spoken word poem – Mary Grace Writing

Loves Art

There is a joy in joiningAnd when we come apartThe push and pull of day-to-dayIs Love teaching us its art There is a pain in holdingToo tightly to your handIt echoes even when releasedTime to ease, it does demand Absence can grow fondnessTake a moment, sit and waitI’ll learn to soar with my own wingsJust…
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Faithfulness

To be a constantunwavering mass To last To hold knowledgeopen handed honestly To choose a pathand follow through thoroughly Never giving upNever backing down faithfully Copyright ©2023 Mary Grace van der Kroef
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Kindness

A single actwordor gesture.The power to propelguardor gather.Embodies compassion,making it action. A smileor nod,unexpected applaud.Really seeing,beingpresent. Kindnessis mindful,refuses to stiflewhen it can’t understand.Knows God’s handhas the endplanned. Copyright ©2023 Mary Grace van der Kroef Available titles by Mary Grace van der Kroef
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Patience

Patience isn’t passive but A power held in check, ready when Time comes to move Inexorably forward. PatiencE shows a passion for peace iN bite sized nuggets unafraid of silenCe wisE in gauging climates. ©2021 Mary Grace van der Kroef Available titles by Mary Grace van der Kroef
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Peace

Present places, present faces, in the moment here with you
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Joy

Found in simple spaceswhen lights have dimmed to easeweariness of day from shoulders prone. In the morning beamswhere radiance singsreserving stage for feathered accompaniment notes. Shimmers in the shadowslike the fuzziness of heat,but greats in bells that chime with chirping mirth. Often hid amidwide open spaceblending with a magic you can not trace. Given to…
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Pause

‘Pause’ is one of the 36 poems in my new poetry collection, ‘Words of Weight’. Now available at Amazon as an ebook and paperback book. Or barrow it with the Kindle Unlimited program. If you have read my new book, please consider leaving an honest review. Each one is important regardless of star value, and…
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Growth

Today I share my reading of the poem ‘Growth’ with all of you. ‘Growth’ is one of the 36 poems in my new poetry collection, ‘Words of Weight’. Now available at Amazon as an ebook and paperback book. Or barrow it with the Kindle Unlimited program. If you have read my new book, please consider…
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Linger

It once roared loudly With an abandon that belied the ordinary mouthpiece
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Helping Hands

Hands outstretched Confession on quivering lips “I broke it.”
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