Tag Archives: poetry

I Love to Express My Calling

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Steve Simms

I love to express what I feel called to say. Writing helps me to open up my heart and do that. I hope that what I write helps you in some way. I hope it makes you think, encourages you, … Continue reading →

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A Better Perspective

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Steve Simms

For a better perspective on life that can fill you with hope and encouragement. look away from yourself, from your problems, and from your concerns. Rely on God’s compassion and mercy. Look unto Jesus, “the author and finisher of our … Continue reading →

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How to spiritually flourish

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Steve Simms

–Flourishing–O, to overflowFrom withinWith the fruitOf God’s SpiritSo that His natureAnd His actionsRadiate through meAs rivers of lifeNourishing everythingAnd everyone oneIn my path.

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Delight in the Light

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Steve Simms

Glorious joy Words cannot express, Peace beyond Comprehension, A heart aflame With amazing love.

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Suggestions for humans

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Steve Simms

Fellow humans: Let’s treat each other with high regard. After all, everyone of us is a miracle. People who insult people disrespect the human race. The human race has no subsets. We’re all the same breed. You’re not “different”! When … Continue reading →

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Beautiful people

Posted on May 30, 2020 by Steve Simms

There’s something beautifulIn every personI encounter.Sometimes it’s hiddenDeep down inside.My job isTo find it. Search for: Off the RACE Track–From Color-Blind to Color-Kind.

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Making “race” an irrelevant matter

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Steve Simms

The lie that “black lives don’t matter equally,”Permeated America and its institutions,And was used to justify human trafficking,And/or forced separation and isolation,Supported by terror and threats of lynching,Until it was legally refutedBecause of the Civil Rights Movement.Unfortunately that lie still … Continue reading →

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What is a person?

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Steve Simms

A human being is amazing,Making individual choices,Having feelings and thoughts,Able to comprehend conceptsAnd communicate ideas and information.Learn to appreciate this creature,For you are oneAnd so am I.

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Inner awe-ability

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Steve Simms

Ponder the aweThat stirs within youAt the sightOf nature’s beauty,Inner glimpses ofMajesty and splendor,Beyond all reason,Defying your logic,Intangible but stillDeeply and delightfully real.Cultivate that senseThat you feel inside.Let it grow untilIt dominates your dayAnd overflows throughContinual wonderAnd glorious gratitude. Copyright … Continue reading →

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Word dancing writer

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Steve Simms

I’m dancing nowAs the wordsMove aroundBefore my eyesAnd my fingersGlide with themOn the keyboard —My writing dance floor. Everyone’s a writer — writing their life story by the choices that they make as they dance through the years.

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