August 2021 issue | spirit-fire-review

Abstract lion in bold orange, yellow, and browns, with streaks of light streaming outward. Image by Peri Priatna, on Pixabay. Text: Spirit Fire Review, A place where faith is welcomed and expressed through poetry, art, creative nonfiction, and song. Come on in!

Spirit Fire Review's 5th Anniversary! Plus: interview of Janine Pickett

painting by Janine Pickett, acrylic fluid art on canvas. Method balloon dip. “My heart said, You.” “My heart said, You” is a quote from a...

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child-heart: poems by Isabel Chenot

dewy flower, image by Myriam Zilles, on Pixabay ~child-heart “For You are our Father though Abraham does not know us” (Isaiah 63:16)....

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On the Porch of Magnolia Manor: by Steven Croft

girl with ice skates, image by Lorri Lang, on Pixabay On the Porch of Magnolia Manor, Decorated for Fall She would tell me wistfully...

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Cracks: by Carol Farnsworth

cracked pottery, image by Manseok Kim, on Pixabay Cracks We are vessels holding all that we are. Others near us are the same. Each whole,...

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Walking from Buwenge to Mawoito: poems by Natalie Lester

sugarcane, image by Albrecht Fietz, on Pixabay Uganda 2020 I remember the sound of rain and the smell of sweat. A thick body odor with a...

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The Plan: poems by EG Ted Davis

Christ, image by Raheel Shakeel, on Pixabay The Plan Thank you, Jesus, for sticking to... The Plan. * Let not... the sinful nature of the...

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Daylight: poems by Matthew J. Andrews

bullfinch, image by Oldiefan, on Pixabay In the Beginning I walk across the afternoon, advancing ever forward while my soul retreats into...

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Supernova: poems by John C. Mannone

Milky Way, image by Evgeni Tcherkasski, on Pixabay Ontology I look to the heavens plead questions The stars remain silent I look to the...

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Heavenly hour, sisters: by Kate Copeland

frosted glass, colorful, image by bluebudgie, on Pixabay Heavenly hour, sisters She walks around, head down, eyes set to dust, sand is...

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Living by the River Styx: by Juan Pablo Mobili

boat, image by pasja1000, on Pixabay Living by the River Styx I often listen to people who speak movingly about forging a legacy, intent...

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Cherished Daydreaming: poem by Edilson A. Ferreira

collage, faces from Pixabay Cherished Daydreaming Sitting by the road’s edge, I watch life go by. I see men, women, old and young people....

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Cuánto Más?/How Much Longer? by Martina Gallegos

hearts, image by Ben Kerckx, on Pixabay Cuánto Más? Cuántas lágrimas más tengo que derramar? No soy rio ni mar ni lluvia. Cuántos latidos...

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The Flute: by Jonel Abellanosa

forest in mist, image by Free_Photos, on Pixabay The Flute I search my instrument, stem I long for, difficult to find in the forest,...

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Three Poems by Mark Weinrich

geese flying, sunset, image by skeeze, on Pixabay A SIGH “All my longings lie open before you Lord; my sighing is not hidden from you.”...

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Paintings by Janine Pickett

Fall colors, 11x14 Acrylic on canvas. Method: balloon dip. Janine Pickett is the founding editor of Spirit Fire Review. She is also an...

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Measuring God: poems by Nolo Segundo

measuring tape, image by Thomas Wolter, on Pixabay MEASURING GOD How are you going to do it? How do you weigh the Infinite? How do you...

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The Light: poems by Bruce Mundhenke

orange brush strokes, image by Prawny, on Pixabay The Path Look at the world around you, A feast for your eyes to behold, All just for...

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Fond Fathering: poem by Lucia Walton Robinson

farm, image by Loren King, on Pixabay Fond Fathering Frail soul, fond fathering feeds thee, ingathering speeds thee, in fallow field...

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An Hour Ago: poems by Bobbi Sinha-Morey

leaves in wind, image by Alicja, on Pixabay An Hour Ago An hour ago I’d dozed upon the thought I could leave all those unwanted memories...

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When the trumpet sounds: by Bevan Boggenpoel

clouds, praise the Lord!, image by C.B. Harris When the trumpet sounds I know my Redeemer Lives on high The One who created Earth,...

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SPIRIT FIRE REVIEW

Celebrating God's Goodness through Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Visual Art, and Music