Tag: inspiration

Imperfect Vessels

Sometimes the sky above will be out of your reach
Sometimes you will fail to practice what you preach
Sometimes you will be beaten at your own game
Sometimes you will have only yourself to blame
At times you will lose your sense of wrong and right
At times it’s just your pillow to wipe your tears at night
Dark clouds will always try to hide the bright sun rays
and at times your rainbow will only be shades of grey
We are all imperfect vessels that God is still molding
Let’s hold on a little longer as His plans are unfolding

Nine Yards

Do you have what it takes to go the whole nine yards?

This ain’t for those with a faint heart
Those who are too afraid to start
This ain’t for the weak and dauntless
Those who crack at the sight of stress

This is for the hustlers; for the fighters
Who reach the stars but still go higher
Who know the sky is not the limit
but a limitation to their avid spirit

This is for those who can press forward
Only those who can go the nine yards
Whose eyes burn with determination
Who don’t need flattery for motivation

This is war meant only for warriors
Those who can’t be stopped by barriers
Whose motto is to either “win or win”
And will keep going through thick or thin

Those who know the bitter taste of failure
But that doesn’t stop their winning nature
Those who have taken a hard fall
But still rise up to give it their all

This is for those who don’t give up
Who will always keep their heads’ up
Who can smell success in the air
Those who keep on playing fair

Stolen Childhood

Author – Irene Agudu Muiri

This was a painful piece to write. I had an image of a sad, grief-stricken child in my mind as I wrote this poem. It does not fully capture the impact war has on children, and it does not do justice to the daily situation surviving children have to endure.

I don’t have a write-up for this poem. My only prayer and hope for all those living in a crisis, is David’s Psalm 46.

God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging.
There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy place where the Most High dwells.
God is within her, she will not fall;
God will help her at break of day.
Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
The LORD Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
Come and see what the LORD has done,
the desolations he has brought on the earth.
He makes wars cease
to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields[d] with fire.
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
The LORD Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.

At the Cross

A Prayer For Easter

Heavenly Father, thank you that you make all things new. Thank you for the victory and power through the name of Jesus Christ. Thank you that you hold the keys over death, that by your might, Jesus was raised from the grave, paving the way for us to have new life with You. We ask that You renew our hearts, minds, and lives, for the days ahead. We pray for a fresh over pouring in our lives. In Jesus name we pray, Amen.

On Your Marks, Set…..BANG!!!

Author – Irene Agudu Muiri

This was a fun poem to piece together. I enjoyed the mono-rhyming scheme, but I was surprised by how lengthy it turned out to be.  I wrote this poem at the start of this year. You know that time when you are full of zeal and you write a list of ambitious resolutions. You are certain that this time round you will make it to the moon. Yap, that’s this poem.

Part of my new year resolution was to resume writing poetry. Not just for my little poetry book, but to share it with the rest of the world. Hence the birth of Inspirationpoetry.com.

It’s not easy starting something, but you have to take the first step with determination to take the second regardless of how the first step felt. Not everyone will support you, and that’s okay. Keep going, they will catch up along the way.

Above all, pray for your plans. Seek wisdom, seek direction and seek purpose. Without these three, you might lose your way when the fog sets in- and trust me, the fog does set in.

On your marks, get set…
Bang! goes the handgun
It’s a new year; the race has begun
Over the horizon, like the rising sun
The hour is here, it can’t be Undone
I’ll give it my best- be number one
Because the year 2019 is up for grabs
For my resolutions; I’ll keep close tabs
This time round I may get those abs
Once I figure out how to watch these carbs

Oh! The joys of a fresh new start
It’s over-pouring in my heart
The excitement, I can’t hold myself down
The exhilaration, hear my heart pound
Where to start? Why am I pacing around?
Bouncing off walls, I feel like a clown
With 365 days all for the taking
So many ideas my brain is baking
Visions flashing; so breath-taking
My blueprints are earth-shaking

All these people saying I can’t do it
Relinquish all, give up, just quit
Saying “why bother, you’re unfit…
this race is tight, and you lack the right kit”
Your condemnations, I will not permit
So, get behind me you voice of doom
Stay in the past with your misery and gloom
Better still, get buried in an ancient tomb
This year is mine, I feel it in my bone
I will scream out loud, let it be known

Yet silently I pray to my Father above
To give me wisdom, strength and love
To send me a guide, inform of a dove
To let me run on the heavenly trail
To direct my plans so they won’t fail
To fuel my pace so I won’t frail
With my Father by me, am all set
On your marks, get set…
Bang! goes the handgun
2019 is here, the race has begun
Watch me go, it’s going to be a home run