Original Works
Discover Poems by Stan Fleming
A collection of heartfelt poetry created with the desire to have a deeper relationship with the Lord. Dive into poems that reflect Stan’s journey to know God more.
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Steadfast Hope
As I’m working through various challenges in this season of my life, I keep being reminded of where my hope lies and where my focus needs to be. Even so, I find my mind wandering to the discomfort of my axiety and to the urgency of my situation. This poem is a reminder for me…
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Highway of Holiness
As I think about my journey to know God more, I’m reminded of the opportunity we are given to travel that road less traveled, the Highway of Holiness. It’s a road that is paved with God’s mercy and grace, and a journey that is fueled by our faith and obedience. It’s a journey that’s not…
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Not Forsaken
We all have moments where our burdens are heavy…more than we feel we can carry…and our fears are amplified…seemingly louder than God’s truth. It’s in those moments that we have to get away, to cut through the noise and tune into His presence and His voice, and to release to Him to receive His peace.…
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Forgiveness
The Bible tells us that God’s love is immeasurable, and there’s no better example of that than His forgiveness to me the countless times I’ve fallen short and failed Him. He welcomed me back each time, and He wrapped me in His love to purge me of the guilt and shame. His forgiveness is undeserved,…
The Creative Process
Each poem starts with an inspiration – could be a photo that triggers a thought, a thought that then matches to a photo, or a yearning from Scripture that then results in the pursuit of a photo that matches with it. Almost all result in deeper discovery about the precept of faith that emerges from the photo or thought.
Many of the core elements of faith end up in multiple inspirations and thus multiple poems as a result.
All of the poems are drafted and then set aside, and when I return to them, the inspiration from the beginning is either affirmed and the poem then finalized, or I’ll make significant edits based on where the Spirit leads me in that revisit.
I get great joy in the creation process, and I smile when I feel like the poem captures the thought put on my heart in the exact way I felt inspired with it.
That’s not always the case, but I love it when it happens that way!