Peace, My Child
©1999 Susan Noyes Anderson, Awaken Your Spiritual Power, Karisma Press (poem only)
I thought I walked this earth alone,
beneath my burdens bowed,
until I found I could not bear
their weight and cried aloud.
Poems about Christ
These poems about Christ are among my favorites, for writing them has brought me closer to Him. God gives good gifts, and I am grateful for His presence in each day. May these poems, focused on the Savior’s life, mission and example, communicate His love to everyone who scrolls through them. If you are specifically looking for Christmas Poems or Easter Poems, feel free to click directly on either category. (Please request permission to use my poems about Christ by email before using, and be sure to include full copyright information on every copy. For internet use, a link back to the poem on this site is required.)
FINDING THE POEM YOU WANT: As you scroll through this section, simply read each snippet sample (usually the first four lines) to get a feel for the poem. When you find something you like, click “CONTINUE READING” to view the entire poem.
©1999 Susan Noyes Anderson, Awaken Your Spiritual Power, Karisma Press (poem only)
A Parent’s Reverie
©1997 Susan Noyes Anderson, At the End of Your Rope, There’s Hope,
Deseret Book (poem only)
Sometimes, when I am quite alone and still,
The Spirit speaks and whispers words of truth:
That I am not the master of your youth
And was not called to bend you to my will.
Lifeboat
©1999 Susan Noyes Anderson, Awaken Your Spiritual Power, Karisma Press
Image by Eugene Garin
A boat is life, a vessel in the gale
Tossed by the wind and driven through the night;
A hapless cutter, searching for the light
That used to dance and shimmer on a sail
Once bright and proud, bedraggled now, and pale.
The Women
©1993 Susan Noyes Anderson, Star Light, Star Books, Inc.
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905)
They came to do Him honor,
weary-faced, and
stonily,
their footsteps traced
the path
to where He lay.
Manna in the Wilderness
©1999 Susan Noyes Anderson, Awaken Your Spiritual Power, Karisma Press
Leather, binding
onion skin
paper, fragile,
wafer~thin.
Love and Lighthouses
©2000 Susan Noyes Anderson
Adaptation of A Lighthouse of Love
If you make the Lord your lighthouse,
He will guide your passage through
every shallow, rocky channel
till the harbor is in view.
A Lighthouse of Love
©1999, Susan Noyes Anderson, Awaken Your Spiritual Power, Karisma Press
If you make the Lord your partner,
He will guide your passage through
every shallow, rocky channel
till the harbor is in view.
The Flock
©2003 Susan Noyes Anderson, His Children, Vantage Point Press
Photograph ©2003 Anita Schiller
The peaceful tinkle of a bell,
a sunrise dawning clear––
The Shepherd may not be in view,
but He is always near.
∞§∞
“I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and my angels round about you, to bear you up.” – D&C 84:88
“I am the good shepherd and know my sheep, and am known of mine.”
– John 10:14
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
– John 14:27