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").

Arctic Sun, Too

Even the Arctic wolf has plansOn waking from his sleep,The search for food Man understands,Those hunger pains run deep...His life depends on others..

© Denis Martindale

Arctic Spirits

Two Arctic wolves as white as snow,With eyes of black and gold,Surveyed the landscape to-and-fro,Amid their world so cold...Just taking in the sights..

© Denis Martindale

Arctic Hero?

The white wolf appeared the heroAmid that arctic scene,Where those temperatures hit zero,As winds grew strong and mean...With nought but fur to keep..

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Arctic Fox

The arctic fox was laying low,With cunning in his eyes,While just above the ice and snow,Just waiting in disguise...A patient creature, yes..

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Arctic Apparition

The white wolf waited wilfullyWith what would pass for guile,So long it seemed eternityI looked at his profile...Yet in my quest to photographThis..

© Denis Martindale

Appearing Day

Her smile is gracious as God's stars that nightly fill the sky,As sweet as water when it's sparse and when one's throat is dry...As precious as the..

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Anything!

If I could write the bestest poem,The bestest of them all,Then that would be more than a whim,More like a miracle!For I'm not blessed with..

© Denis Martindale

Anything Good On The Telly?

I was happier with one channelA long, long time ago...To watch, record and plan allThe programmes it would show...Along came 2 and 3 and 4And then..

© Denis Martindale

Anyone Heard Of Poet's Block?

Anyone heard of Poet's Block? I can't say that I've heard.The rhymes are there. So I unlock and simply choose a word.I thought about this fact today...

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Another Look At Easter

Another made the mask He wore,Another made the flail,Another made the cross He bore,Another made the nail...Another made the Saviour frown,Another..

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Another Jungle Pool

The jungle pool awaited him,White tiger, tall and lean,Engulfing him, so sleek and slim,His black and white to clean...A dozen frowns at first..

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Another Brand New Poem!

I haven't got a single clueOf words I'm set to write,I'll write some verses just for you,Right now, this very night!I'll sit down on my comfy..

© Denis Martindale

Angry At The Passing Of A Friend...

I got the news the other day… a phone call, nothing more…Sad news, of course, that brought dismay… a truth I can't ignore…With consequences yet to..

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A-N-G-E-L-S

As soon as God made angels,Not all stayed truly blessed,Good angels stayed, bad angels left,Each had a choice to make,Love the Lord, or loathe the..

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And What Is Death To Me?

And what is death to me?It is but an unexplored land beyond the mountain view,unseen, yet its presence awaits the last days...To me, death is but..

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And It Came To Pass...

I was born and it came to pass my parents took me home,The way they loved me was first class wherever we would roam...But one day came, I had to..

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And Here He Is! Elvis Presley!

When Elvis heard the Gospel song, his spirit came alive,Because its power was so strong and meant to help him thrive,Just like a rose that seeks the..

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An Ode That Changed My Heart

Within a new anthologyWere poems by the scoreAnd they brought such delight to me,I read these more and more...But then an ode I came..

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An Eternity To Love!

I know I'll write a poem soon!I wonder what I'll write!This afternoon or by full moon,Or sometime through the night!I'm too excited, I can't..

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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..

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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..

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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..

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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..

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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..

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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..

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