Able To Maintain: two poems by Peter Venable
- Apr 29
- 1 min read
EHYEH
Hebrew for I AM
God’s womb:
Love bloomed.
John preached—
Beseeched.
Jesus
With us.
He healed.
Blessed meals.
Chastised
Their lies.
Gave breath—
Conquered death.
Proclaimed.
Inflamed.
Calmed waves,
Lives saved.
Accused.
Face bruised.
Back slashed.
Blood splashed.
Limbs nailed.
Friends wailed.
“I thirst.”
Not cursed!
He died.
Lanced side.
Three days
God’s way:
Sunrise.
Rose skies.
Tomb space:
No trace.
She froze:
He rose!
God’s plan:
I AM.
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Able To Maintain
My carnal nature still remains,
Although no longer does it reign.
It is a root—deep down—ingrained.
Due to the Spirit, it’s constrained.
Thanks be to God, I can refrain.
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Peter Venable has written sacred and Christian verse for many decades. He’s appeared in Ancient Paths, Amethyst Review, Calvary Cross, The Windhover, Prairie Messenger, The Christian Century, The Merton Seasonal, Ekstasis, Foreshadow, As Surely As the Sun, and others. He is a septuagenarian, happily married, “Poppy” to two granddaughters, a Christ follower, and volunteers at a prison camp. His book, Jesus Through a Poet’s Lens, is available at Amazon. He is at: petercvenable.wordpress.com
(April 2026 issue)
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