Simply Story Poetry

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. There is no right or wrong way to fill journal pages. Nothing is too silly, stupid or negative to be included. All the stuff that clutters up your mind. I was horrified at how many of my thoughts were about old past crap and negative thoughts. They are meant to be the act of moving your hand across the page and writing down whatever comes to mind. I lik...

Hi. I'm Beverley of Simply Story Poetry. As our lives gather momentum into a New Year, I have republished this Christian poem which is based on The Lord's Prayer, found in the Bible in Matthew Chapter 6 verses 9 to 13 . This is my favourite poem and I believe, an important poem to keep front of mind. When I first wrote this poem back in 2014, I would recite it every day as a daily prayer. But as t...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story. What if we don't like where God is leading us?  How do I process uncertainty around God's Will for my life? How do I proceed with God's Will? As we start a New Year, I decided to write this poem. In 2014, I read the book titled God's Will: Finding Guidance For Everyday Decisions by J.I.Packer and Carolyn Nystrom. This wonderful book answered my questions...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. It's the summer holiday session in Australia when most church community activities stop from early December till the end of January when the students go back to school, college or university and the new year gets into full swing again. Like me, you probably make plans and set goals for the new year for family, work, leisure activities, health and our pe...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. I wrote this poem when my daughters had grown up and moved out of our family home and were living independently. I had always been there for them. I was a proud doting mum. I had continued to push my goals to the side. I don't regret a minute of my motherhood years. But the time had come when I had no more excuses. Even my girls were telling me to do mo...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story. I wrote this poem ten years before I started sharing my poetry with the world. It was while I was living a very simple lifestyle, travelling around Australia in a motorhome (I lived in a motorhome for four years). I had a supply of writing paper to compose poems on, my old guitar to strum while I quietly sang my favourite songs in the cool of the evening, and...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. Welcome to my new series titled Simply Create To Share, which will consist of weekly articles where I will be sharing the journey of my creativity, which is writing poetry. This year I am venturing into non-fiction writing in which I will be covering topics like what books, songs and creative people motivated and directed my progress from being too shy...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. I started writing poetry in 2011 while travelling around Australia in a motorhome. I wrote this poem while travelling through Western Australia, reflecting on my struggle to accept the gift I had of writing poetry. Back then, I thought it was an interesting but frivolous gift. What good could become of it? when I told people that I write poetry, they wo...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. It is summertime here in Australia, hot and humid in my hometime of Brisbane Queensland. I have been off the air for a month as I spent the week before Christmas Day packing up and moving to a new address, then I made a snap decision to travel north to Yeppoon in Central Queensland for two weeks of casual work and to catch up with close family members f...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. As we enter into this year's season of giving, I want to continue with the theme of giving. I originally published this poem earlier in the year titled You Are Rich, but I renamed it and I have added a verse to the end of the poem about some of the many free gifts that we can give away, which are of great value. Originally, this poem only reflected inwa...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. As we soon will be entering into the Christmas time of giving, I have re-recorded this poem which was one of the first poems I published on my new podcast back in April 2021. I recorded it at the beginning of the Covid 19 lockdown in my home town of Australia when hugs were not permitted. It was sad to publish it at that time, as I feared that the world...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. I wrote the last verse in 2018 for my brother and his wife's 35 wedding anniversary. They live in the beautiful seaside town of Yeppoon, where the sun is scorching hot in the Queensland summer. It was while I was walking along the beach that I was inspired by the theme of this poem. I added two verses to explain the inspiration of the poem. These are th...

The prophecy found in Isaiah chapter 9, l means 'God Is Salvation.' The book of Isaiah bears his name. He was a prophet during the reign of kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah between 759-697 BC. He also warned the kings of impending doom unless they ruled faithfully for God. Isaiah was married with two sons. The Book of Isaiah is quoted many times in the New Testament following the bi...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. Who was I to believe? How was I going to solve this dilemma? I loved both of them dearly. I wrote this poem, in 2011, at a time when I had two family members telling me two different stories of the same event, both sides vowing they were telling the truth. I had to be the judge and jury and decide who was telling me the truth. I couldn't believe that on...

The story behind the poem titled Four Unusual Women - The Christmas Story Part 2.This Christian poem is Part 2 of my Christmas Story. It is based on Matthew 1:3-6, which mentions four women in the genealogy of Jesus. It is a brief overview of these women who had troubled or scandalous life stories. It seems unusual for God to have chosen them to be included in the ancestry of the future Saviour of...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. Back in 2014, my young adult daughter gave me a birthday card with a picture of a Queen on the front cover with the caption 'You Totally Rule'. I was surprised that she chose that picture, as I did not see myself as a 'Queen' but she did, in a nice way! I had previously read about Archetypes and receiving this card prompted me to write this poem. I want...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. This Christian devotional poem is inspired by the Bible story, in John chapter 9, of the blind man who was healed by Jesus. When the man returned from following Jesus' instructions to wash, the people who saw him asked him in amazement about his healing. They took him to the Jewish temple to show him to the authorities, who kept questioning him about ho...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. I was inspired to write this poem after visiting the Daly River, in the Northern Territory, Australia in my motorhome. My visit was at the tail end of the wet season, and a cyclone that had recently flooded through the north of Australia in early 2011. Many homes and businesses, in my home town of Brisbane, Queensland, were severely damaged by the flood...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. This comforting poem, which I wrote in 2014, was one of the first of my Christian poems based on Psalm 91 verses 1-4. I wrote it after hearing a sermon on Psalm 91, at the church I was attending regularly at the time. I also wrote another poem, soon after, titled God Protects From Attacks based on Psalm 91 verses 5-13, which I published on July 20, 2021...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. I wrote this poem in 2012, after visiting the beautiful botanical gardens in Darwin in the Northern Territory Australia, while travelling in my motorhome. In this poem, I compare the tiny intricately designed flowers with those of us who have beautiful qualities to offer the world, but largely go unnoticed, due to our quiet natures. I realised that I di...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. I wrote this devotional Christian poem in 2017 after studying Exodus and Deuteronomy. The setting of the poem is when Moses and the Israelites were wandering around the desert for 40 years. It also includes a reference to when Elijah had travelled 40 days and nights to God's mountain in 1 Kings 19. I also mention the simile 'it was a two-by-four moment,...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. I wrote this poem back in 2010 while sitting in my motorhome at Sherwood, Brisbane, Queensland. I was parked beside a paddock with a large tree a short distance away. A wild storm came, and went, and left me wondering about how the storms in nature compare to the storms in our life. You can read my poems and verses at Simply Story Poetry on Facebook, Tw...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. This Christian poem is the fourth and final part of the poem about the Bible story of Adam and Eve. I wrote this whole poem in 2017. God had a plan of salvation, glory and peace born out of His love for His creation, which He revealed to them before they left the garden. I have listed the references, that I studied to write this poem, at the end of the...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. I wrote this poem in 2012, after I visited the Perth Museum in Western Australia. They had the most beautiful display of butterflies. As you walked through the display, spotlights came on to highlight the brilliant colours of the butterflies wings. You can read my poems and daily verses at Simply Story Poetry on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and the websi...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. This Christian poem, which I wrote in 2017, is part three of the story of Adam and Eve, Genesis 3 verses 8 to 13. While Adam and Eve hide from God, they wait anxiously, for they know that when God comes walking in the garden, they will have to explain to God what they have done. You can read my poems and daily verses at Simply Story Poetry on Facebook,...