A couple in boat on calm water on a moonlight night
My love boat is moored to you
A couple in boat on calm water on a moonlight night
The Poetry of Love
Verses of love that compare love to different elements of nature and music.
Love is Living Art
Falling in love is like creating a piece of artwork.
Steal Away A Moment in Time
The intense emotions and thoughts when falling romantically in love with someone.
The Web of Love
A cobweb is like falling in love
Time Will Tell
The emotions and feeling around a first romantic date for a young couple.
Far Away for Christmas
Distant Family and friends separated at Christmas time.
The Best Gift to Give is You
Giving the gifts of listening and our time.
Cruisin’ Into Her New World
young woman leaving the family home to pursue her first love relationship
Daddy, I Love and Trust You
The love and trust a daughter has for her father.
Goodbye My Love – The Wilted Rose
Introduction: The true story continues with Sarah and George feeling comfortable and familiar in their relationship. It felt like the time was right to move to the next level and get engaged. How will Sarah's parents react to George asking them for Sarah's hand in marriage? Will they accept him into their family circle? Sarah... Continue Reading →
Happy Stepmother’s Day
INTRO: My dad remarried at 75 years of age, a few years after my mother's death, which followed a lifetime of caring for my mentally ill mum. My step-mum is such a blessing so late in my dad's life. Dad is now 90 years old and still happily married to my step-mum. It's never too... Continue Reading →
A Love Letter from Mum
INTRO: A little advice from mum doesn't go astray, especially on Mother's Day. I wrote this poem when my daughters were young adults. They had both left home and were living independently now. I was travelling through Western Australia, thousands of kilometres away from them, in Brisbane, Queensland. I missed them very much. I sent... Continue Reading →
Build Your House of Love
INTRO: Build love into our homes this Mother's Day. This poem compares the building of a house with the building of loving relationships with family and friends in our homes. I wrote this poem in 2014 for my young adult daughters. Happy Mother's Day this Sunday. Beverley Joy PODCAST - Build Your House of Love... Continue Reading →
A Daughter’s Care – Women of the Bible
INTRO: As Mother's Day approaches, I have reposted this poem based on the Bible Story of a mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law, Naomi and Ruth. Although great tragedy struck their family, Ruth proves herself a devoted daughter-in-law, wife and mother. Beverley Joy. PODCAST - A Daughter's Care Young and beautiful, pleasant, and married To a strong... Continue Reading →
ANZAC DAY Prayer
On this ANZAC Day, I have recorded the Anglican Church of Australia Prayer Book prayer so we can pray for our defence and police forces at this troubled time of war in Ukraine and fighting around the world. Also in Australia and around the pacific area, our Australian defence force is helping victims recover from... Continue Reading →
Back to the Garden
INTRO: The Story of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world, has come full circle. It began in the Garden of Eden and will end in God's new garden. This Feature Image is the same one I used in The Christmas Story in the Garden of Eden Part 1. My interpretation of this image is... Continue Reading →
Footprints of Love
INTRO: I wrote the last verse for my brother and his wife's thirty-five wedding anniversary. They live in a beautiful seaside town, which inspired the theme of this poem. I have added two verses to explain the inspiration of the poem. They are the family members that live 800km away from me that I wrote... Continue Reading →
Distant Family and Friends
INTRO: I wrote this poem while recalling memories of times spent with my brother and his wife and family who live 800kms north of my hometown of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. They come down to visit family and friends a few times a year. Every year I wish I had the money and time to go... Continue Reading →
God Touched My Mind and Opened My Eyes
God's peace has touched my wounded eyes And soothed my pain with His love and grace No greater gift could He have given Than open my eyes to see Jesus Christ. A verse from my poem 'Once I was Blind, But Now I See' Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry
Simply Story Poetry 