing beats it
Love has power
Beyond human
Understanding

When you know Love
Then you know God
Love is perfect
God is True Love

The greatest gift
On Earth is Love
When you know Love
Then you know God

'When you know Love' is definitely my favorite from you, Kura. It's so true and I just really enjoyed reading it. I think you might have made a bit of a typo here though: With His great Love/Show you can show/Others His Love Do ya mean 'so you can show'? Well, anyway I think you did a great job.

Wow you're a really good poet!! You should think of submitting them sometime.

shadowblade wrote:'When you know Love' is definitely my favorite from you, Kura. It's so true and I just really enjoyed reading it. I think you might have made a bit of a typo here though: With His great Love/Show you can show/Others His Love Do ya mean 'so you can show'? Well, anyway I think you did a great job.

I can't believe i didnt notice that one myself. Lol! Thanks for the assist shadowvlade. Oh, and the title of the poem is "God is True Love" although the original title was "When you know love" I just forgot to change that in the little note i made on the poem.

Good job, Kura!!

I like 'em all!

This is going to be one of my favorite threads.

sheherazade wrote:This is going to be one of my favorite threads.

Thanks sher! You really like my poetry that much?

Shadowblade wrote:'When you know Love' is definitely my favorite from you, Kura. It's so true and I just really enjoyed reading it. I think you might have made a bit of a typo here though: With His great Love/Show you can show/Others His Love Do ya mean 'so you can show'? Well, anyway I think you did a great job.

Which name do you like the best? The original name "When you know Love" or the new name "God is True Love"

My next poem is based on truth and lies. Hope you all like it.

It's hard when you realise
That something you've believed
For your entire lifetime
Was nothing but lies

That lies became the truth
The truth became a lie
When you simply don't know
The difference anymore

You can be so stubborn
With your version of truth
But it wont change the fact
That your truth is a lie

Confusion follows that
Certainty you once had
You begin to question
What is truth and what is lies

It's so hard to accept
That, in the end, you were wrong
To sacrifice your pride
And admit you were wrong

Satan's lies can often
Seem sound and logical
But always remember
He is the master of lies

Each of us is searching
For the truth blindly
Until we find something
We can truly believe

Sometimes the truth is clouded
Behind a viel of lies
Each lie building always
Upon the last without end

Let's pray that everyone
Can find the real truth
That only Jesus Christ
Our Lord can provide.

You may well be my favorite poet at CAA.

[Quote=Sheherezade]You may well be my favorite poet at CAA.[/Quote]

Do i really deserve that honour?

You're a better poet than I am

I liked how you went back and forth, repeating yourself. It makes the reader understand just how confused you were. I think also because you chose an inconsistant rhythm that added to the confusion too. I don't know if you did this on purpose, but for the last stanza, you had a consistant beat and that's when you were realizing that Jesus was the only way. Guess it just shows that you weren't confused anymore. Or maybe I'm reading too deeply into this. Lol. Well, I really enjoyed reading it. Oh, and I think that "When you know love" is a better title.

I agree with Shadowblade. On all of the above.

You are an awesome poet. My mom wants me to write more stuff on the lines of what you do. I wish I could... got to change my inspiration....

Kura Ookami wrote:Do i really deserve that honour?

Yes. I love the way you express human experience. It's beautiful.

Kura Ookami wrote:You're a better poet than I am

Thank you.

Nikki_fallingup wrote:I agree with Shadowblade. On all of the above.

You are an awesome poet. My mom wants me to write more stuff on the lines of what you do. I wish I could... got to change my inspiration....

Wow! I never thought i was that good.

I just write when I get the inspiration and that inspiration can come from anywhere. Sometimes from anime, sometimes from what im feeling at that moment. "When you know love" came when I was thinking about my girlfriend and how much i love her.

The start of my poems always seems to be one single phrase that i think up out of the blue then I try to build a poem around that. It's a lot of work sometimes, but it's definately rewarding when you're apprieciated.

*glomps everyone*

My next poem is on a subject I have no personal experience of, parenting, but I tried to think about what I'd say to a parent who asked for my advice on how to be a good parent.

Always put your children first
Being a parent is hard work
But those years you spend raising
Your children are always worth it

As a loving parent to
Your children you have a duty
To teach and raise your children
To the best of your ability

Remember they learn from you
What is right and what is wrong
And one day they'll have children
Of their own who will learn from them

Parenting is not easy
Nor should you expect it to be
However, it is rewarding
And all the work will be worth it

Parenting is a full time job
So treat it as such and spend time
showing your children you love them
Because otherwise they won't know

Your children can't read your mind
So if you want them to know
You love them tell them and show them
Be the best parent you can be

Excellent poem. I like what it says.

Wow! You're a great poet. I think I shall be visiting this thread quite often. Keep up the great work!

Lot of good advice in there for parents. I think ya did a really great job with this. I look forward to reading more of your work!

Very cool poetry, Kura!

I wrote this one when i was confused about why it's wrong to be gay. When i didnt understand what was wrong about gay people. I've only just found it again.

Why is being gay wrong?
Why is loving someone wrong?
How can love be so wrong?
I do not understand

God is love itself
Yet to love is a sin
Does that mean God is sin?
I do not understand

God says that it is wrong
To love the same gender
Yet He is love itself
I do not understand

Show me why Jesus Christ
I want to understand
It seems unfair to gays
I do not understand.

I think this is the first poem ive written that has repetition in it. Tell me how you think it works.

wow reading ur poetry helps me understand u more. its really great. i used to write poetry, now you've inspired me to start writing again...maybe i'll post one of my old ones but i get freaked out sharing my thoughts with others *_*

I think the repetition works really well actually. ^_^ Helps the reader really see just how hard it was for you to understand ya know? Great job!

wow. you're good! i too favor your poem "when you know love." i guess cuz i have a lot of life in the area of love that i tend to favor those kind.

What wonders will tommorow bring?
Happiness or deep sorrow?
Blessings anew from the Lord?
Another trial to test my faith?

Why worry about tommorow,
When today has it's own troubles?
Try not to live in the future
nor the past, but in the present

Have you ever wondered,
Why it is called the present
The answer is obvious.
The present is God's gift.

The inapiration for this one came from God or more specifically God's word. I was reading "Do not worry about tommorow for tommorow has it's own troubles" The verse was something like that. Thankyou Lord for the inspiration to write this poem!

Kura wrote:...The present is God's gift.

Was the pun intended? I was just curious.

Great poem! I really like it.