SLIPPING OFF I see Him healing my wounds, wounds that words cannot say Scars fading Filling my void, voids that I have long lived with I never believed in a God for a while Though, I dare not question or … Continue reading Three Poems from Damilola Omotoyinbo | PAROUSIA Magazine
NOTES TO GOD You guide the Pencil from My teeth As I write Words – Touching You. You spin Me dizzy Never lost But always Present. You are so Close to me And micromanage My happy soul With alluring … Continue reading NOTES TO GOD by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
Angelica Always eager for the cheap laugh, I’d make fun of her brown teeth, dandruff, moustache, and long chin hairs. She’d park her fender-bashed car in the middle of Main and shuffle into senior lunch. She’d drink too much coffee, … Continue reading Angelica by Bruce Pemberton | PAROUSIA Magazine
A Plea to Dear Lord I ask Not for silver and gold Nor for the luxuries that make one err I ask not for joy That makes for grief at sunset But that I may be your mind The best … Continue reading Two Poems from Olatubosun David | PAROUSIA Magazine
THE WISDOM OF ART The rain Is steady As I let The dog in. Playing with her I activate Tender hemispheres – Just unwinding In the nothingness Of being – The Divine Reaches down Like a hand And lost, … Continue reading THE WISDOM OF ART by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
true self: lying on the pillowy bed i count my breath running from random thoughts like jonah fleeing nineveh i encounter a system of larks realizing that the observable universe is transient and less than real as i eclipse the … Continue reading true self: by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
Inhale Easter Grubby months of heat, dawn hauling dry days of dust, wearing down, wearing through Lenten testing northern people discover resurrection in pastel flowers and trees bursting leaves while in this tropic land of dry and wet, … Continue reading Inhale Easter by Victoria Crawford | Easter 2019
SLIPPING OFF I see Him healing my wounds, wounds that words can not say Scars fading Filling my void, voids that I have long lived with I never believed in a God for a while Though, I dare not … Continue reading Three Poems from Damilola Omotoyinbo | Easter 2019
WALK EASTER AWAKE Grow my palm leaf Grow into faith Of birth, death, Crucifixion, resurrection and ascension. Grow my old hope Grow into sympathy, empathy, Triumph and mercy Ferment like yeast Firm like a seed, mustard; Grow my palm leaf … Continue reading WALK EASTER AWAKE by Chenjerai Mhondera | Easter 2019
Title: Healing Through Poetry Author: Mary Ann Duhart, USA Publisher: Publish America Year: 2008 Pages: 64 ISBN: 1606727702 Reviewer: Joseph. S. Spence, Sr. Mary Duhart is the author of twelve religious’ books of poetry, and resides in California. This poetry … Continue reading Healing Through Poetry—God’s Dynamic Poems for the Family by Jospeh S. Spence, Sr. | Book Review | Easter 2019
Olubola Alamu interviewed Chenjerai Mhondera in this extraordinary interview. Cecil Jones Myondela known among his legions of fans, readers, and fellow writers as Chenjerai Mhondera is a POET, script writer, short story writer, novelist, author, performing poet (artist), song composer, … Continue reading Exclusive Interview with Chenjerai Mhondera | PAROUSIA Magazine
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THEY* They have banished God, Deciding that God is too Holy To be part of this world They have decided That God does not Belong with the Ordinary. They have driven God out of the garden – God’s home And … Continue reading Four Poems from Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
Hello! Happy New Year to you from Parousia Magazine. Our prayer for this year is that your strength will be renewed and you will soar high like an eagle, achieving all your heart desires and prosperous in all your doings. … Continue reading HAPPY NEW YEAR 2019 | PAROUSIA Magazine
I welcome you to the Christmas Cascade Issue which is the ninth Issue of PAROUSIA Magazine. Praise be to God, the father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us and made this year a success. For this year, … Continue reading PAROUSIA Magazine Christmas Cascade Issue #9
A happy – jolly Christmas It’s Christmas time. The time we celebrate Messiah’s birth, With gladness of heart, Filled with all – round y. It’s Christmas time. The time we enjoy the pudding, Made with flour,suet and dried fruits, … Continue reading A happy – jolly Christmas by Oluwasemilore Olubiire | Christmas Cascade Issue 9 | PAROUSIA Magazine
