Christian Poetry and Spoken Word Media for Churches and Faith

Frog and Slinky

06.04.2019 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word |Pupils Written by: W Grieve

“Whoah," croaked frog
as he googled shiny slinky
perched on the steps by the pond,
in a puff of breeze
the slinky slinked down
and trapped the frog in its bounds,
“I had no idea,
how smooth you could move,”
said the totally smitten frog
Trying to hope for
closeness of love
but it was a one-way monologue.

#connections, #frog, #nature, #pond,#poetry, #pupils, #slinky, #spokenword, #toys

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Tags: slinky, toys, pupils, rhyming, objects

Robotic Mountains

06.04.2019 Filed in: Poetry |Pupils |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Starting with
a step towards the mountain
footfalls of moments
ideas and design
listening and redesigning,
a plan emerged
for our robot code,
building and rebuilding
coding and testing
and recoding,
we climbed the rocky
face of robot soccer.

Competition clambered ahead
passing us on
belays and pinions
points and strategies
and we stood second
on the first peak.
Mount "Canterbury Regionals"
So, we planned to ascend again.

New energy, new ideas
hard decisions,
hundreds hours of practice,
muscles, minds and hearts
leadership
stretched again and again,
equipment changed
hardware, software prepared
ready for the new challenge;
New Zealand RoboCup.

Breathing thinned
in the expectant
finals atmosphere,
we took the last step
points in balance
hearts beating
sweat cooling our brows
and approached
the peak of our
achievement
always thinking
mindset strategies to beat
the last climbing competitors.

Tension high
heights of achievement
we trooped,
team member
after team member
up the final steps
Finally,
we stood tall
Kings of the
N.Z. Robotic Soccer mountain.

#robotics, #spokenword, #poetry, #analogy, #poem, #coding, #pupils

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Puppet

02.04.2019 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Let go of the strings,
strings connecting you
to a false God
who you see
as the puppet master,
Controller
where He performs
manipulating you,
commands,
Laws...

He has
cut your strings and
let you go free,
and it pained God
to see you leave
His heart's desire
was still for you,
in all those times
you turned your back,
and then you realised
in a soul moment
you were made
in and for God's love,
hearing
His voice calling you,
turning back to
your heart's home,
Turning to pure love,
Love beyond knowledge
new life love
Love deeper
Wider, more complete
whole and beautiful
more powerful,
Love that crosses
the bleakness.

He runs to you
arms open
celebrating you
Loving on you,
wearing his searing scars
because they tell his story,
Scars and holes
telling of powerful
resurrected love
poured out
cascading into your heart
bringing love's foundation,
Release and freedom again
to be true to yourself,
harmony
from the Anointed one
bringing Peace that
flows inside out
A love that makes you vulnerable
To be an
Army of lovers
not holding back in fear
Of self
Of reputation
but rather being known
for your love
Unfolding love;
gold to your world.

#change, #christian, #controlled, #freedom, #gold, #love, #poem, #poetry, #prodigal, #relationships, #spokenword, #turning, #videos

Spoken word on how God has let us go free, but runs to use arms open wide - Prodical Son

One Answer

02.04.2019 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

God's answer
to everything;
Love.

Success, failure
Faith, doubt
Upbeat, downcast
Ready, unready
Stress, peace
Going, waiting...

God's answer
to everything;
Love.

#answers, #christian, #doubts, #failure, #faith, #god, #love, #poems, #poetry, #spokenword, #success, #videos

Tags: extremes, love, life, reality, answers

Cascading Life

21.03.2019 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

In life's fountain
dappled reflections
shimmer
Light within light
eternity shines
Loved deep in Christ
Belonging to Jesus
the water of life.

Bible Verses: John 4:14, John 7:38-39, John 1:9, John 1:5, John 12:46, Isaiah 60:1, Luke 1:78, John 11:25-26, Romans 8:38-39
Starting Thoughts: Jesus claimed he was the Water of Life, the Living water. The thirst of our souls can only be satisfied by Him.
Poem Topic Tags: #christ, #deep, #life, #light, #love, #reflection, #water
Posting Tags: #artist, #christian, #creativewriting, #god, #instawrite, #poems, #poetry, #poetsofinstagram, #poetryisnotdead, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #spilledink, #spokenword, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife, #writerscommunity, #writerscorner, #writersofinstagram,

The Living water Jesus Christ spoken word

Love Locks

17.03.2019 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Shoes dangling
from power lines,
swaying centimetres
From electrifying experiences,
Bras strung on fencepost wire
bleached by sun kisses,
Did they take them off
or pull them from suitcases?
locks fastened to wire chains
and support railings
bridges locked heavy with
loves claims
creating troubled bridge
over waters,
structures groan under
unforeseen weight,
the burdens of deliberate
yet careless love,

Metal metaphor.

Starting Thoughts: We love to love, love to proclaim love, love to think we are in love. How deep does our love really run, how much does it weigh, how do we really commit?
Poem Topic Tags: #bridges, #careless, #fleeting, #love, #reality, #reallife, #romance, #temporary,
Posting Tags: #artist, #christian, #creativewriting, #instawrite, #poems, #poetry, #poetsofinstagram, #poetryisnotdead, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #spilledink, #spokenword, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife, #writerscommunity, #writerscorner, #writersofinstagram,

Erupt

17.03.2019 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Make and consume
edgy memes,
manifestos of destruction
dance on your own grave
fill them with
echoes of your
whirlwind hate,
broadcast them into
the voids that fill your life
the chat group
Video group
Friends unseen group,
similar minds
that cluster and harden
fears take hooks
take hold
take souls
Take minds
take honour
Until
one morning
evolving hate
erupts.

What does it achieve?

Nothing...
Makes nothing
destroys little
For this mind
restless soul
does
not understand
Destruction is
a dead force
Their own mark
on the world
temporary
Their own
birth and death
temporary.

Only One
in the defeat of death
life's ultimate destruction,
Only one in the triumph
of love can bring hope,
A resurrected life
bringing life
Real change
for the surreal,
Peace is only a
permanent promise
kept by-
Jesus,
found only in
the person of peace-
Jesus,
The light in the darkness
Fully defeating hate-
Jesus,
the restorer
neighbourhood carpenter
who came to save-
Jesus,
God's skinned
passion, mercy, freedom-
Jesus,
The powerful name
A light that
Shifting shadows
are changed by-
Jesus,
A true friend
the first unshakeable friend
truth of God's relationship
with races and earth's people-
Jesus.

Starting Thoughts: Following the Christchurch Mosque shootings (terrorism) I wrote this as part of my reflections and processing of the event. Can we not just allow God's love to be the core of who we are?
Poem Topic Tags: #death, #destruction, #evil, #hate, #jesus, #love, #nothing, #peace, #power, #socialmedia, #terrorism, #violence
Posting Tags: #artist, #christian, #creativewriting, #instawrite, #poems, #poetry, #poetsofinstagram, #poetryisnotdead, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #spilledink, #spokenword, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife, #writerscommunity, #writerscorner, #writersofinstagram,

Spoken word poetry on the need of the love of God in Christchurch mosque terrorism

Every Time

17.03.2019 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word |Seeker Written by: W Grieve

Every time
we speak/write/act
to separate
to blame
to tear down
to isolate
to gossip
to point
is it our finger
on the trigger?

Prompt
Where do we stand as individuals on terrorism? Reflections about the mosque attack Christchurch 2019.
Poem Tags
#crimes, #faith, #freedom, #god, #gossip, #hate, #humanity, #identity, #love, #murder, #poems, #poetry, #religion, #seeker, #spokenword, #terrorism, #themes, #together, #mosque, #family

Tags: violence, terrorism, faith, hope, love

Shock

16.03.2019 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word |Seeker Written by: W Grieve

Repeated echoes
“You are in lockdown.
Follow lockdown procedure…”

How do you awake
to a new day
cloud thinning to
sunshine and blue sky
and suddenly
remember the
events of yesterday.

How do you
start the day
with breakfast
eating a meal
on a chair
comfortable cushion
safe in your house
when separate
in time and space,
separate to you
and your family
separate from values
you hope for,
this murder
has stolen innocence
this cowardice
has stolen strength
this hate
has expressed itself
livestreamed itself.

How do you
sickened
angered
grieving
raw
shocked...
speak out
call out
live out
the heartbreak,
something remote
but close,
something confusing
yet seeking
the edges of clarity.

49 times the grief
90 times the agony
changing numbers
newspaper numbers
reflecting chaos
triggering
greater family pain.

six hatreds
six tears
six thoughts
six degrees
of connected separation.

Prompt
With one quick call we plunged into lockdown at my school in Christchurch. Outside terrorism, stalked parts of Christchurch 2019.
Poem Tags
#crimes, #faith, #freedom, #god, #gossip, #hate, #humanity, #identity, #love, #murder, #poems, #poetry, #religion, #seeker, #spokenword, #terrorism, #themes, #together, #mosque, #family

Christchurch 2019 Mosque shooting Spoken Word Reflection

Tags: violence, terrorism, faith, hope, love

Infinity

15.03.2019 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Step on the path
of eternity
in integrity
through certainty
of a faith
learnt moment
by moment.

Starting Thoughts:
Faith is an instant eternity journey.
Poem Topic Tags: eternity, faith, infinity, paths, reallife, steps
Posting Tags: #artist, #creativewriting, #edapp, #edchat, #edtech, #elearning, #GlobalEd, #god, #instawrite, #jesus, #lrnchat, #mlearning, #poems, #poetry, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #poetryisnotdead, #poetsofinstagram, #schools, #spilledink, #spokenword, #teaching, #TT, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife

Tags: faith, journey, eternity, daily, moments

Together Tree

15.03.2019 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Leaf life
time swirls
Blown
strained,
its hold in life
precious stem communication
with nurturing sap.
Leaf battles
storm vortex
but around it
friends
company
sheltering
overlapping , covering
each other
from trouble winds.
Seasons
pass
leaf colours
change into eternity
Christ's church
planted
by streams
of living water.

Starting Thoughts: The most amazing group of people I know are those in our church who honour, love and relate to each other in the best way I have seen in our society. Not perfect, but a living, growing, challenging church open to new ideas and thoughts. It is awesome doing life with these people. Try church!
Poem Topic Tags: #church, #cover, #creation, #friendship, #life, #livingwaters, #love, #storms, #streams, #tree, #troubles
Posting Tags: #artist, #christian, #creativewriting, #instawrite, #poems, #poetry, #poetsofinstagram, #poetryisnotdead, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #spilledink, #spokenword, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife, #writerscommunity, #writerscorner, #writersofinstagram,

The church is a tree of life by living waters - Spoken Word Poem

Delight

15.03.2019 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

The delight of
Love
that dances between
Father, Son, Holy Spirit,
Honour
that flows between
Father, Son, Holy Spirit,
Laughter
that bubbles between
Father, Son, Holy Spirit,
Eternity
that powers
Father, Son, Holy Spirit,
Dance
in the fullness of the Spirit
in the power of Jesus Christ
in the love of the Father.

Starting Thoughts: We can discover so much from just a touch from the outflow of connection that comes from the relationship between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Love, joy, peace, hope and the power to live changed lives.
Poem Topic Tags: #delight, #eternity, #father, 3honour, #jesus, #joyful, #laughter, #love, #power, #trinity
Posting Tags: #artist, #christian, #creativewriting, #instawrite, #poems, #poetry, #poetsofinstagram, #poetryisnotdead, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #spilledink, #spokenword, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife, #writerscommunity, #writerscorner, #writersofinstagram,

The love, power and laughter found in the Trining - Spoken Word Poem

Tags: trinity, god, love, worship, holyspirit

Return

12.03.2019 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word |Seeker Written by: W Grieve

We join the circling
packs of jackals
Roving in minds
returning again
and again
to the carrion
of destructive thoughts,
Snarling in defence
grinning in mangy confidence
growling fangs of attack,
scavenging pride
in the face
of our own disaster
in defiance
of reality.

Starting Thoughts: Sometimes we are slowly, willingly trapped in a circle of destructive thoughts, small choices dwelt on that lead us to places we don't want to go - but do!
Poem Topic Tags: #destruction, #facades, #false, #habits, #minds, #pride, #secrets, #selfharm, #thinking, #thoughts
Posting Tags: #artist, #christian, #creativewriting, #god, #instawrite, #poems, #poetry, #poetsofinstagram, #poetryisnotdead, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #spilledink, #spokenword, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife, #writerscommunity, #writerscorner, #writersofinstagram,

Spoken word poem on the destructive thinking we can have

Tags: thoughts, selfharm, habits, pride, mind

Hope for Life

03.03.2019 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Hope
Creates an
ever expanding world
Options,
Possibilities,
Partner with this hope,
Lift your eyes
to hope in Christ,
You are a new creation
born from His salvation
Carrier of hope.

Starting Thoughts: Hope that lasts beyond having money in the bank, that things will work out right. Hope is something you can encounter even in the rough stuff that life throws at you.
Poem Topic Tags: #christ, #creation, #hopes, #meaning, #new, #salvation, #vision
Posting Tags: #artist, #christian, #creativewriting, #instawrite, #poems, #poetry, #poetsofinstagram, #poetryisnotdead, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #spilledink, #spokenword, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife, #writerscommunity, #writerscorner, #writersofinstagram,

Could it be true that real hope, in all situations, can come from knowing Christ Poetry Spoken Word

Tags: salvation, meaning, hope, jesus, life

Become

01.03.2019 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

God’s wonderful
grace and love;
accept,
receive,
believe,
trust,
Be.

Starting Thoughts: Have we journeyed from acceptance of the wonderful grace to love, and are now truly being Christ to others?
Poem Topic Tags: #grace, #identity, #kingdom, #life, #love, #mission,
Posting Tags: #artist, #christian, #creativewriting, #instawrite, #poems, #poetry, #poetsofinstagram, #poetryisnotdead, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #spilledink, #spokenword, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife, #writerscommunity , #writerscorner, #writersofinstagram,

Spoken Word Poem on being Christ ot Others.

Tags: identity, love, god, grace, acceptance

Warning: this writing and video deal with the theme of suicide.

Fire

24.02.2019 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

There was a time
back in Australia
When all seemed congratulations:
The surface achievements
A fitter turner in mines,
Dollars rolling in,
single life living,
Million dollar property
a dream for
a man with a life ahead
all right mate!

But hardness, loneliness
preying women
misfired emotions
lurked in my uncle's heart,
spiders poisoned his mind
black arts
webbing it in fear,
Pieces and peace lost
to dark thoughts
and he was captured
in the mental health system
Confined bleakness
surrounded by good helpers.

The early morning
sunrise rose a new day
and he took a last walk
threading a life line
of purpose
false purpose,
A refillable cigarette lighter
fiddling its tune in his hand,
floating intentions
of burning the blackness
from his life,
an operation he said
on the phone the day before
"that I might not survive,"
He arrived
to front courtyard brick drive
surrounded by faceless
building institution windows,
carrying the weight,
seeking to burn the pain,
arachnids danced,
he twisted Destiny's cap
spun roulette
on a spiral thread,
Sprinkled the fluid
from the thin metal
container
splashed ashes to ashes
dust to dust
above his head
on his clothes,
And the decision clicked
in his fingers
Lighter spark flared,
Fumes, clothes, hair ignited
burning it all away;
Burning deep
Skin, flesh, black spiders
to suffer three weeks
burn care,
Finally, fading away
into death's fire.

He heard a call...
thoughts trapped
What do you hear?
What will bring you life?

#call, #christian, #death, #evil, #happiness, #hope, #identity, #loneliness, #mentalhealth, #money, #poems, #poetry, #seeker, #spokenword, #suicide, #videos

Using fire to find release, from black arts poem

Tags: suicide, health, blackarts, money, god

Heart Weaver

21.02.2019 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

With patient love
God knits hearts
pearl one
knit one
love infinity.

Starting Thoughts: How wonderful the love of God; patiently He weaves our lives into his love, creating a marvellous design.
Bible Verses: Colossians 2:2-4, Song of Solomon 8:6 , 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Mark 12:29-31, Ephesians 4:2-3, 1 John 4:7, 1 John 3:16-18, John 4:9-12
Poem Topic Tags: #love, #patience, #god, #heart, #infinity, #see, #known
Posting Tags: #artist, #christian, #creativewriting, #instawrite, #poems, #poetry, #poetsofinstagram, #poetryisnotdead, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #spilledink, #spokenword, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife, #writerscommunity, #writerscorner, #writersofinstagram,

Tags: chosen, purpose, reallife, knit, love

Past Future Fears

21.02.2019 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Every evil spirit
calls out,
Pulling, teasing the
tenuous fear threads
into willing and unwilling
fertile minds,
multiplying the chaos
with distracting crowd noise
media, screens, speakers
hovering, thrusting, spiralling
connecting the bleak web
Deceit deforms the humane
collapsing hope
suffocating reason,
sometimes just silence
becomes the lies
and the future becomes
the past.

The sun turned dark
the moon dealt blood,
the earth heaved
in an earthquake storm,

and the lies
tried to be the silence
shutting the word of God
the Jesus truth,
closing life itself.

The sundial
spun three days
of fear chains
over a world
that didn't know it
was waiting.
Chokehold manacles
bruising hopes and dreams.

259,200 seconds
ticked towards eternity
Enough time for
despair, perceived reality,
to vulture circle
the disciples
questions spiralling,
rotting hopes
like the body.

And above, outside
and beyond time,
God spoke
in a power beyond
black holes,
Jesus rose
death died
tombstone rolled
time resumed
and Jesus
danced a million
unfolding stories
into human futures.

Starting Thoughts: Fears crowded in, the sun bled, earthquakes shattered and the Christ event that would change our futures occurred.
Poem Topic Tags: #christ, #cross, #death, #easter, #fears, #future, #hopes, #jesus, #media, #power, #resurrection, #silence, #truth,
Posting Tags: #artist, #christian, #creativewriting, #instawrite, #poems, #poetry, #poetsofinstagram, #poetryisnotdead, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #spilledink, #spokenword, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife, #writerscommunity, #writerscorner, #writersofinstagram,

The past has become the release of your future at Easter - poetry spoken word

Tags: fears, easter, cross, resurrection, love

Significance

17.02.2019 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Undying love
an impossibility
a romance novel
a twisted pipe dream,
Can it ever be found?
Even the closest
to perfect human -
died!
Their love, their presence
their essence, personality,
all of them random - gone
just a grass blade
weakened temporary roots
dried to a brown wisp
in nor-wester winds,
flaking, crumbling, scattered,
forever lost.
Endless days
short moments
fleeting seconds.

And love spoke
A powerful presence
on Earth,
The walking, singing, challenging
Love was birthed
in frailty,
in the midst of death
and the universe
was inexorably changed,
This extreme love
healed, restored, invoked,
spoke truth, grace, life,
Transformed society
touched the untouchable
loved those who thought
they could never be treasured,
Said, "You are sons and daughters
of God",
And then evil killed
this ultimate love
tore it down
in the fears of people,
The fears of those in power
The fears of change,
death to a love promise
Just another lie,
death to the completely innocent.

Dying, dying, grave bound
death's chains
binding love in chaos...

And on the third day
Jesus rose
Love rose
Redemption, freedom rose
death could not hold Him
the undying love
Lived on, loved on,
The sacrificed love
searching love
forever eternal love,
the worst possibility
has become
the best truth,
death has become
eternal life
in the power
of God.
Alive in Christ
we stand
Life stories rewritten,
we are
the touch of significance,
We feel
God's heart lovers,
We have become
the royal priesthood.

Starting Thoughts: The temporary nature of life, are we just random? Can we have any significance and therefore hope in life? Can we discover in the worst possibility the best truth?
Bible Passage: Mark 16
Poem Topic Tags: #alive, #chains, #cross, #easter, #eternal, #fears, #identity, #life, #love, #perfection, #priesthood, #resurrection, #significance, #stories
Posting Tags: #artist, #christian, #creativewriting, #instawrite, #poems, #poetry, #poetsofinstagram, #poetryisnotdead, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #spilledink, #spokenword, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife, #writerscommunity, #writerscorner, #writersofinstagram,

Can we find significance and hope in a random world? Poetry - Spoken Word

Tags: cross, jesus, love, easter, meaning

The Call

17.02.2019 Filed in: Poetry |Christian |Video |Spoken Word Written by: W Grieve

Hear a hastening
a happening in the nation,
the call of a thousand voices
Oh
too often we hear
the cries of pain, suicide
violence, indifference...

But now
the clear cascading notes
Songs of birds
totora forest deep,
the very rocks embedded
in alp snow mountains
and tumbling white water rivers
are calling out a shift,
Above myriad stars stretch
in daylight unseen;
in night time crystal shimmers
surrounding the steadfast southern cross,
from these galaxy dimensions
emanates the challenge of
The Light.

"tihe mauri ora"

A karanga,
a call to life
changing the spirit
over the land,

the finger tips
and nose breath,
Christ spirit of God
touches and crisps the air.

Angels and humans stir
alike in the new,
Prayer, prophetic and praise
cloaks are laid in vapour
covering the land
of the long white clouds,
And from the mist
of a generation gone,
the call to be
fully alive
dancing in the image
of God,
standing strong
taking risks
honouring
being love,
knowing the One
being one
knowing He has won.

The call;
to Step together into
the flourishing fullness of God
Alive, fresh in everything.

Ephesians 3:14
Prompt
A call from the land, from God, to revival, prayer, praise and prophetic words. Being alive in God, in Jesus.
Poem Tags
#alive, #aotearoa, #call, #light, #literarydevices, #love, #poems, #poetry, #praise, #risks, #sacrifice, #seeker, #spirit, #spokenword, #themes, #topics, #worship

The Call: Spoken Word poetry asking where we fit in this world

Tags: voice, spirit, revival, god, alive

Matrix Moments

Media Moments: Question, reflect, connect

Privacy Settings

Frog and Slinky

Robotic Mountains

Puppet

One Answer

Cascading Life

Love Locks

Erupt

Every Time

Shock

Infinity

Together Tree

Delight

Return

Hope for Life

Become

Fire

Heart Weaver

Past Future Fears

Significance

The Call