Have you ever felt you needed to reclaim who you are? Like life, both the good and the bad, slowly eroded your core over time and something was lost in the tides? I feel like that often. In fact one of the things that this blog has been for me is an outlet to reclaim […]
The Best of Me
The Best of Me A Poem, By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Oh world grown dim in despair, You people who do not care, You have forgotten the holy creed, And the way your bonds might be freed. ~ You poets, have you forgotten love? You artists, what are you thinking of? Storyteller, where is your […]
Holocaust
Holocaust A Poem, By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Listen to the silence, If only for but a moment, And in the silence You’ll hear the screams. ~ Feel a taste of terror. Know a moment’s fear. Feel the coldness With which the air teams. ~ It all happened so long ago, But shadows still remain. […]
Hidden in a Dream
Hidden in a Dream A Poem, By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Turn the key, Unlock the mystery, Of the place that is free: Where words flow gently. ~ Quiet down mind! Listen to the stillness, And once again find The whimsical fullness. ~ The words, already there. The flow, entirely, exists. But the secret is […]
Twenty-One
Twenty-One A Poem By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ At One, Two, and Three, A lil’ babe, contented to be. But as a child of Four, Dreams of princes and castles galore! ~ At Five the girl decides “I shall be a princes bride!” And so the dreaming begins, At the core of her heart, the […]
Eyes Fixed
Eyes Fixed A Poem By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ He stood with his eyes fixed: ~ Though the battle raged and you could here the battle horns, His proud uniform faded, his clothes raged and worn, Although they were outnumbered surely the battle was lost. Everyone had surely known that freedom had such a cost. […]
In The Beginning
In The Beginning A Poem By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ In the beginning ~ God gave me a rose And it captivated me! Not one flaw, in it, did I see. ~ God gave me a universe And all I could do Was sit in wonder, utterly subdued. ~ God gave me an ocean, The […]
Worry Box
Worry Box A Poem By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ I put my worry in a box, And laid it at the cross. It was no great sacrifice, And certainly no loss. ~ But then I took it up again, And took it to myself, As if it was a long lost friend, Or some great […]
To Live As Love: A Hearts Prayer
To Live As Love: A Hearts Prayer A Poem By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Open our ears, So that we might hear. Open our eyes, So that we might see. ~ Open our hearts, Lord, open our hearts! Pour in us Your life! God heal this strife! ~ Make us tender, Tender to Your Word. […]
Only My All
Only My All A Poem, By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ This meager offering be A sacrifice, unto Thee. A heart of praise to You I bring. A song of praise to You I sing. ~ Only all I have is Yours, All my all, down to my core, All that I can do for Thee. […]