Isaac: Poems

Isaac Aug 2018

Checking the date I realize
A fact that vividly implies
How time flies
Once Earth spins ten times
The teen in me dies.
A part of me cries
As I see my life size
Minimize
But I know it's not wise
To agonize
Over losing the fading prize
Of youth.

Written 10 August 2018

#ten #days #youth #young #time #teenager #life

2 Million Years

Isaac May 2020

2 Million Years

City stretching wide,
Touching on every side.
Buildings so high,
They look beyond the sky.
Space a playground of travel,
So vast it can only baffle.
Time a never ending maze;
We can subdue every phase.

Written 31 May 2020

#city #buildings #space #playground #travel #vast #time #subdue #million #years

3 Days of Youth

Isaac Aug 2018

3 Days of Youth

in only three
days I will be
pushed out of
the category
of being super young
my twenties have begun
I secretly hope
that I won't lose the fun
of life and living
getting and giving
dancing to the tunes
my heart is singing
dreaming dreams
scheming schemes
excitedly studying
captivating themes
hoping big hopes
crossing thin ropes
and climbing over
giant big slopes
as the next lot
of years slot
their way into me
I hope I will not
lose my inner child
by becoming mild
may my heart forever
burn free and wild

Written 17 August 2018

#twenties #begun #hope #inner #child #forever #burn #free #wild

5 Days of Youth

Isaac Aug 2018

5 Days of Youth

My youth is nearly sealed,
A letter for anyone to read.
All my choices noted down.
God's judgement guaranteed.
I made so many mistakes,
Though I tried my very best.
Whatever challenges life gave,
I hope I passed the test.
My joy lies in being
Pottery in my creator's hands.
I know he is the only one
Who forever understands.

Written 15 August 2018

God sees us, knows us, and understands us.

For some, this is a truth that brings terror. For others, this is a truth that brings peace. To whoever is reading this, I hope and pray it is the latter.

2 Corinthians 5:10

#youth #sealed #choices #noted #hope

A Compliant Environment

Isaac Aug 2018

A Compliant Environment

you live in an environment
that dictates your requirement
as well as your confinement
so make it your assignment
to be extra violent
in tending its refinement
giving it realignment
for it is compliant

Written 15 August 2018

#compliant #environment

A Day Is Coming

Isaac Aug 2018

A Day Is Coming

A day is coming
when you will be
on your last day
no time to flee
your entire life
ready to be sealed
packaged for the day
it will be revealed
to the whole world
each choice shown
you will reap whatever
seeds you have sown.

Written 27 August 2018

Galatians 6:7

#reap #choices #seeds #sown #last #day

Adventure

Isaac Aug 2018

Adventure

If life had no adventure,
Where would this world be today?
So much progress would be lost,
Grand stories washed away.
Victories would be dimmer;
Friendships would be dry.
Courage wouldn't be needed;
Merely existing till we die.
I am so glad life doesn't lack
Experiences that come with surprise.
They give us challenges to solve,
Causing the hero in us to rise.

Written 27 August 2018

#adventure

A Great Thing

Isaac Jul 2018

A Great Thing

If you would stop waiting
for people to acknowledge you,
and create a great thing
that is beautiful through and through,
results will speak for you.

So change your focus
from accolades and human praise
to inventing real value
that blesses Earth’s future days,
and you will receive joy that is true.

Written 24 July 2018

#accolades #praise #invent #real #value #joy

A Homlier Place

Isaac Aug 2018

A Homlier Place

the longing to be noticed is real
we all want our good to be seen
being acknowledged makes us feel
better than how we have been
whenever it stops to flow
you thirst for its touch
hoping it will show
after slipping from your clutch
if you would bring this desire
to the one who designed you
and allow him to inspire
you will no longer be confined to
relying on people’s praise
now swept up in a homlier place
you will be set ablaze
warmed in God’s embrace

Written 22 August 2018

#homely #warm #embrace

A Lost Mankind

Isaac Aug 2018

A Lost Mankind

People trying to find
themselves in a lost mankind.

Grasping for money and fame,
not knowing what is the aim.

Hoping for a day
when worries will be washed away.

While Jesus knocks on our door,
waiting to heal our world at war.

Written 2 August 2018

#lost #grasping #hoping #mankind #jesus

A Mighty Team

Isaac Dec 2018

A Mighty Team

You spread over many, many days is a mighty team.

Written 16 December 2018

#consistency

A New Friend

Isaac Jul 2018

A New Friend

I made a new friend,
Though old she may be.

Spotting her at the end,
I invited her for tea.

Sitting with me for a moment.
My worries became obsolete.

Her sting so potent.
It made everything sweet.

Written 21 July 2018

I have learned that your own death can become a valuable friend.

John Eldredge says it beautifully:

The most dangerous man on earth is the man who has reckoned with his own death. All men die; few men ever really live.

#death #new #friend #old #tea #worries #sting #potent #sweet #friendship

A Nice Day

Isaac May 2020

A Nice Day

It’s a nice day.
What can I say?
With friends to love
And sunshine above,
I hope everyone is as happy as me.

Written 5 May 2020

#nice #day #friends #love #sunshine #happy

A Pair Of Hands

Isaac Aug 2018

A Pair Of Hands

Each person is a pair of hands;
Each pair of hands a person.
Living out heart's deepest plans
Depends on hand's exertion.

Written 29 August 2018

#execute

A Strange Treasure Hunt

Isaac Jul 2018

A Strange Treasure Hunt

I want wisdom o so much.
Please tell me where it can be found.
It's the type of treasure I cannot clutch
or dig for underground.
Should I dig into books to find the gold?
If so, which book is the one?
Even if I read it every day till I'm old,
by then would my search be done?
Who are the wisest men on Earth?
What is it that they would know?
Before they all die, it would be so worth
learning where their wisdom will go.
I really want to find the truth
and nail life on the head.
Can I live wise from the time of my youth
till the day I find myself dead?

Written 26 July 2018

#strange #treasure #hunt #wisdom

A Tree Of Life

Isaac Nov 2018

A Tree Of Life

Wisdom is a tree of life.
Grab it with both hands.
Ask God for it every day
Until you understand.
There is always more to see,
And always more to know.
Our joy lies in seeking out
What God has hid to one day show.

Written 14 November 2018

#wisdom #tree #life #grab #ask #see #know #seek #joy #hid

A Way To Get To Know Jesus

Isaac Jul 2018

A Way To Get To Know Jesus

If you want to get to know Jesus...here's a start:
Look around at reality and observe his art.

Choosing blue for the sky,
shows he's a pretty cool guy.

Making clouds that are puffy,
shows his love for what's fluffy.

Spreading an ocean so wide,
shows his generous side.

Causing trees to dance in the breeze,
shows his nature to please.

Inventing animals so vast,
shows when creating them, he had a blast.

Coming up with every personality,
shows his endless originality.

Please don't stop with this brief poem.
Observe for yourself and get to know him!

Written 30 July 2018

#jesus

A Wish

Isaac Jul 2018

A Wish

It’s the end of your life.
You’re legitimately dying.

You make a wish to return
to the moment you read this poem.

Here you are now.
It worked.

Written 24 July 2018

#wish #end #life #dying #death

A Wonderful Gift

Isaac May 2020

A Wonderful Gift

How beautiful is the Present;
A gift of infinite choice!

Written 15 May 2020

#present #beautiful #gift #infinite #choice

A Wonderful Principle (10w)

Isaac Oct 2018

A Wonderful Principle (10w)

Reality gives richness back to those who make it richer.

Written 26 October 2018

#reality #gives #richness #richer #principle

A World Of Wonder

Isaac Jul 2018

A World Of Wonder

A world of wonder surrounds us each day.
So magnificently grand, I don't know what to say!

Other than the fact that I am in love with the one
who invented it all before heaven and earth began!

Written 31 July 2018

#wonder

Baffled

Isaac Aug 2018

Baffled

If all this will cease on the day I die,
Then why?

Written 5 August 2018

#baffled

Being 20

Isaac Aug 2018

Being 20

It's been 10 days now
since I turned 20.

There are 3640 days
till I'm 30.

The truth is I
could die before then.

What an honour to live out
2 lots of 10.

However many days
I have on this ball,

I'm excited to make
the most of them all.

Written 30 August 2018

#being #20

Be There

Isaac Aug 2018

Be There

to show up is what
counts
to be there is what
matters
so make that your
priority
even if the whole world
scatters

Written 25 August 2018

#being #there #matters

Black Words Pull

Isaac Aug 2018

Black Words Pull

Black words pull,
Asking eyes scan each line;
Desiring they will win
Attention by their design.
Placed on a page,
One letter at a time.
Hoping as they age
They will more and more shine.
They are useless unless read,
Pointless till understood.
Hearts that see why words are said
Receive what is in them that is good.

Written 29 August 2018

#black #words #pull #asking #desiring #hoping

Blur

Isaac May 2020

Blur

Up close it is blurry
But when you zoom out, grateful
The masterpiece can be seen.

Written 10 May 2020

#close #blurry #grateful #masterpiece #life

Broken

Isaac Aug 2018

Broken

To be human
is to be broken.
Shattered by life,
misunderstood.

We all have hopes
we don't dare name.
We all have dreams
we don't dare share.

Ninety-nine percent
we don't understand
our own selves.
And so often
we hide behind shells.

To be human
is to be broken.
So stand up tall
broken and all.

Be broken.
Accept it.
And accept others,
beautifully broken,
just as you.

Written 6 August 2018

Every human is broken, but you choose whether to live boldly broken or timidly broken.

#broken #human #beautiful #misunderstood

Building Blocks

Isaac Oct 2018

Building Blocks

If letters on a keyboard are building blocks,
I want to build the most beautiful masterpiece.
Fitting different letters together into words,
And words into sentences.
I want these sentences to deliver thoughts that will make people's lives better.

Written 21 October 2018

#building #blocks #masterpiece #letters #words #sentences

Chance

Isaac Oct 2018

Chance

You could die today or tomorrow.
The chance is real no matter the sorrow.
Have you given out to the point of peace,
Knowing very well your own life will cease?
Your eyes that read and ears that listen
Will one day have fulfilled their mission.
But you don't know that hour or time.
All you know is that you cannot rewind.
The freedom is in what you say and do
Inside this moment that forever is new.
Your breath is running out, so don't be shy.
Love people, for that is what never runs dry.

Written 31 October 2018

#death #chance #given #cease #eyes #ears #fulfilled #freedom #moment #breath

Change Has Changed

Isaac May 2020

Change Has Changed

Change was once a river;
Now a stormy sea.

Childhood bounds are over;
The world open to me.

Freedom only lived in dreams;
Now my reality.

Written 10 May 2020

#change #river #stormy #sea #childhood #bounds #world #freedom #dreams #reality

Chaos and Order

Isaac Aug 2018

Chaos and Order

There is chaos in this cosmos.

God's Eden order was lost.

Yet to him order isn't gone.

Chaos is simply his pawn.

It is part of his big story.

Its darkness reveals his glory.

So bring your chaos to him.

Light takes joy in pervading the dim.

Written 7 August 2018

God gets joy by solving our chaos, if only we would bring it to him.

#chaos #cosmos #eden #order #pawn #story #light #glory #darkness #joy

Coin

Isaac Aug 2018

Coin

A coin is
A simple thing
Not much more than
A filled in ring
But it carries power
To make humans sour
So make sure
To avoid its sting!

Written 12 August 2018

#coin #power #warning

Colourful

Isaac Aug 2018

Colourful

What's black and white
And colourful all over?

A good poem.

Written 8 August 2018

#colourful #poetry #black #white

Communication (10w)

Isaac Sep 2018

Communication (10w)

Communication turns a brick wall into a warm, cozy house.

30 September 2018

#communication

Companionship

Isaac Sep 2018

Companionship

Companionship is sweet.
People are beautiful.
I think it is pretty neat
That both are so available.

Written 1 September 2018

#companionship #sweet #people #beautiful

Cool Answers Exist (10w)

Isaac Oct 2018

Cool Answers Exist (10w)

Cool answers exist waiting for cool questions to be asked.

Written 19 October 2018

#cool #answers #exist

Cup

Isaac Aug 2018

Cup

Impatiently sitting on the bench ahead
Cup stares at me as if wanting to be fed
So I grab Cup and find a boiling kettle
Fill Cup with water hoping it will settle
But Cup begins to steam and nag
So I search the cupboard for a tea bag
Choosing one from the others, I quickly drop it in
The water changing colours, makes me throw it in the bin
I think the dark stuff is something bad
And Cup seems to look pretty sad
So I try to swallow the black stuff away
But my method seems to make Cup dismay
Before I begin, something hot hurts my lip
I didn’t realise that Cup could nip
So I hurry towards the kitchen sink
Tip Cup upside down, before I can think
Cup throws up, being upside down
I forgot Cup got sick when moved around
So I put Cup back where he was
I can see that Cup feels better because
Cup is no longer steaming or spewing any more
Come to think of it, I don’t know why I touched Cup at all!

Written 8 August 2018

#cup #kettle #water #steam #cupboard #tea #bag #bin #kitchen #sink

Cut Into Your Day

Isaac Jul 2018

Cut Into Your Day

Cut into your day, for this cake is yours.
Don’t let it be eaten by endless chores.

Everything and everyone wants a piece.
If you sit and observe, you’ll see it decrease,

until it is gone. No more to be seen.
Haven’t you noticed? They licked it clean!

So hurry up! Go grab a knife.
Cut and eat, before it’s your life.

When you die, you’re the one who’ll be dead.
You’ll watch from your grave as everyone else gets fed.

They’ll glance at your tombstone, saying, ‘You had your lot',
and go on with their lives, leaving you thinking, 'What?'

Written 26 July 2018

#day #life #dead

Death Is Mean, As Mean As It Gets

Isaac Aug 2018

Death Is Mean, As Mean As It Gets

death is mean
as mean as it gets
snaring precious souls
in hateful nets
pulling them down
to the realm of the dead
not caring what was
or was not unsaid
destroying human flesh
vicious and cruel
choking all hope
of any renewal
while death feasts on
the flesh of those around you
live now to the fullest
before it pulls you to the ground too.

Written 15 August 2018

#death #mean #snare #hate #careless #destroyer #vicious #cruel

Deep Space

Isaac Aug 2018

Deep Space

buried inside
the black dirt of space
stars watch on
from their place
laughing and singing
songs of light
gazing upon
the pleasurable sight
faraway marble
ball of mystery
floating marvel
twirling blissfully
inside a universe
painted with love
everything praising
our God above

Written 12 August 2018

#earth #stars #universe

Do, Don’t Stew (10w)

Isaac Aug 2018

Do, Don’t Stew (10w)

Stewing problems leaves you overrun.
Doing problems perceives them done.

Written 21 August 2018

#do #act #work #execute

Don't Get Stolen (10w)

Isaac Aug 2018

Don't Get Stolen (10w)

Fixating on tomorrow’s duty
steals you away from today’s beauty.

Written 21 August 2018

Matthew 6:34

#dont #let #tomorrow #steal #you

Dreamland

Isaac Sep 2021

Dreamland

I'm grateful for my avatar
Functioning well, the odd scar
Often bored of my own skin
I visit worlds waiting within
Physical demands eventually disrupt
Noisy distractions persist, interrupt
When night falls they tend to refrain
Hours may pass, I still remain
Inside transcendental places
Meeting new n' familiar faces
My senses heightened
Existence enlivened
An economical holiday
Safe and far away
From all life's worries
And its incessant flurries
Experiencing new chapters
That my brain captures
Just like "actual" memories
Stored in my treasuries
I'm starting to realise
That each sunrise
Lights a world that I can
Explore as a man
Just as I do with glee
In Dreamland so free
The difference being
I'm no longer dreaming
Choices endure
So I like to ensure
My future gains
By this choice which remains
What choice do I mean?
The ever moving scene
The Present as they call it
You get to draw it
Your body the pencil
With so much potential
Constantly writing
Is the story exciting?
It's hard to know
But I'm keen to touch snow
Which I've done in Dreamland.
Just not in Queensland.
Nor any physical place.
I want to go to space.

Written 25 September 2021

#dreamland #avatar #worlds #places #memories #sunrise #explore #choices #present #story

Dusty Treasures (10w)

Isaac Sep 2018

Dusty Treasures (10w)

Thankfulness cleans away the dust that covers life's hidden treasures.

Written 21 September 2018

#thankfulness #cleans #dust #life #hidden #treasures

Each Day A Movie I Watch

Isaac Jul 2018

Each Day A Movie I Watch

Each day a movie I watch
inside a body I feel.

Outside of what I see,
I control a person that’s real.

Born before my birth.
Beyond my being, I be.

My soul rests in a deeper world
enwrapped by eternity.

Death a door that leads outside
this home I know so well.

Slipping outside on a special day,
I'll find my real home to dwell.

Written 24 July 2018

#movie #body #soul #world #eternity #death #home #special #day #life

Each Second Is Giving

Isaac Jul 2018

Each Second Is Giving

People spending life
to earn more money
is what makes time
think mankind is funny.

Using our days
to make a 'living',
not realising what
each second is giving.

We each should devote
our minutes to what
will matter once time
has used up our lot.

Written 25 July 2018

#living #time

Eternity

Isaac Jul 2018

Eternity

eternity
a mystery
opposite of history

future mankind
past left behind

whole new world
story untold

evil slayed
humans free

noone afraid
not you, not me

looking there now
I can see

everything how
it's meant to be!

Written 27 July 2018

#eternity #mystery #mankind #new #world #story #free

Even When We "Die"

Isaac Dec 2018

Even When We "Die"

You and I
Are gonna be alive
For the rest of eternity.

Even when we "die"
We will all the more thrive
Now free from all perversity.

Written 24 December 2018

#alive #eternity #die #thrive #free #perversity

Everyone's Busy

Isaac Aug 2018

Everyone's Busy

Going here, going there.
Everyone wants to be everywhere.
Buzzing around like busy bees.
Chasing every blowing breeze.
Hoping that the next thing will make us happy.

Written 1 August 2018

#busy

Existing Inside A Universe (10w)

Isaac Sep 2018

Existing Inside A Universe (10w)

Existing inside a universe
that Jesus made just for us.

Written 3 September 2018

John 1

#exist #inside #universe #jesus