doorway to uncertainty
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and in my meditation wanderings
I arrived at an antique door quite unique
it was a tall large carved wood door
with an ornate knob and large keyhole
it was really imposing
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Categories:
affirm, fear, life,
Form: Free verse
Sea Smiles
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Strolling upon the shore at night,
cavorting crabs come into sight.
White-capped waves kiss the sultry shore,
whisper nothings in gentle roar.
Digging clams discover their holes,
hiding away w...
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Categories:
affirm, environment, feelings, fish, mystery,
Form: Couplet
one kiss
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* This was the first poem I ever entered into a contest, and it won! (Thank you to poet/judge John Hamilton). It is about a very brief moment, and all that our minds can process in an instant, espe...
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Categories:
affirm, analogy, kiss,
Form: Free verse
Atman
...“What we affirm, varies from the scripture ~
This is the way our heart paints the picture “
~ quote by poet
The Atman or Self is our true essence,
white light that renews...
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Categories:
affirm, god, self, spiritual,
Form: Sonnet
FAITH IN GOD WHO REIGNS FOR EVER
...July 12 Faith in God Bible Meditations Based on Psalms 145-150
Key Verse – Psalm 146:10 The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the Lord.
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Categories:
affirm, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Quatrain
Abode of God
...It is from heart that all desires arise
so therein too they must be satisfied,
which requires our ego to vaporise,
whence light of God in cave of heart is spied.
We affirm we have been, seen an...
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Categories:
affirm, god, heart, joy, light,
Form: Sonnet
My Confesdions
...My Confessions
The best and worst of the process of age,
Is seeing the destruction of our forgiven sin.
Fear for the ones we led astray,
Fear as we said there is always another day,
I know I ...
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Categories:
affirm, blessing, christian,
Form: Free verse
soul lost then found
...scriptures affirm our soul exists
where then is its abode
engulfed by angst, deep doubt persists
heart bears a heavy load
when light pays homage to darkness
mind conjures fear demons
bemused...
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Categories:
affirm, spiritual,
Form: Verse
Heaven is for real
...if life is a lucid dream
a matrix in which we’re caged
in destiny as it flows
perhaps everything is staged
concepts of heaven and hell
seem tools designed to control
to bring semblance of ord...
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Categories:
affirm, god, heaven, silence, spiritual,
Form: Quatrain
My answer is affirm No to his request
...Just name the day, and I will be there.
This morning, the notification bells woke me up.
With sleep still in my eyes, I reached for my phone.
The tone lingered from that text in my ear:
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Categories:
affirm, adventure, anxiety, devotion, drug,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
A Makerere Student, Her Snake, Her Piper, and a Doctor
...This poem is featured in Dr. Ivan Edwards' upcoming anthology, Resonance of the Soul: Flowers and Harmonics, published by IEME LLC. The book will be available in e-book, softcover, and hardcover form...
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Categories:
affirm, anxiety, depression, family, inspiration,
Form: Free verse
Whenever Beliefs
...Whenever beliefs are placed
above any worthless things
they affirm the essence of true ideals,
that sparked visions in people's minds.
Hold on those beliefs and assert feelings,
if brave men s...
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Categories:
affirm, character, courage, feelings, inspirational,
Form: Rhyme
LUGUBRIOUS READING
...I have read the Code Noir.
I have read the papal bull of Nicholas V.
I have read the charter of imperialism.
I have read the Indigenous Code
I have read the Torah, the Bible, and the Quran.
I ha...
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Categories:
affirm, africa,
Form: Free verse
GOD IS NOT DEAD
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we can never affirm;"God is dead,"!because he was truly never born...
PS disagreeing with Nietzsche...
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Categories:
affirm, allusion, extended metaphor, god,
Form: Monoku
The eternal question - God, no God, maybe God
...Made in God’s image, we are living light
We affirm since we’ve been, seen and so known
We have seen God face to face, in plain sight
All was revealed when we chose to atone
Recognising the tran...
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Categories:
affirm, god, spiritual,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
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