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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Always Here
This week I focused on God’s presence…He’s always here…fully knowing, fully working, fully loving. We all need that reminder from time to time…I certainly do. Regardless of our situation…He is with us, He is for us, He will not fail us, He is our strength. With faith, we have that assurance: “Always Here” You’re with…
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No Idea
This poem is for all of us who are stepping forward in faith, not knowing where the journey may be taking us, but trusting the Lord in the midst of the always swirling doubts and fears. Just like Abraham, we too may not have a clear understanding of the route or the destination when the…
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Eagerly
Our pastor preached from Luke 22 this past Sunday, emphasizing how Jesus “eagerly” approached His time with His disciples at the Last Supper and then the accomplishment of His mission on the cross. His sermon inspired me to write a 3rd poem about Easter, and I wrote this one from the perspective of Jesus sharing…
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On That Cross
Building from my last poem, I focused this time on the sacred weekend, about 2,000 years ago, that began with a cross and ended in worshipful celebration. This poem is written from the perspective of a disciple – who watched Christ suffer, hid in fear when He was put in the grave, and rejoiced in…
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!