#atonement poems on Hello Poetry

Jeremy Betts 3d

~•§•~ What's Another Boulder to a Shoulder of Stone ~•§•~

Thoughts deflate then wither in silence,
Contained in this skull shaped dome
Breath taxis the sound like an organic drone
But delivers to no one,
A voiceless zone
They said they'd be here,
But no one's shown
It isn't new,
Still don't know what to do to atone
I wouldn't say I'm not lonely,
Just not alone
Many fractured personalities have left the nest,
Off to make a life of their own
I try to keep the piece on my own
Not a radical idea
Though
Not something I'd condone
It increases the gravity of a situation,
One I could have never known
But what's another boulder to a shoulder of stone?
The devil on the other shoulder is now older and grown
Adopting a fatherly tone
I got a bone to pick with him,
But that'll have to wait till we find home

©2024

#deflated #withering #silence #contained #voiceless #atonement #lonely #alone #radical #home

George Krokos Oct 2023

Haiku #15 - Birds and Bees

The birds and the bees
are all at one with nature
living as they do
____

Written in 2020.

#birds #bees #nature #living #atonement #life

Unpolished Ink Jun 2023

Atonement

Winter has a raw and savage charm
he will not bow a knee to Spring
nor Spring bend down to Summer
for the fertile warmth she brings
and in her turn that green and gracious lady fair
makes no atonement to the Autumn
for the fruit he bears

#atonement

By Hemingway's Beard Feb 2023

shrove tuesday

perhaps it is apt
the first pancake
is always
a disappointment
stodgy
anaemic
without that light
crisped perfection
we've come to expect
it is undercooked
typically
as the ideal
frying time
is gauged
incorrectly at first
it will be
plated with
accompanying pleas
for forgiveness
and absolution
but as penance
someone has to
suffer this
pariah's offering
with each mouthful
comes thoughts
of apology
of atonement
of promises
it will be better
next time

#forgiveness #penance #mistakes #regret #promises #optimism #apology #atonement #pancakes #shrove

GaryFairy Jul 2022

You know it's the end when...

You know it's near the end when the pope atones for abuse of children, by Catholics. They're all about deceit. And wouldn't the idea of what atonement is be defined by the abused? I wonder if they have to kiss his ring. Then he slips them some disease, so they can go to the hospital...which are all ran by Catholics. You can't make this **** up.

Look for my new series called "headlines"

#catholic #pope #atonement #hate #control #godfather #gangsters

Troy Wylie-Hill Feb 2021

The truth of Hell's flames

The flames of hell do not burn me for their own pleasure
They burn to reveal the truth of me
Behind my minds lies
Behind my defences
These flames do not burn me, they cleanse me
Their pain is my shame
They blister my guilt
I have run from these flames too long
I have hidden from them in my own shadows
Now I surrender
To their burn
To atone for the truth my hell reveals
To be worthy of myself
.
I welcome this hell
I welcome my flames

#atonement

annh Dec 2020

IRREVOCABLE

Oak leaf and oath,
Rock water and spun linen,
Unction and atonement,
The circle and the flame.
☤
”While there is strength in this body, I will raise the sword;
While there is breath in yours, you will do no harm.
Whether warrior or healer, a truth
Appointed by the heart is
Irrevocable.”

Fragmented impressions of another time and place.
☤
‘For so sworn good or evil an oath may not be broken and it shall pursue oathkeeper and oathbreaker to the world's end.’
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

#atonement #circle #fight #flame #healer #linen #rock #unction #warrior #water