ALONG THE BARREN ROAD

Tag: rhyming poetry

  • Summertime Poem

    Summertime Poem

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    Justin Farley

    SummertimeClementine nectar drips down the chin.Summertime angels swim through the air again.The crack of a bat under the lights.Kaleidoscope fire explodes in the night.Root beer floats, cotton candy dreams.Capture the flag on neighborhood teams.July heat brings sprinklers and hoses to cool;lounging on rafts, diving in pools.Wading in creek beds catching crawdads.Camping trips beneath the stars,…

  • Like the Birds in Spring – A Love Poem For Her

    Like the Birds in Spring – A Love Poem For Her

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    Justin Farley

    Like the Birds in Spring A Love Poem For Her I’ll follow you like the birds in spring flapping their wings wherever their mate goes across an endless sky. Tweeting a tune of sweet reply whenever your heart calls me. I fly to you because your nest is my home. Roamed restlessly until you beckoned…

  • Dreams Unrequited Love Poem

    Dreams Unrequited Love Poem

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    Justin Farley

    Dreams I’ve seen you in my dreams splitting through the seams I’ve sewed, trying to keep you out. Pressing play on the same ol’ scenes of what was like a movie classic stuck on loop, even though I’ve already swept you from my stoop. Yet, my dreams teleport my heart upon this ragged, wooden sloop…

  • The Road to Recovery – A Poem by Justin Farley

    The Road to Recovery – A Poem by Justin Farley

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    Justin Farley

    The Road to Recovery I tried walking away from madness, seeking peace. But found I was bound and a captive, unable to retreat. Astonished, I looked down at shackles clasped around my hands and feet. I have hollered until I was hoarse; solitude is the only company I keep. What is left now other than…

  • Short Poem About Self Esteem and Your Self-Image

    Short Poem About Self Esteem and Your Self-Image

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    Justin Farley

    A Short Poem About Your Self-Image, Self Esteem, and Positive Thinking “The Mirror” The mirror stands tall and peers with endless eyes,full of the power to change your course in life.It’s skilled in planting and sowing your demise,yet is always willing to inspire and energize.It’s the instigator of failure’s reprise,or makes goals and dreams actualized.The…

  • Christian Poem About Having An Inflated Ego and Being Selfish

    Christian Poem About Having An Inflated Ego and Being Selfish

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    Justin Farley

    A Christian Poem About the Dangers of Being Selfish and Prideful “Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.” – Proverbs 16:18 (KJV) “Me, My, Mine”  Ignorance is expressed as “me, my, mine”, ignoring in every facet of life the presence of the Divine. Covering your eyes doesn’t make the sun not…

  • A Christian Poem About God’s Love, Grace, and Renewal

    A Christian Poem About God’s Love, Grace, and Renewal

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    Justin Farley

    An inspirational poem that examines the love, grace, and mercy of God through Jesus Christ.


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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.