ALONG THE BARREN ROAD

Tag: self-help

  • Pocket Pleasure Poem

    Pocket Pleasure Poem

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    Justin Farley

    Pocket Pleasure Poem About Being Addicted to Your Phone and Technology Every time I turn you on and wake you from your technological slumber, I feel your curses swimming through my mind – electrical impulses gripping me without consent. And then I hate my neediness. Hate my discontent, unable to sit alone in the silence…

  • Opus Dei – A Poem About the Work of God In Your Life

    Opus Dei – A Poem About the Work of God In Your Life

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    Justin Farley

    Opus Dei – A Poem About the Work of God In Your Life Your hot breath has blown on me and provided the oxygen for glowing embers of love where there was once nothing but cold, hard coals. You’ve cultivated my soul and provided the rich, black soil for roots of patience where there was…

  • A Post-Modern Portrait – A Poem

    A Post-Modern Portrait – A Poem

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    Justin Farley

    “But I like the inconveniences.” “We don’t,” said the Controller. “We prefer to do things comfortably.” “But I don’t want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin.” “In fact,” said Mustapha Mond, “you’re claiming the right to be unhappy.” “All right then,”…

  • Today – A Inspiration Poem

    Today – A Inspiration Poem

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    Justin Farley

    Today – A Inspiration Poem The sun is rising.Open your eyes to the possibility of a new lifeThat waits for you upon the horizon.Let the aroma of fresh brewed coffee stir you in bedAnd lead you from where dreams remain fixed in your headTo where they are transfigured in motion through action. Today we set…

  • The Fight – A Poem About Conquering Fear

    The Fight – A Poem About Conquering Fear

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    Justin Farley

    A Poem about conquering fear and not letting fear choose your destiny or get in the way of your dreams.


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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.