In Every Thing, Give Thanks
©2009 Susan Noyes Anderson
When wintry winds and stormy seas
Make all the world seem bleak,
When hope is difficult to find
And peace is hard to seek,
LDS Poems
I am an LDS poet, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Making these LDS poems (“Mormon” poems) available to others was one of my main reasons for creating this poetry site. People frequently asked me, “Do you have a poem for this…?” It seemed easier to place them all on a website where everyone could find exactly what they needed. Feel free to use these LDS poems in talks, lessons, programs or the like. Do be sure to include full copyright information on every hard or internet copy. Please email a request for permission before using one of my LDS poems. For internet use, a link back to this site is required. Thanks, and enjoy your visit!
FINDING THE POEM YOU WANT: As you scroll through this section, read each snippet sample (usually the first four lines) to get a feel for the poem’s content. When you find something you like, click “CONTINUE READING” to view the entire poem.
A Daughter’s Prayer
©2010 Susan Noyes Anderson
Some of Thy children think of Thee
in terms that make no sense to me:
“…as large as life itself, yet small,
with no body or parts at all.”
Spinning
©2003 Susan Noyes Anderson, His Children, Vantage Point Press (poem only)
If ever earth and sky should spin away
and love and truth lie crumbled at your feet,
when all around and in you cries defeat
and hope and faith seem merely words to say–
Thanks Be to God
©2009 Susan Noyes Anderson
Photo courtesy of O Charm of Nothingness, So Madly Decked!
Though troubles come and troubles go
amidst this life of joy and tears,
while things we love and things we know
are sometimes lost to grief or fears;
Moving Mountains
©2009 Susan Noyes Anderson (poem only)
To move a mountain was my aim,
the highest goal I could achieve.
I knew all things were possible
to every soul who would believe.
Solitude
©2003 Susan Noyes Anderson, His Children, Vantage-Point Press
(poem only – image not taken from His Children)
The water is wide and shimmers clear.
Each tree’s reflection, straight and tall,
stands witness to the majesty
of God, who has created all.
His Children
©2003 Susan Noyes Anderson, His Children, Vantage Point Press
Photograph by Anita Schiller ©2003, His Children, Vantage Point Press
Though some have more and some have less
All have the gifts that He imparts
His children will find happiness
Not in belongings they possess
But in the longings of their hearts
Though some have more and some have less
The Promise
©1999 Susan Noyes Anderson, Awaken Your Spiritual Power, Karisma Press (poem only)
image by Jordan Wozniak on Unsplash
The sun will rise each day, and night will fall.
We here can only wait, and watch, and see.
It is not ours to tamper with the flow
Of nature, nor mistrust her majesty.