Yea or Nay: A-Z verses from vintage visages

 Yea or Nay?

A poet’s case for saving grace

I used to link laws with beliefs

As metaphorical motifs.

Inside, I’d simmer, yelp, and yell

To ponder bliss and flee from hell.

I’d measure where I thought I stood

Between the camps of bad and good.

And maybe, if I did it right,

My steps would lead to endless light.

At last, I tumbled in the grass,

Regarded yonder, took a pass,

And yielded to the roar of grace.

‘Twas anything but commonplace.

Considering my former stance

I’ve stepped aside from duty’s dance.

Though truth may grade not on the curve,

To rule on others takes some nerve.

So thankful that I need not know

Who may belong above, below.

For that decision takes a crown.

My pay grade sits a long way down.

c2016 by Linda Ann Nickerson

This poem was posted for the April A to Z Blogging Challenge and National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo), as well as these prompts:

• Daily Post: “curve”
• Five Minute Friday: “pass”
• Meme Express: “yield” and “yell” 
• One-Minute Writer: “beliefs”
• Simply Snickers: “yell” and “yonder”

Image/s:

Public domain photo –
 vintage image

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Plunging with aplomb: A-Z verses from vintage visages

 Plunging with aplomb

I’ll not be party to the throng,

To plant my toes in sod of wrong.

No chains contain the whimsy fair.

I’d rather soar and grab some air.

Enough reactions. No more gripes.

It’s time to rest your rusty pipes.

I’ll not bear pious bellyache

Or just paint on a grin that’s fake.

It’s time to take that leap of faith

To spill the poison, plead the Eighth.

So, if you will, give me a push.

And step back, as my swing sails. Whoosh!

Who knows? Perhaps I’ll double back.

Momentum carries double clack.

But even so, I’ll be unchained,

For by the best I have been trained.

c2016 by Linda Ann Nickerson

This poem was posted for the April A to Z Blogging Challenge and National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo), as well as these prompts:

Daily Post: “fake”

Meme Express: “party,” “painting” and “poison”

One-Minute Writer: “reaction”

Simply Snickers: "plant” and “pious”

Image/s:

Public domain photo –
 vintage image

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More Than Gold

A Glimmer of Grace:

Kyrielles of Blessings' Bells

 

He welcomes me to an empty chair,

As wings unseen glide with us there.

My drought is drenched with simple prayer.

A glimmer of grace is greater than gold.

 

Fierce fury flies, and guilt departs,

Along with the accuser’s darts,

I’m rescued by the Prince of hearts.

A glimmer of grace is greater than gold.

 

The angels whisper, “Free at last.”

My winter’s tale has lost its blast,

For love divine is unsurpassed.

A glimmer of grace is greater than gold.

 

His mercy leaves no room for doubt.

My darkest memories, cast out.

Lord, make me evermore devout.

A glimmer of grace is greater than gold.

 

With thankful heart, no longer torn,

I rise to meet the purest morn.

Clothed in His light, may truth adorn.

A glimmer of grace is greater than gold.

c2008 by Linda Ann Nickerson

 

Posted for a variety of prompts:

Easy Street Prompts (“an empty chair”)

Matter of Fact Monday (“angels”)

Meme Express (“Sunday Invitation”)

One Single Impression (“welcoming”)

Seek the Lord Sunday (“the drought”)

Simply Snickers (“glide,” “glimmer,” “gold” and “grace”)

Slice of Life Sunday (“Writer’s Choice”)

Sunday Scribblings (“winter’s tale”)

Three Word Wednesday (“fury,” “guilt,” and “thankful”)

Totally Optional Prompts (kyrielles)

Weekend Wordsmith (“leaves”)

Writer’s Island (“memories)

 

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