The following poem is a Petrarchan sonnet that uses all of the flowers plus some of my own. I would like someone else to read this one because of the time zone difference.

In the following poem, the author uses his traumatic personal experiences in psych wards and halfway houses to illustrate the problems with America’s mental health system.

Word Count: 758 Words

Featured image is a painting of a Cutty Sark by Geoff Hunt

A poem about the bandwagon effect.

A metaphorical discourse about disabilities, ableism, and general prejudice, among other things.

A poem about my home state of Florida

A short expose about the relationship between the comma and the most important commandments in the Bible. All feedback is welcome!

The following is a short essay about the two kinds of wisdom and how to discern between the two, according to the Book of James.

This is an original, inspired by Isaiah 64:6: "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away."

For the full analysis of Romans Chapter 3, visit the following link: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+3&version=NIV

I am a poet and artist that webmasters The Written Blit blog ( www.andrewblitman.com ). I am the self-published author of two comprehensive poetry anthologies and "The Book of Matrix Poetry". Here is my testimony, or the story of where I come from and how Jesus redeemed me: https://allpoetry.com/story/14035045-My-Story--How-My-Walk-with-Christ-Began--by-Andrew-Blitman

Kyoshi Takahama (22 February 1874 – 8 April 1959) A Japanese poet active during the Shōwa period of Japan. Kyoshi was a pen name given to him by his mentor, Masaoka Shiki. While working as an editor of a lit mag, he also submitted variants on haiku poetry, experimenting with irregular numbers of syllables. In 1908, Kyoshi began a full-length novel, Haikaishi ("The Haiku Master"), which appeared in newspapers in serialized form. painting by peter solway https://allpoetry.com/poem/7482899-Both_Rooting-by-peter_solway Try to write a Nipponnet (aka Japanese sonnet) three haiku and a tanka ea's idea

The interpretation is yours to decide!

My advice is to follow God's wisdom instead of that of the earth. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction (Proverbs 1:7). That is what this poem was designed to convey.

I am a poet and artist that webmasters The Written Blit blog ( www.andrewblitman.com ). I am the self-published author of two comprehensive poetry anthologies and "The Book of Matrix Poetry". Here is my testimony, or the story of where I come from and how Jesus redeemed me: https://allpoetry.com/story/14035045-My-Story--How-My-Walk-with-Christ-Began--by-Andrew-Blitman

This style and its inverted form are found in my latest book, "The Book of Matrix Poetry". Have fun

I am a poet and artist that webmasters The Written Blit blog ( www.andrewblitman.com ). I am the self-published author of sixteen books on Amazon, including "Birthright 2012: A Voyage into the I am the self-published author of two comprehensive poetry anthologies and "The Book of Matrix Poetry". Here is my testimony, or the story of where I come from and how Jesus redeemed me: https://allpoetry.com/story/14035045-My-Story--How-My-Walk-with-Christ-Began--by-Andrew-Blitman

A period of self-reflection led to the creation of this poem, a small dissertation on the very nature of identity itself. What does it mean to have an identity in the first place?

The following is an exhortation for you, my friends and fellow poets!