DavidPlantinga
Bronze Member

For shorter poems I'm experimenting with the ballad and In Memoriam stanza.

Submitted Poems 43 total

Sackcloth and Cowl Have I wronged you, my former friends, Or murdered a dear wife or child, That bitter hatred goes so wild Against the wretch it reprehends. Your opened jaws are like a cowl That fastens on my skull and gnaws. You injure me more than cruel... – *by David Plantinga*	1 View added 8 months ago	Rating
Total Depravity A wretched soul, unclean in thought And act, I could never dare Demand forgiveness as what’s fair Or mercy as a favor bought. All of my filthy spirit poured In smaller vessels must distill Into a still more potent will, One more... – *by David Plantinga*	6 Views added 10 months ago	Rating
Innocence Wronged Not everyone who suffers sins, Yet blessed with a long life, I’ve strayed An ingrate and a renegade, And condign punishment begins. Roots rotted in the earth can bud, And from uncleanness a fresh shoot Can sprout, and after winter, fruit... – *by David Plantinga*	0 Views added 11 months ago	Rating
A Feigned Remorse You’re crying out against your sin Because you’re standing on the shore Aware your guilt is so much more Than your acknowledged ramekin. An ocean of iniquity Extends to the horizon’s edge, Farther than shamming can allege, Deeper than... – *by David Plantinga*	2 Views added 11 months ago	Rating
Dregs Although that shadow’s tread was light And its cold presence absence massed, A darker darkness to contrast, A hole in the black cloak of night, Its stealthy passing did disturb And woke a sleeper from his dreams. Such plunging darkness... – *by David Plantinga*	2 Views added 1 year ago	Rating