A Name By Any Other Arose
Native Americans call me 'Paleface'
'Roundeye' say the Chinese race
to a Scot I'm a 'Sassenach' 'Boyo' to those in Wales
altho' a 'Limey' in New York
I answer to none such hails
once a 'Gweilo' in Hong Kong Down Under was a 'Pom'
you may give a dog a bad name (and/or a bone)
he may even be your (best) 'Pal'
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Categories:
arose, fun, how i feel,
Form: Rhyme
Just because an impetus arose
Just because an impetus arose...
to repost poem
(I chanced to locate
amidst plethora of poems on hard drive
of Macbook Pro)
written more'n a half decade ago
before yours truly
blissfully oblivious to crypto-
currency shenanigans linked into
fiendish scammers after which
I (especially me button nose) didst glow
(giving Rudolph the red nosed reindeer
a run for his money)
whence rage,
on
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Categories:
arose, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
The Conversion
Where there had been laughter, sparkling tears
Kissing naked hearts with shadows, clinging fears
Dreams silenced by the darkness, quiet despair
Erasing all the light within, doubt beyond compare
Echoes of grace and mercy, breathlessly listening
Lifting the obscurity, inspirations flowing, glistening
Whispers pleading for new beginnings, the unveiling
Satisfaction rubbing away the worries, belief prevailing
Serenity sighs through the spirit, jubilantly singing
Dispelling
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Categories:
arose, christian, faith, hope, inspirational,
Form: Couplet
Christ Arose
Of all the plethora of Easter thrills
The empty tomb always gives me chills
To think that Jesus rose from the dead
Unfathomable, but takes away our dread,
Reminding us that life goes on after death
That living in Christ sets us eternally free
After leaving this world, I’ll still be me,
Because I have everlasting life in Him
“Christ Arose” – I
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Categories:
arose, christian, easter, holiday, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
Arose
Darkness imbues sunlight,
Stars adorn pitch of night.
Pristine as north winds blow,
Huddled in loam, primroses grow.
Razor clouds streak across sky,
Starkly bleeding is dawn to eye.
Sangria balm touches azure skin,
Contrast like yang and yin.
Shadows shrink, ignoble retreat,
Selene, curtsey, obliges defeat.
Emblazes arise, heat carries,
Tip to root blushing varies.
Dawn serenades coming day,
Phoenix arose from ashes of grey.
Pigments leak
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Categories:
arose, sun,
Form: Rhyme
She Arose
She arose…
A phoenix out of a pile of ashes…
Out of abandonment
Out of hardships and constraints
Out of depression and sadness
She arose…
Out of cutbacks and setbacks
Taking to the sky, looking down on ghosts
of mental, physical and economical abuse
She arose…
Strong, majestic, empowered and divine
Out of trials and tribulations she climbed…
Casting off unsightly remnants of loss and despair
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Categories:
arose, confidence, courage, endurance, hurt,
Form: Free verse
The Morn Arose
The morn arose in golden hue
A vision to make a mortal sigh,
I gazed upon a Turner sky
And to the night, I bid adieu.
Writing Challenge 2, August 2019 - Enclosed Rhyme - Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Dear Heart.
15/8/2019
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Categories:
arose, beauty, morning, sky, sun,
Form: Enclosed Rhyme
A Rose Arose
Standing in a valley
Of which no one knows,
A rose arose
Between my toes.
Watching in awe,
For magic is what I saw.
The rose still grows
Even as wind blows.
Smiling happily,
The rose so lovely.
A rose arose,
Feelings arouse.
Seeing her in my mind,
Just as the rose, one of a kind.
The rose still flowers,
Even when against nature.
Standing in a valley
Of which no one
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Categories:
arose, flower, imagery, love, metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Just Because An Impetus Arose 1
Just because an impetus arose
Thank dog, and cat,
no pet tee filed - late fee
incurred from this
sole heir, matted son
Avenue of Harris communique
to his youngest sister
busy as a queen bee,
her name mentioned
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Categories:
arose, angel, dad, dedication, forgiveness,
Form: Light Verse
Just Because An Impetus Arose 2
Rockwell) framed palette,
(sans dystopian
picture) outright
and despite whatever hardship,
with curtain call on this
November 11th, 2018 night,
a flickr ring, instagram, and
kickstarter motive might
be fulfilling tummy,
that ever so
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Categories:
arose, 6th grade, 8th grade,
Form: Enclosed Rhyme
Everyone Knows Jesus Arose
Everyone Knows Jesus Arose
Jesus arose and I do suppose
That everyone am sure knows
To heaven is where He goes.
Feel him in wind as it blows
And see after the lake froze
Grass that grows and grows.
He protects me from my foes
Together my life hems and sews
Is my savor and was He I chose.
Jim Horn
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Categories:
arose, allegory, analogy, religious,
Form: Couplet
He Arose
Long ago Man soaked alters in blood,
while sacrificing animals to God.
And ever since Noah and the flood
plows got hammered into sword and rod.
Civilizations grew and flowered,
only to vanish with little trace.
And men of peace were labeled coward,
while women were chattel, kept in place.
God was always at war with Mankind,
smiting pagans with His Holy wrath.
And a
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Categories:
arose, bible, easter, faith, feelings,
Form: Quatrain
As the Day Arose
The day arose when the ebbing golden orb
Would sun the morn with light and joy
When all the air seems dark and dewy
When the pleasant songs of day would leap.
Upon the rising of the sweet Mercury swells
There's a gentle play that gladdens the heart
They soar swiftly upon the sighing breeze
In symphonies sweet, their tender echo flows.
To
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Categories:
arose, lost love, nature,
Form: Free verse
I Arose
I arose
I arose from the fire
And saw nothing but dust
Swaying in the wind,
which gust wildly from left to right
And right to left
I arose from the fire
And saw no water;
The lakes and oceans
Dried up, like desert oasis
In the plain silent seas of love
I arose from heartbreak and sorrow,
To await for me on the tops of golden
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Categories:
arose, deep, depression, heartbroken, love
Form: Free verse
Arose From the Rose
I AROSE FROM THE ROSE
TO SAY TO HI TO MY BABY
FOR ME TO MAKE HER HAPPY
AND RECEIVE MY ROSE, MY TREASURE
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Categories:
arose, love,
Form: Light Verse
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