ALONG THE BARREN ROAD

Tag: romance

  • East of the Sun and West of the Moon a Fairy Tale Love Poem

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    Justin Farley

  • Poem About Life Journey and Inner Peace – Adventure

    Poem About Life Journey and Inner Peace – Adventure

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    Justin Farley

    AdventurePoem About Life Journey and Inner PeaceAdventures never have destinations.It’s experience that gives us what we need to find.Leave the need for answers and your expectationsbehind you, unpacked from your mind.Modern life has lost its sense of mystery.The need to know shatters our sense of awe.To live out your true purpose and destinyrecognize that, at…

  • 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…

  • The Pearl – A Poem

    The Pearl – A Poem

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    Justin Farley

    The Pearl – A Poem Precious pearl that glimmers somewhere At the bottom of the sea. How many shells must I pry open Before you reveal yourself to me? Your shell is hard and dirty, Protecting the smooth gem that resides within. You may fool the world with your tough exterior But I know the…

  • Unconditionally – A Poem About Hard Love

    Unconditionally – A Poem About Hard Love

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    Justin Farley

    Unconditionally A Poem About Hard Love Perhaps we have been prepared to believe that love is meant to be easy. Perhaps we have been convinced we can enjoy the spoils of war without a fight. But true love suffers freely, merely for a chance to behold the light. Perhaps we believe that we can reach…

  • Rescue

    Rescue

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    Justin Farley

    We have sailed across the vast sea of love, Sojourning and searching across the endless waters For the ship we’ve been waiting for – And the One to carry us home. At last, I have found you, and you – I , Two shipwrecked sailors, brought together by the hand of the divine. A beacon…

  • The Woman I Used To Know

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    Justin Farley

    I don’t know whether to call you an old love or a new friend. But our memories together are still pulsing through my blood, and my heart feels there are still some loose ends. But I’m no longer blind to the barriers that stand tall between us. I know there must be new seed to…


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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.