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Doth If Not

Doth if not thrill thee, Poet, Dead and dust through thy art to feel how I press thy singing Close to my heart Doth if not see thee, Beauty, Life and youth thy presence tell to feel your gracefullness and your radiance hail Doth if not feel thee, Proud, Bloody and tired after fought I feel your anger as you rage violent pacing within a cage Doth if not loath thee, Time, That span in which we do wait I fear that I may not master thee but only learn your unstopableness Doth if not envy thee, Love, The subject of all stories the main ingredient in any glory a painful woe and often worry Doth if not doubt thee, God, Who speaketh all into being from atoms to the universe principlaities and powers, who rules? Doth if not worry thee, Man, from day to day trying to understand his heart with his mind, two seperate things God's way of compromise

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Date: 1/17/2012 12:00:00 PM
Like the thoughts penned on this poem John. Sorry I am behind in my reading and will try and catch up slowly. love phyl
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Date: 12/3/2011 3:05:00 PM
well, this one came out of left field, what a gem of a write! what's with the archaic language? usually I don't like that but, oddly, here it works, absolutely it works:-) I would say this is perfection (but I'll still rap you over the knuckles for bad spelling haha)
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John Loving Iii
Date: 12/3/2011 5:35:00 PM
there is a lot you don't know about me.
Date: 11/17/2011 7:17:00 PM
What a great vision John, you capture it all in true Shakespherian style.
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Date: 11/13/2011 9:08:00 PM
i doth not know...lol... i love it John... I can actually hear you resiting this poem,,Enjoyed stopping by tonight, have yourself a lovely night ;-) ,..p.d.
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John Loving Iii
Date: 11/17/2011 6:32:00 PM
my own improvisation in a shakespereian play.
Date: 11/13/2011 4:02:00 PM
I'm not sure about that title phrase but the message of this is very lovely, john. It shows a great deal of reflection on God and humanity!
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Date: 11/13/2011 7:30:00 AM
Good one with a great way of using the introductory poem..Reads like a winner..Enjoyed reading this morn..The story is told that Zackeus came down the sycamore tree so fast that it knocked the bark off and that is the reason the tree's bark peels..Sara....Soup mail..
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Date: 11/13/2011 6:30:00 AM
Written like the true masters.
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John Loving Iii
Date: 11/17/2011 6:30:00 PM
I am a true master.

Book: Reflection on the Important Things