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Tag: Poems About Anxiety

  • Will You? – A Love Poem

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    Justin Farley

    Will You? – A Love Poem Will you dance with me for a moment, Take my hand and let me waltz you away? Will you whisper to me your dreams And tell me tales of yesterdays? Will you open your heart for just a minute, Just long enough for me to plant a seed? Will…

  • Brewin’ – Poem About Coffee

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    Justin Farley

    Brewin’ – Poem About Coffee Dark elixir for drowsiness,Brewed before the dawn stretches and wakes.Steam rising, birds rousingSitting on the porch waiting for the morning to break. Magical, mystical potion that revives, vitalizesOn Monday morning when we’ve hadA little too much weekend to drink,Unable to move beyond the temptation of sleep. Oh, sweet beautiful caffeine,Millions…

  • The Writer and the Wild – A Poem About Nature and Writing

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    Justin Farley

    The Writer and the Wild – A Poem About Nature and Writing White winged wonder wandering, wobbling west beside water. Flitting feathers flying – flocks fleeing for fields of gold. Sun shinning. Stream shimmering. Chinook salmon swimming, spawning sacks, spewing semen. Man musing merrily, mindfully mapping manuscript In a mad, maniacal manner. -Poem Written by…

  • Beauty – A Love Poem

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    Justin Farley

    Beauty – A Love Poem There are no words fine enough, No metaphors fair enough, No lines long enough, To describe your beauty. Your move me with your mystifying glances That dance like fireflies Flickering in the summer breeze, Shooting sparks through the dark. My heart jumps with certainty Knowing that you are a rare…

  • An Ode To Joy – A Poem About Hope

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    Justin Farley

    An Ode To Joy – A Poem About Hope It is joy that spreads its wings and meets me in the midst of my melancholic musings and carries me through despair. Pain does not disappear, but is transcended by a power mightier than the trappings of the mind and the preaching Pity pouts from depression’s…

  • The Door of Discovery – A Love Poem

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    Justin Farley

    The Door of Discovery – A Love Poem She reigns, riding a white horse Across the barren landscapes of my mind And brings a glimmer of hope To a kingdom lost in darkness. She is the break of morning That belts out, “Awake! Arise! A new day has dawned. Your long, dark night is over!”…

  • Revival – A Christian Poem About Restoration

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    Justin Farley

    Revival – A Christian Poem About Restoration Take this wounded heartthat beats in its own keyand tune it to the beauty of your mercy. Gather these scattered fragments –pieces of man I yearn to beand mold me in the image of your Son. Bathe me beneath the waves of your living water.For you, you are…

  • Tilling Truth’s Garden – A Christian Poem

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    Justin Farley

    Tilling Truth’s Garden – A Christian Poem My understanding grows like a thriving weed, Rising taller, but smothering the seed Of a beautiful garden of eternal truth. I, a child in the infancy of youth, By my feeble immaturity have become aloof, Walked astray, carried by foolish pride. In your ways let my soul confide,…

  • Sing to the Lord a New Song – A Christian Poem For Lent

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    Justin Farley

    “Oh sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth! Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell his salvation from day to day.” Psalm 96:1-2 Sing to the Lord a New Song – A Christian Poem For Lent “Sing to the LORD a new song” that radiates from the…

  • The Abundance of Your Mercy – A Christian Poem For Lent

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    Justin Farley

    The Abundance of Your Mercy – A Christian Poem For Lent  In the hour of my tribulation, I fail the same trials and tests Time and time again. Delighting for a fleeting moment in my selfish pleasures Before becoming quickly convicted of my sin. Do I find peace, joy, or comfort in my lustful wallowing?…

  • In You I Trust – A Christian Poem For Lent

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    Justin Farley

    In You I Trust – A Christian Poem For Lent In the midst of my trials, May I not lean on my familiar ways, But walk boldly relying on only your deliverance Through the heat of fiery flames. And may I not trust in this fragile castle I’ve erected with stones of self-reliance and pride,…

  • I AM – A Christian Poem About God

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    Justin Farley

    I AM – A Christian Poem About God I have painted a masterpiece for you And inscribed my name upon every branch, Every blade of grass, Every rising sun, Each shimmering star, Each full moon, And the trunk of every tree So that your eyes may look upon my creation And see me And know…

  • The Roadblock to Faith – A Christian Lent Poem

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    Justin Farley

    The Roadblock to Faith – A Christian Lent Poem  What Am I searching for, Riding on this merry-go-round, Spinning past the same old places And making the same old mistakes Over…. And Over… And Over… And Over… And Over Again? Am I really looking for answers, Seeking out the pivotal, hidden clue That will turn…

  • Becoming Happier By Changing Our Perspective

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    Justin Farley

    Most of the time, it isn’t our circumstances that define us, but our perspective on those circumstances. Every day we each go through numerous experiences that are opportunities to embrace the positive or dwell on the negative. The way we react to these experiences determines how happy or sad we will be through life. Now there are mental…

  • The Journey – A Christian Poem for the Lenten Season

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    Justin Farley

    The Journey – A Christian Poem for the Lenten Season Give my heart feetSo that it may walk towards you.Give me the motivation to arise,And the drive to see your will through. When I am idlePut my body back into gear –To continue to put one foot in front of the otherIn the presence of…

  • Pondering At Sunrise – A Christian Poem On the Beauty of Nature

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    Justin Farley

    Pondering At Sunrise – A Christian Poem on the Beauty of Nature I look out into the morning sky, Waiting for the curtain of night to lift, And the same questions I’ve sought answers To for ages keep rolling through my head: Why can’t I accept grace as a gift And not as a reward…

  • Shine Your Light – A Christian Poem

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    Justin Farley

    As Christians, we are not only called to follow Christ, but also to lead others to him. Evangelism is a good thing, but all too often it seems the Great Commission is used as simply a way of spreading the Gospel through words. Very few people are actually converted through words alone. While Jesus’ words…

  • Into the Wild Blue Yonder – A Love Poem

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    Justin Farley

    Into the Wild Blue Yonder – A Love Poem Just as the earth and trees long for the warmth of spring in winter, I long for you. I await the days when this thick, solid ice melts And the rivers of my love flow to you, when this tundra of pale blue skylines, frosted with…


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My Poetry Collections

the book cover of Nature's Bounty by Justin Farley— a poetry collection about the beauty of nature with subjects on birds, plants, trees, animals, the forest, and God.
A deep poetry book about the beauty of nature and the natural world by poet Justin Farley.
the book cover of Frozen Rivers by Justin Farley— a poetry collection about depression and the hardships of mental illness, balanced with nature poems on the season of winter.
Deep poems about depression and the hardships of mental illness, balanced with nature poems on the winter season by poet Justin Farley. Book 1 of the Seasons series.
a mental health poetry book about joy and nature poems on the season of spring
Inspirational poems about mental health, healing, and spring by poet Justin Farley. Book 2 of the Seasons series.
the book cover of Summer Days Sunburnt Nights by Justin Farley— a mental health poetry book about bipolar disorder and nature poems on the season of spring
Deep poems about bipolar disorder and being neurodivergent, balanced with nature poems on summer by poet Justin Farley. Book 3 of the Seasons series.
the book cover of A Voice in the Wilderness—A Chapbook of Poems About God by Justin Farley. It is a deep Christian poetry collection about contemplation, the spiritual journey, and finding grace through Jesus.
A contemplative, prayerful Christian poetry book about the spiritual journey and discovering God’s grace, mercy, and love.
the book cover of Thorns of Love by Justin Farley. It is a deep love poetry collection about sadness of breakups, divorce, and heartbreak.
A deep love poetry book about the pain of break ups and the heartbreak felt when relationships end by poet Justin Farley.