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").

Catalyst

Cups contain all my sweetest drinks,And yet they stay the same!Take time as one who sips and thinks,And every sweet drop claim.Life needs a coffee to..

© Denis Martindale

Cat Nap...

The tiger had a long, long dayAnd sleepytime was back,With lonesome dreams that might relayHis hopes when things looked black...For solitude has..

© Denis Martindale

Cat In A Wooded Landscape

The cat had wandered far from home,God knows how he got there,Now all alone he had to roam,With no-one else to care...The wooded landscape looked..

© Denis Martindale

Carry On Composing

It helps if you write on the spot,As that was how I wrote a lot,I praise the Lord for all I got,In spite of others who do not!Denis Martindale. May..

© Denis Martindale

Careful Watch

Two lion cubs were quite alone,No parents were close by,So there they waited, on their own,Beneath the clear blue sky...They both looked left, they..

© Denis Martindale

Can You Share A Poem About Love?

At the Creative Writing Circle that evening,The poetry's main theme was about love.We began writing down our thoughts as usual.Within minutes, I had..

© Denis Martindale

Can Words Express Your Beauty?

To others, you're some little verse that Denis chose to share...One day with more words to immerse himself without a care...And yet, to him, your..

© Denis Martindale

Can We Quote Jesus This Christmas?

Can we quote Jesus this Christmas...And prophesy of Christ?To lift high the Name of Jesus,In whom we were baptised?Or will we spend each silent..

© Denis Martindale

Can Man Get By Without The Lord?

Can Man get by without the Lord?Just going it alone?So by degrees God gets ignored,As if Mankind has grown?Can Man dismiss God's prophecies?Discount..

© Denis Martindale

Can I Write You A Poem?

If you gave me permission to,I'd write a poem just for you,Describing good points now and then,Of memories from way back when,Such that perhaps a..

© Denis Martindale

Can I Improve My Writing Skills?

Can I improve my writing skills beyond the skills I've gotSuch that my writing gives me chills and thrills me on-the-spot?Can I express true..

© Denis Martindale

Can I Improve My Poetry?

With pen in hand, the world is mine,In hopes of something grand,Beyond some sweet-versed Valentine,That most could understand...Much more than..

© Denis Martindale

Can Anyone Write A Poem About A Poem?

When I was but a little lad,As quiet as a mouse,I looked up to my Mum and DadWho walked about the house…I crawled upon the floor below,Not knowing..

© Denis Martindale

Camilla The Camel!

Yesterday I bought a camelAnd I paid through the noseAnd although she's one large mammal,It's true, her dribble flows...I hadn't seen her face..

© Denis Martindale

Camelot

In ancient times, young Arthur stood,Above the stubborn stoneThat held a destiny so good,For one and one alone...Who held the sword within its..

© Denis Martindale

Calvary

The Cross of Christ laid on the groundAnd Jesus closed His eyes,His beating heart the only soundThat He could realise...They held Him down and nailed..

© Denis Martindale

Calling All Experts!

In God's time, He made a guru, an expert in his field,Then God asked him, 'What will you do with wisdom I revealed? 'The guru answered straight away!..

© Denis Martindale

Caesar, The Day...

It's easy to seize a Caesar,He's just another man,It's easy to tease a teaser,For all you need's a plan…And yet to kill young Julius,That's not a..

© Denis Martindale

By The Waterhole

Two lion cubs laid low once moreJust by the waterhole,Where they explored their sense of awe,At peace, not on patrol...For here, beneath that golden..

© Denis Martindale

By The Water Hole...

Two lion cubs were peaceful there,When by the water hole,As if life held for them no care,No torment of the soul...As tranquil as the water's flow,As..

© Denis Martindale

By His Stripes

By the stripes of Jesus ChristHumanity is healed,Far more than when first realisedOnce truth has been revealed...The price is paid for all Man's..

© Denis Martindale

By His Hand

From first to last, the Lord holds fast to all that He has planned,Resources cast across the past determined by His hand,As mortals choose their..

© Denis Martindale

By Faith, By Prayer, By Love!

Sometimes it takes an act of faith beyond reality,Not merely courage to be brave to bear calamity...Sometimes it takes a patient soul, a willingness..

© Denis Martindale

Buzzard On A Branch

A buzzard on a branch looked roundBecause he heard a noiseAnd though I hadn't made that sound,He looked at me by choice...And so we stared, no..

© Denis Martindale

Butter, Or Something Like It...

I've tasted stuff that wasn't nice,I've stood there in dismay...That margerine made me think twice,Should I throw that away?Or should I use it now..

© Denis Martindale