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The World's Strongest Poet

the world's strongest poet

About Me

My artist page is now up and running! Go there to listen to some poetry and music and most importantly "be my friend!" www.myspace.com/gregorsouthard my books are available online in numerous places, including: amazon, barnes and noble, borders, etc.

My Interests

Poetry, biking, running, theology, sci-fi movies, beaches. www.gregorsouthard.net cdbaby.com/cd/southard

I'd like to meet:

People who read Lewis, Chesterton, Luther, Romantic poetry. "Art Before Artist" now on itunes!

Music:

"The Wolf" is Brian Gavron on vocals and John Dowell on guitar. The song is co-written by myself and John Dowell

Movies:

Star Wars, Star Trek, old Steve Martin Movies, Young Frankenstein, Chronicles of Narnia, Rocky Balboa

Television:

Whose Line Is It Anyway, 24, Drew Carey, Taxi, NFL, Boston Legal

Books:

Currently reading: "God's Silence" by Franz Wright

Heroes:

CS Lewis, GK Chesterton, my niece and nephew! For a further list of influences and heroes visit the website: www.gregorsouthard.net

My Blog

Conscious Of

At the mouth/ Of the river/ A cougar licks/ Her lips at/ The thought of/ Unbottled water. "Taste/ And see and/ Eat the flesh."/ At the fork/ In the path/ A math major/ Counts his blessings./ Once I. "...
Posted by The World's Strongest Poet on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:30:00 PST

thinking back

College kids, budding young men and women,/ Hold hands and French Kiss each other/ As they sit on blankets below/ The wet, newly sprouted leaves/ That cover Mount Oread./ They are the few who do not c...
Posted by The World's Strongest Poet on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 07:35:00 PST

Wandering (In The Hollow Temple)

A ghost wanders alone/ Inside his appointed shell/ In a desperate attempt/ To stir it back to life./ Life!/ Not merely mechanical motion/ This machine can feed and breed/ Feel the basic senses/ Feel p...
Posted by The World's Strongest Poet on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:28:00 PST

a new day

"Sufficient" For a child's innocence,/ My soul cries out on heavy days./ What I would give to dine on milk/ When a lack of peace stays/ The food of grace from my mouth./ Today, I read about perfection...
Posted by The World's Strongest Poet on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:06:00 PST

A Psalm Of May

Let the red, let the yellow, blue, and green/ Streams of hope promise lavendar sunsets./ I will walk along the river's muddy shores/ Hearing low whispers: "peace, peace, peace."/ I will walk below jet...
Posted by The World's Strongest Poet on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 09:07:00 PST

Nature Myth

In the last days,/ As the night slowly descends/ On the human drama,/ Love will bring rest to the tired soul,/ Warming the frail, shivering frame/ On the coldest night of winter. In the last days,/ As...
Posted by The World's Strongest Poet on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 06:40:00 PST

Journal Entry: December 9

Numbers. Numbers. Numbers/ Must mean something/ Must mean some thing/ Or God or devil/ Rolls the dice for our fate. Twenty/ The number of years since release./ But I don't feel free anymore./ Haven't ...
Posted by The World's Strongest Poet on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:37:00 PST

On God's Revenge

You are no less my God when I fall/ Down the hardwood stairs sin by sin./ You are still there when I rise to kneel/ For the seven times seventieth time. How Satan must laugh when I ask forgiveness/ Fo...
Posted by The World's Strongest Poet on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 09:25:00 PST

West Wind Currents

Undercurrents/ drive waves/ and land mass/ toward the western side of sunrise/ where joy glides on the edge of sunset's horizon./ Intense desire/ the Longing/ the last Remnant/ of beauty attained. --f...
Posted by The World's Strongest Poet on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 09:02:00 PST

excerpt from "Walking Toward Bethlehem"

from my book "The Myth Of The Morning Star" and also in my audio book "Art Before Artist" "Yes, God is mercy," whispered/ An eternal breeze/ Blowing through walls and souls/ So quiet and easily/ One c...
Posted by The World's Strongest Poet on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:23:00 PST