Steven's Poetry


These are a few of the poems I’ve written over the course of my life. Some are very serious. Some are exciting. Some are just plain wacky. Enjoy!
  • Paul

      ...in memory of Paul Chessman, a friend from church

  • Poema

      ...perhaps the only poem I've ever written in Spanish (with an English translation)

  • Discombobulated

      ...a gripping story of an abduction by Vikings

  • Hammer and Nails

      ...all about the great reformer Jonathan Edwards

  • The Rabbi is Coming!

      ...all about the greatest reformer Jesus Christ

  • Christine

      ...in memory of Christine Soetaert, my best friend's sister

  • Where they left off...

      ...in memory of those massacred at Columbine High School, April 20, 1999

  • Michael

      ...in memory of Michael Morrison, a boy from one of our sister churches, who drowned on May 3, 1997

  • The Rise and Fall of Humankind

      ...all about the Creation, the Flood, sin and the Return of Christ

  • The Termite Queen

      ...Her Majesty lays eggs

  • Ah, the Joys of Homework!

      ...yeah

  • The Carabao and the Storm

      ...a fable about pride

  • It was a funeral—or was it?

      ...an astounding miracle recorded in 2 Kings 13

  • Haiku

      ...several haiku I wrote for a school project

  • Limericks

      ...2 limericks, one about Socks, the Clintons' cat; and one about the famine in Somalia

  • The Two Seasons

      ...a sonnet about the only two seasons there are in the Philippines

  • Falling Asleep*

      ...falling asleep to the sound of dogs and cats making a huge racket

  • The Flight*

      ...flying back to the Philippines

  • The Dogs Bark*

      ...same subject matter as "Falling Asleep"

  • Ridiculous Roy

      ...a ridiculous poem :-)

  • I Should Go Back to the Sea

      ...a poem about the sea

  • Scud

      ...an important lesson from Saddam's fictional dog

All poetry © Steven Sauke. All Rights Reserved.

* The poems with an asterisk by them and no link were part of an English project in high school, and I had them on my old web site before I got my domain name. They were lost in the transfer, and I'm not sure where the hard copies are. If I ever find them, I'll post them and put the links back.

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