Simply Story Poetry

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. This poem compares a cluttered room to a cluttered mind. When I wrote this poem, in 2010, my life was messy and my mind was filled with messy thoughts. It was time to get both areas of my life in order to regain my equilibrium. I had to sit down and think things through and make decisions as to what behaviour needed to stay, be fixed or be thrown out. T...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. This Christian poem is based on Genesis 3 verse 7, being part two of the Bible story of Adam and Eve. Part one was my podcast titled 'Sweet Temptation' based on Genesis 3 verses 1-6. Following the decision that Adam and Eve made to disobey God by eating the forbidden fruit, they scramble to cope with their new knowledge of good and evil. They also wait...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. I wrote this poem at a time when I felt stuck in life. Challenges from my troubled upbringing where proving difficult to get unstuck from the mud of my past. I was reaping the results of ignorant bad decisions that I had made over the years. It is easy to say the word 'forgive.' But it was gaining the knowledge of the 'why' and 'how' of forgiveness that...

Eve: The Bible Story. This Christian poem is based on Eve in Genesis 3:1-6. As I wrote this poem about Eve, it kept growing, so I divided it into four parts. This poem, part one, focuses on the process of temptation - How temptation transitions from what is seen through Eve's eyes, what is felt with her emotions, to finally what she thinks with her mind to make her decision. I found the study...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. This Christian poem, which I wrote in 2016, is based on the Bible verse 2 Corinthians12:9 'And (the Lord) said to me "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly, therefore I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.' You can read my poems, verses and quotes at Simply Story P...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. It was a beautiful Queensland sunny spring day by the seaside, in 2019, when I wrote this poem for my brother who celebrated (or was it commiserated haha) his big six zero birthday. Family, friends and pets laughed, sang and barked their way through the party. Happy birthday to all of my readers who turn 60 this year, and congratulations on reaching thi...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. My dad is now 91 years of age and has been in aged care for three years. I started writing this poem in 2018 when dad went into live in an aged care home, and finished it for this Father's Day 2021. Over the past few years, I have watched him fight to hold on to his independence and full facilties up until the moment he had to let go of each one like, d...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. I wrote this poem while travelling through Meander Valley at the foot of Cradle Mountain in northern Tasmania, Australia.  It was that moment of awe, splendour and majesty that a mountain top view offers. Looking out across other mountains and valleys toward the far distant horizon. We then descended to the valley below which was also awesome, splendid...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. This poem was inspired, after I read for the second time, the book titled 'Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway' by Susan Jeffers. I had read this inspiring book years earlier. But as the years rolled on and new life experiences tumbled in on me, I needed to take a fresh look at a brick wall of a fear which was blocking my path forward in life. Although I had...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. I wrote this poem in 2019, during a time when I was suffering from acute lack of sleep, whilst working full time and studying. My daughter encouraged me to read 'The Effortless Sleep Method' by Sasha Stephens which I found very helpful. I also talked to my doctor, changed my diet to reduce stomach acid and increased me fitness level which all helped to...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. This Christian poem is based on the Bible Story of the Woman and the Two Coins in Luke 21:1-4. This was another poem I wrote while a Prison Chaplain at the Women's Correctional Centre in 2017. I wanted to tell this story to encourage the women in prison, that the Chaplains were a representation of God's love for them. I have included other Bible verses...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. I did not have a tick tock clock for many many years, until 2019 when I bought a quaint secondhand old fashioned wall clock. I have grown to love the constant rhythmic sound. I find it calming and grounding. When my mind starts racing ahead of itself, I hear the tick tock in the background and the familiar tone pulls me back to reality, to real time. A...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. I wrote this poem, in 2016, while I was a Prison Chaplain to encourage the female prisoners to 'Learn about God's love and forgiveness for them and find rest and peace in Jesus.'  It is based on Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in h...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. I wrote this poem in 2018. It reflects on a good memory of that year when, as a group of friends, we dined at the same restuaurant, at the same table every Firday night. You can read my poems and verses at Simply Story Poetry on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn and website.

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. I wrote this poem in 2013, after I had been robbed of several thousand dollars worth of possessions. It was the few treasured possessions amongst the items stolen, that were of no value to the theif but of great value to me, that hurt the most. It took many months before I could move on from the anger and pain of loss that raged inside of me. This poem...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. I wrote this Christian poem after returning from a short mission trip to Bangladesh where I played a small role in the first year of a Bible translation project. I also taught the students some oldie but goodies Christian choruses like ‘This is the day that the Lord has made’. We had lots of laughs as we helped each other learn the songs in each other's...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. I wrote this poem in 2014, just after my marriage broke down and I moved back to my home town, as a single woman. The poem reflects on those awkward times in life when those of us with quiet personalities find it difficult emotionally to break into established groups within a community, to try to make new friends, when your heart is broken and you don't...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. I wrote this Christian poem in 2014, which is based on Psalm 91 verses 5 to 13. It seems that King David wrote this psalm in reflection on his own experience of physical attacks on himself over 3,000 years ago, when he was an Israeli shepherd and his time living in hiding from King Saul's attempts to kill him. Read the story in 1 Samuel chapters 19-24....

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. I wrote this poem last week, just for fun after I had been writing the story of my journey to share my poetry online. My journey has been anything BUT funny since I started 15 months ago. It's been hard work and a steep learning curve. But, the language and jargon of this internet world always makes me laugh as I play around with the words. You can read...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. It's winter at the moment here in Australia, so I thought I'd share this winter poem. I wrote this poem in 2011 after I stepped out from my Motorhome that winter's day to take a photo of the vast paddock of grass swaying in the wild wind at Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea, Brisbane, Queensland. You can TWITTER to my poems and verses as well as read them wit...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. I wrote this Christian poem in 2018 when I was a prison chaplain. I was inspired by the Youtube video 'What Christians Believe in 90 seconds. I expanded and simplified this theme so that the prisoners could understand this gospel message. Each month I resited a different poem during the prison chapel service for the prisoners. You can read my poems and...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. I wrote this Christian poem in 2014 after reading Timothy Keller's book 'Counterfeit Gods'. I memorized The Ten Commandments as a child in Sunday School. As an adult, I could say along with the Rich Young Ruler, in Matthew 19:20 "I have kept these rules since my youth." But, from my study of this passage, I gained insight into how these rules of God rel...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. This Podcast is a few individual verses looking at life from a puzzling point of view, that I have grouped together. Each week I post individual verses, from each week's poem that I publish, on Simply Story Poetry Facebook, Pinterest and website. I like to share my poetry in several different formats so that people can connect and experience poetry in a...

The Adulterous Woman Bible Story. This Christian poem I wrote in 2017 is based on the Bible story of The Adulterous Woman, found in John 8:1-11 and Leviticus 20. It is a poem from my Women of the Bible Series. It takes two to tango Early one morning Jesus was teaching A crowd of people In their temple courtyard. The religious leaders Who thought they were ‘holy’ And better than anyone else Brought...

Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. I wrote this poem after reading the book titled 'Two Minute Moves' by Lizzy Williamson. I found this book on an early morning walk during Australia's complete Covid 19 lockdown. What a great idea to get up from the computer and exercise for two minutes and repeat it throughout the day. I bought copies of the book as gifts for my friends to encourage eac...