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Poetry - exuberant language of the heart
In poems and short stories, we've shared our hearts, our truest selves and our sharing moves the world. You've heard the phrase, heart of a warrior-soul of a poet? That may or may not describe you. In any case, share a bit of yourself with us and we'll all be better for the sharing.
The 101 Community is the place we used to post your writing online, to reach out to your fellow GLBTs because we're all on this journey together.
Due to lack of traffic to this part of our website, we have stopped posting your poetry and short stories.
We're a G-rated family-friendly site reaching 50,000+ readers in 196 countries around the world every month. You are welcome to read and enjoy the poetry we've posted here.
As Christians, we seek to inspire and encourage our community. Thanks for not advocating false teaching in your poetry and short stories. We have not published sex scenes or profanity so you may read this website freely without worrying about that.
These were our guidelines when we were accepting your poetry and short fiction.
This supersedes the Submission Guidelines you'll be asked to check when you submit your words and/or photos.
We DO NOT claim exclusive rights to poetry, short stories or pictures you submit to us. Your literary work is your property. You are ONLY granting us the right to freely display on this website what you send us. We do not own your work - you own it. Therefore you retain the right to use what you submit for publication on Gay Christian 101 in other venues too, in any way you choose.
Lord Above
"That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth. And that every tongue should …
The Greatest Christmas Gift
"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, …
The Angel's Prayer
The stars fall from the night sky
Falling into the heart of an angel's eye.
For the last time the night is all but lit
Splashes of white tears fall …
The Son of God Goes Forth To War
Revelation 19:11-16
The Son of God goes forth to war,
A kingly crown to gain;
His blood red banner streams afar:
Who follows in His train? …
Who is my neighbor?
Luke 10:27-37
So patiently they struggle on
From day to dreary day;
And never glimpse a ray of hope
To light their weary way.
The listless …
Rose Bud
He makes a blushing rosebud
The object of His care;
Exquisite in its beauty,
We see redemption there.
The soft and scarlet petals,
God's blood …
David's Funeral Elegy for Jonathan
"Thy glory, O Israel,
Is slain upon thy high places!
How are the mighty fallen!
Tell it not in Gath,
Publish it not in the streets of …
David's Lament
Low in thy grave with thee
Happy to lie,
Since there's no greater thing left love to do;
And to live after thee
Is …
A Solitary Way
Proverbs 14:10, 1 Corinthians 2:11
There is a mystery in human hearts,
That though we be encircled by a host
Of those who love us well …
Lady Liberty
"proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof" Leviticus 25:10
They left their cherished native land,
Because it …
The Vietnam Memorial Wall
"And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who …
Alone
"And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who …
Robin Red-breast
He graced a budding peach tree limb
And filled my world with song;
Delighted at the birth of spring,
As one who'd waited long.
Yet soughing through …
Does Jesus Care?
"Casting all your care upon him; for he cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7
Does Jesus care when my heart is pained
Too deeply for mirth or song; …
Jonathan's Gift
" The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!" 2 Samuel 1:19
O chieftain, in thy life was seen
That …
The Gift
Did you ever court the feeling
That to a thought gives birth;
Then turn it over in your mind,
Considering what it’s worth?
Or let it lie, to …
Family
Two lovers in the moonlight kissed
And lingered till the morning mist
Flashed rainbows at the sun.
Then walked and scratched and searched for …
Come Back
Slim boats rock gently on the bay
But seem to long for spume and spray;
A wild exhilarating ride
Of billowed sails and arcing glide.
Soft waves …
Free
O eagle on the lifting breeze,
That swift updrafting thermal seize;
And soar and play and ride and glide
Then on a tilting downdraft slide.
So …
The Road I Take
The road I take may lonesome seem,
The rest stops far apart;
Yet every trial that comes to me
Must pass my Savior’s heart.
He screens each test …
God Did Not Say
God did not say the sunshine
Would light our path each day;
He did not promise happiness
Would fill our earthly way.
He did not say the tempter …
A Strange Feeling
You spit at every word I say,
And I do the same.
You disagree with everything I do,
And I do the same.
If we have one thing in common
it is that …
War
A knight in shining armor rides
Astride his mighty steed;
And sallies forth the foe to face
His lesser knights to lead.
With pageantry and fanfare …
The Good Shepherd
I rushed along life’s twisting path,
Feet wounded sore and torn;
The rocks were sharp, the defile steep,
My soul, lost and forlorn.
I cried out …
I Asked
I asked the Lord for courage,
He gave me only fear;
But in my hour of deepest dread
I felt His presence near.
I asked the Lord for patience, …
Autumn
The frosty sparkle of autumn morn,
A wheat field of its beauty shorn;
The golden moon through a cloudy haze,
These are the pleasures of harvest days. …
Coronation
I watched the crimson maple leaves
Drift fluttering to the ground;
They left the starkly barren limbs,
All lifeless now, uncrowned.
Limbs etched …
Rage
Two contrary gentlemen
Along a pathway walked.
The one, his fury evident,
At conversation balked.
His quiet partner, thoughtful,
Yet held his …
Man at Bus Stop
Burdened with experience,
Like the wandering Jew;
Bowed beneath a load of care,
Nothing left to do.
Lies alone unblinking,
Staring into space; …
Facing Your Fear
In stealthy darkness through the night,
A dark-maned lion crept,
In silence toward the boma,
Where Surum, vigil kept.
One awesome leap the thorns …
Rick's Hymn - Come All Sinners
Come all sinners, sad and wandering,
Lost in sin and woe untold;
Can you hear the Shepherd pleading?
Find your rest within my fold.
Drawn by …
The Hell-bound Train
A cowboy lay down on a barroom floor,
Having drunk so much he could drink no more.
And he fell asleep with a troubled brain
To dream that he rode …
Jesus I My Cross Have Taken
1. Jesus I my cross have taken,
all to leave and follow Thee;
Destitute, despised, forsaken,
Thou from hence my all shall be.
…
Not Afraid
"That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable unto His death" -Philippians …
The Weaver
Man's life is laid in the loom of time
To a pattern he does not see,
While the Weaver works and the shuttles fly
Till the dawn of eternity.
Some …
Conditional Love
I was in Texas when his dad preached on unconditional love
Part of a “Sermon on the Mount” series
Judging not lest they be judged
Classes instituted …
Is There Life After Agape?
The Boulevard calls
The Castro beckons
Greenwich Village entices
Neon lights
Suggestive postures
Alluring nights
The mind says no
The body says …
Lamentation For A Grounded Eagle
He was a tender life
Broken by ministry’s seductive art
Having walked that path before
Endeared him to my heart
Reconciled to selfless purpose …
Reflections In The Closet Mirror
You preserved your old broken mirrors
To hide your overflowing tears
To mask your troubled bloodshot eyes
Symbols of your deepest fears
In …
Regarding Moral Absolutes
Human standards
Yardstick measures
Civil order
Hubris rewarder
But treasuring the ark
Misses the mark
God’s grace it tatters
Only one …
The Soldier
If I should die, think only this of me:
That there's some corner of a foreign field
That is for ever England.
There shall be in that rich earth …
Safe in Jesus
In all my vast concerns with thee,
In vain my soul would try
To shun thy presence Lord, or flee
The notice of thine eye.
My thoughts lie open …
Why are we silent?
Too long I’ve laid me down to sleep,
And prayed the Lord my soul to keep;
I should awake before I die
And realize time is passing by.
I should …
A Shut-In To His Dog
You could have known the scented fields
and tasted wild delights;
And played where all of nature yields
a thousand wondrous sights.
You could …
The Price of Freedom
Honoring World War II vets and the D-Day landing at Normandy, June 6, 1944
The Price of Freedom
They called for boys to fight a war,
…
A Leper's Story - The poetic retelling of my reconciliation with Christ
A Leper’s Story
I saw it in your eyes, that look from you seemed to look straight through me
Invisibly I stood before you the past we shared …
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