2023-02-17 11:59
Nice to be back on Message In Stanza again! I mentioned on my other site: myinksmears that my short book June’s Faith is available now in paperback and ebook! Yay! I am so excited! I… Read More
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Welcome to my poetry blog, Message In Stanza! I hope you find inspiration and hope through my messages. That is my ultimate goal. Please check it out!
2020-09-06 22:34
I hope everyone is doing ok. I know I haven’t been on much. I have been taking on other endeavors. I created my website which features original sermons poetry and a short story… Read More
2020-02-15 08:01
Some of you may have been familiar with my other blog, My Ink Smears. I wanted to update all my wonderful followers that due to layout changes, desire for a name change and being ready for a… Read More
2020-02-15 01:36
If you like this video, feel free to subscribe to Carly’s Niche Read More
2020-02-14 17:13
The sun sets over the hill
Cascading a shadow
And a hue of red
I forgot all the
Nasty things you said
The promise is taking shape
With lights and shadows
(C) Carly Wiggins… Read More
2020-02-05 00:38
Swinging to the rhythm of every droplet
Refreshing the inner child’s regret
The moments she been told no
Or she isn’t good enough
Gets cleansed in every drop
No longer a part of… Read More
2020-01-28 20:31
Pressure and insecurity
It rains down so hard
The trees roots are giving out
A life that started with purpose
Will it end in doubt?
Fear is the enemy
But it’s an constant battle
With t… Read More
2020-01-24 01:00
God will provide a way. Sometimes you feel pushed to the limit. But He is exceeding your concept of how much you can take. He is a good Papa.
Hebrews 12:4-11 says, “Endure hardship as… Read More
2020-01-12 19:21
Hello, this a video on my YouTube channel, Carly’s Niche. Here is a prophetic word I sense for this season of people’s lives. 1 Corinthians 6:19 says, “Do you know your bod… Read More
2020-01-11 09:08
God created space
With its brilliant display
Aligning helium and hydrogen
Into a design of chaos and grace
(C) Carly Wiggins 2020 Read More
2020-01-09 16:33
Hello, here is a video of me reading two poems on my YouTube channel: Carly’s Niche, “Happy Like Heaven,” and “God You’re the Glory Cloud.” I hope you enj… Read More
2020-01-04 04:48
Glory is around the corner
For the body of Christ
It’s time to shake off the dust
The medals of yesterday
No longer serve you
God is ready to champion you
Because you are the real priz… Read More
2019-12-27 04:03
God’s in the small moments as well as the big moments. In other words, God is in the seemingly insignificant moments.
Remember those moments when you just wake up in the morning? You y… Read More
2019-12-25 11:56
I just to wish happy holidays from my family to yours!!
Here is a short Christmas poem:
DON’T FORGET
Don’t forget, dear ones
That Jesus is the reason we celebrate
Maybe today we… Read More
2019-12-21 10:27
2019-12-18 06:31
That sinister seed
Is watered in greed
It’s time to get our heads above the dirt
Because you know satan roams the Earth
Time to get power from above
He has no ways to dismantle the lov… Read More
2019-12-16 21:40
I recently wrote a poem on my blog called “Serve Love.” You can check it out here: https://messageinstanza.com/2019/12/15/serve-love/. I wrote this poem inspired by people giving… Read More
2019-12-15 13:01
Loving someone is only half the battle
Time to serve the hearty soup with a ladle
It’s the moment to serve love
Because you deserve love
You say you don’t deserve affection
Beca… Read More
2019-12-12 06:29
I want to be happy like Heaven
As I see Hell defeated like pain
Pain is an illusionary fallen state of mind
Joy is the celestial mindset
Truth is coming to the Body of Christ
(C) Carly Wiggi… Read More
2019-12-10 21:43
We all stay in little dustbins of comfort
But the world around us is hurt
It is a dirty world
But Jesus is the soap
The only hope
We look for solace
But forget we all lawless
It is a dirty… Read More
2019-12-03 06:56
Holy splendor
Now I surrender
My heart is tender
Towards my Maker
Your love isn’t an imposition
I pray with intuition
Knowing You’ll help in any situation
I love you God
Though… Read More
2019-11-25 04:38
This life is an imposition
Another unfaithful situation
Another broken reality
I thought I cared
But I am so underprepared
Through endless tunnels of confusion
This life is nothing bu… Read More
2019-11-24 22:14
Papa is faithful
He is in control
He helped David
Yes He Did
So He can help you too
God is compassionate
His mercy is no accident
He helped Moses
Stay focused
So He can help you too
God is h… Read More
2019-11-15 01:22
Don’t take life too seriously
You want power over fun
You make my head spin deliriously
Don’t over think
Because the second you did
The moment is gone in a blink
You only live… Read More
2019-11-03 17:29
Here is June’s Faith Chapter 14. The final chapter! Thanks for coming on this journey with me. Feel to comment on this chapter and how you felt about June’s Faith as a whole. I h… Read More
2019-11-02 05:07
You spoke into hearts
To unlock the truth inside
Many closed doors before you
The keys just disappeared
Left you confused and scared
You thought if you could unseal hearts
Freedom like the w… Read More
2019-10-31 05:29
Words cannot be spoken
Of my love for my Father
My soul has awoken
I thirst for His living water
His living water satisfies
It gives eternal life
Just look into His eyes
It takes away all st… Read More
2019-10-26 09:48
Peace, peace, peace
It is hard feeling to grasp?
Security is hard to clasp
My doubt is astounding
So many times I doubted
I stopped counting
I look towards the heavens
Even though my heart… Read More
2019-10-09 21:35
Dark corridors of the mind
Derbis in every corner
A maze of confusion
Where’s the way out?
I am afraid there is no way out
My mind is like locked up inside
Where are the keys?
There… Read More
2019-10-06 20:10
Here is June’s Faith Chapter 13. I hope you enjoy! Here is a link to the previous chapters: https://messageinstanza.com/category/stories/
Chapter 13: Fruitfulness
June closed her eyes… Read More
2019-10-03 19:20
Our bodily shadow gets torned off
To reveal the light inside
Are you afraid of following the light?
Many who had close encounters with death
Say letting go is as easy as their last breath
W… Read More
2019-10-02 01:18
Heaven, heavenly abode
Our bodies erode
But we’re on our way home
Jesus, God in flesh
Our spirits mesh
We are so blessed
Holy Bible, the Living Word
Sharper than any two-edged sword… Read More
2019-09-26 02:58
Hannah had a barren womb
But God heard in her gloom
And blessed her with Samuel
He was ordained as a priest
He took over Eli’s sons roles
And came to greatest
When he felt the least
M… Read More
2019-09-22 23:44
Hello, here is my latest video from Carly’s Niche on YouTube. I sense God has a lot of blessings in store for us this month!! I hope you enjoy! And feel free to subscribe if you like w… Read More
2019-09-20 04:03
This world keeps spinning on its axis
All the world’s a stage
It’s ready to film the actress
She went unscripted
She learned her lines quickly
The rest is unwritten
We may ponde… Read More
2019-09-19 04:24
It is the end of the ride
But you’re still strapped inside
You don’t get many turnarounds
Mark my words
You’ll look back
And say, “oh snap”
“Why did… Read More
2019-09-15 01:46
Here is June’s Faith Chapter 12. I hope you enjoy! Here is a link to the previous chapters: https://messageinstanza.com/category/stories/
Chapter 12: A New Future
June and Jimmy were… Read More
2019-09-07 18:33
Here is a tanka I wrote. A tanka is a Japanese poetic form. It consist of 5 lines the first and the 3rd line have 5 syllables and the other lines have 7 syllables.
God bring the glory
Open u… Read More
2019-09-07 06:32
Flowers are ingenious beauties
Fragrance like heavenly air
Texture like the softest cotton
What if they could talk?
What would they say?
Would they cry out in despair?
Say they feel forgotte… Read More
2019-08-31 23:20
Changes and go
Some feel like death row
But some feel like being in Montego
A shift in the seasons
Give you all these warm feelings
Hang on, don’t give up
You don’t like this bi… Read More
2019-08-25 02:42
We need freedom
Like a horse roaming free
Nobody wants to be chained
Or falsely blamed
Sometimes the freedom comes later on
Jesus wasn’t free at Calvary
But victory was on the horizon… Read More
2019-08-17 00:01
Here is a poem I wrote called, “My Quill,” with the beautiful backdrop of the waterfront of Burlington, Vermont. I did a spoken version of it on my YouTube channel called, Carly… Read More
2019-08-11 23:15
Here is June’s Faith Chapter 11. I hope you enjoy! Here is a link to the previous chapters: https://messageinstanza.com/category/stories/
Chapter 10. Life’s Unexpected Blessings… Read More
2019-08-08 18:57
Love is what it’s all it’s about
You have heard this before
But why are so unsure?
Don’t doubt believer
Eternity is forever
Being effected by evil
Is temporal
We eage… Read More
2019-08-05 18:15
I have been spending the summer in Burlington, Vermont. Getting away from the Texas heat! So beautiful! Vermont has a lot of charm. Some of these pictures are from Stowe, Vermont. Enjoy!… Read More
2019-08-04 20:20
Many words inspire the page
As the quill sets the stage
I could use any writing tool
Don’t mistake me for being uncool
I know it’s the 21st century
But I love to write as you ca… Read More
2019-07-31 01:51
The shadows bounce off the wall
As the evening sun starts to fall
Are you brave in the night?
As an owl ready to take flight?
You decide once and for all
If you can stand up to the moonlight… Read More
2019-07-26 15:31
Phone in hand
Eyes closed
Wrecked car
Shut down roads
Do we think
Before we speak?
Do we think
Before we act?
Crushed bones
Cut lip
This car
Was sinking ship
As soon as
She bent her neck
An… Read More
2019-07-20 01:23
God is my Confidant
He is everything I am not
I don’t need to search for a needle
In a haystack
God is right here
He’s got my back
Patience allows you to rejoice
It gives me bac… Read More
2019-07-14 23:07
Some many different kinds of people are here at this coffee house in Burlington, Vermont. You have the regular guy who reads his newspaper every morning. He stares aimlessly into space somet… Read More
2019-07-11 00:01
Equilibrium
Why is it important?
Balance is what’s needed
Love is a scale
When everything else fails
And my expectations exceeded
Some many tough branches
With soft leaves
We are the… Read More
2019-07-03 17:55
I truly appreciate all the followers. Thank you for all your support Read More
2019-06-27 06:14
With your folded hands
Like a fort
You bow your head
Giving up your pain
To your gracious Papa
Knowing He’ll support you again
You are first quiet
Listening to the Spirit
Giving you i… Read More
2019-06-19 04:38
We all love drama
Just like
The segment in your mind
The characters divided
The scene was like
A tsunami of sorts
We will ever forget
What it was like
Living in the segments of our minds
Mem… Read More
2019-06-17 22:37
Here is June’s Faith Chapter 10. I hope you enjoy! Here is a link to the previous chapters: https://messageinstanza.com/category/stories/
Chapter 10. Promises from the Lord
&nbs&hell…Read More
2019-06-17 02:43
From sunrise to sunset
I don’t forget
To lose all regret
Watching these colors in the sky
Is as magical as looking into your eyes
Will you kiss me as the day starts to rise?
Misfortune… Read More
2019-06-16 05:12
Here is some encouragement for you and a little prophecy. Please submit your prayer request in the comments below and I would be happy to pray for you Read More
2019-06-13 23:44
Here is a video of me reciting “Why Must I Suffer?” from my YouTube channel, Carly’s Niche. I hope you enjoy Read More
2019-06-13 02:10
Why must I suffer?
I feel so bent out of shape
With no escape
I am easily forgotten
But mistaken for
Being spoiled rotten
I may seem to have a lot
Of unimportant needs
But it’s the lif… Read More
2019-06-08 21:42
Told I don’t measure up
Feeling inadequate now
Like a broken lamp
No light coming within or without
No electrical current going on
I had depth and shape
But it’s turned to broke… Read More
2019-06-06 19:00
Love lights up the night
An universal stream of hope
Beckoning well-being
(C) Carly Wiggins 2019 Read More
2019-05-28 00:03
Sunrise
A lucid suprise
Ribbon of colors
Behold with eyes
I doubted my life
Now I don’t
The surreal love
Beyond the horizon
Love is more than words
It’s more than actions
It is… Read More
2019-05-22 23:10
I just got published online at ChristianDevotions.us. I am super excited about this. My second time being published online! I hope you check out my published piece. It’s called: Let G… Read More
2019-05-20 23:45
How many times do you fly an airplane and look down on the life below and feel so small? The aerial view of life is small in comparison to what are used to. But small is still beautiful. If… Read More
2019-05-18 01:33
I need to replace these pencils with paint
Then I need to widen my palette
Eventually, I’ll find inspiration
I would like the mind of C.S. Lewis
I want heart of Mother Teresa
I desire… Read More
2019-05-12 20:47
I am a living soul
Who wants total control
I eat, move, and sleep
And repeat
God is in the control room
Overseeing our lives
He sees billions of screens
At once
The next life
What will it ho… Read More
2019-05-10 13:41
Here is June’s Faith Chapter 9. I hope you enjoy! Here is a link to the previous chapters: https://messageinstanza.com/category/stories/
Chapter 9. Cloudy Bay Chardonnay
Jimmy w… Read More
2019-04-29 23:15
Why did God have to crucify I?
Only God knows why
Why did He allow
Job to be tempted by satan?
And For him to lose everything?
Why did God have to crucify I?
Only God knows why
Why did God… Read More
2019-04-24 12:54
Heal those who are sickly
Please come quickly
By your stripes we are healed
Where your true nature is revealed
Healing is in your wings
When the open wound stings
Or when are organs slow do… Read More
2019-04-21 21:41
Here is another video from my YouTube channel, Carly’s Niche. I hope you enjoy! Read More
2019-04-17 21:34
Dances ebb and flow
Like a majestic waterfall
Most waterfalls rush
This one moves with soft precision
Lovers love dance with each other
God wants to dance with His creation
We drink in His… Read More
2019-04-09 17:27
Hello Message In Stanza followers, I am writing to let everyone know that I will continue to post, just less frequently. I am making this decision so I don’t lose my creative edge and… Read More
2019-04-09 16:56
2019-04-08 23:35
You may feel like at times you want to quit
You may feel like you lost your wit
But keep marching towards the finish line
We have all heard the when life gives you lemons saying
But it… Read More
2019-04-06 03:00
Here is June’s Faith Chapter 6. I hope you enjoy! Here is a link to the previous chapters: https://messageinstanza.com/category/stories/
Chapter 8. Good Change
June saw Jimmy’s… Read More
2019-04-03 15:00
“Life is like a drop of water, drink from the well while you can.”
“Stubbornness will take you far. However, cooperation with strong wills together will take you even furth… Read More
2019-03-30 03:00
It’s very common in a modern churches to preach a watered-down Gospel message. God is good. And as the famous verse Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that in all things God works fo… Read More
2019-03-28 10:59
Time is an escapade
A time capsule
Hard to swallow
Here are the guidelines:
You’ll find full guidelines on the TLT page – here’s the tl;dr:
Write three… Read More
2019-03-27 15:00
Art is a cohesive collaboration for the mind and hand
A project completed is like a hatching dinosaur egg
The bigger the imagination, the bigger the shell
So many ideas got stuck in a… Read More
2019-03-25 02:11
Here is a reblog from By the Left Hand’s blog. Check out amazing work by Brett Krisitian: https://brettkristian.wordpress.com/
Faithful fields of green,
boasting rising flower.
Natures… Read More
2019-03-23 03:00
2019-03-20 15:00
Love is contagious
Come and save us
Love, don’t forsake us
We have abandoned you from time to time
But come to teach us
Love, we are apologetic
We are souls that are shipwrecked
Away… Read More
2019-03-16 03:00
So for the long overdue but here is June’s Faith Chapter 7. I hope you enjoy! Here is a link to the previous chapters: https://messageinstanza.com/category/stories/
Chapter 7:&nb&hell…Read More
2019-03-13 15:04
You have to keep your mind in check
Before it becomes a wreck
You better do it soon
You only have a sec
Before there’s a setting moon
Every day you have an opportunity
For love and in… Read More
2019-03-12 21:54
Come quickly, Lord Jesus
Come to free us
From this sinful life
Filled with dirty strife
Because you were nailed to wood
I know your nature is good
You are our comforting lamb
You are the Gr… Read More
2019-03-09 04:00
Heaven goes beyond this galaxy
But God’s kingdom is in us
What did you want to discuss?
Just look within
Heaven goes beyond a mother’s embrace
Jesus was the ultimate Mother
Gran… Read More
2019-03-08 21:22
Check out Ether’s well-written and inspiring blog: https://theether1.wordpress.com/
electromagnetic butteries
with bright eyes
and hearts the size of Africa
i know you miss my encoura… Read More
2019-03-06 16:00
The lights and colors
Are like no other
The colors sing
Like an orchestra
Constantly vibrating noise
Led by composition
The hues twist
Like multi-colored candy canes
All the way up tp the m… Read More
2019-03-03 04:05
In the wilderness
Trying to find my way out
There is no water
What do I do?
I feel bad and alone
Ny head is empty
(C) Carly Wiggins 2019 Read More
2019-02-28 16:36
Bend and shape me
Do not let the Holy Spirit escape me
Receive from the church
But let God be your first thirst
Papa, every day we all struggle
But come in like a flood of love
Fueled by exh… Read More
2019-02-26 20:47
Check out Happiness Buffet’s talented blog: https://happinessbuffet.in/
I am creek of words which leads to an ocean of emotions
Like water, I can flow through your heart and soul
Remem… Read More
2019-02-24 15:03
What do most people do when they find out your lost a loved one? They offer their condolences by saying they are sorry and maybe hug you as well. But what if it’s just an average day a… Read More
2019-02-22 16:16
Different View point..
Jan 3, 2019
“As the challenges tempt us to give up, God changes the seasons so we can encounter a different viewpoint.” ~Charlena Jackson
#success #health… Read More
2019-02-22 06:36
Enjoy! Read More
2019-02-20 21:48
I hope you check out my latest YouTube video from my channel Carly’s Niche.
Here are some Christian quotes I said about grace, being free from legalism, and what it means to quote Scr… Read More
2019-02-19 02:19
You feel like a diamond in the rough
But you only say that when things get tough
You really have no mojo
You love when you yo-yo
The devil is the details
A nasty truth
One big wave to ride… Read More
2019-02-13 18:22
I am not going to recite
Roses are red
Violets are blue
To make things right
Some roses blue
Some roses are yellow
But it’s the flower’s heart
That’ll always remain true… Read More
2019-02-11 22:32
Chasm of joy
Oh boy!
Like a roller coaster ride
Thrilling yet
Filled with regret
Welcome to the chasm of joy
Do you ponder life
With all its strife?
Like being at spot signs
Do you wish
Lov… Read More
2019-02-05 20:28
2019-02-05 14:15
Streaks of mercy will blister if left out in the cold
Marks of grace won’t penetrate without wisdom
So when will we let the Spirit’s guidance unfold?
He wants to fly and spread e… Read More
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