THE TINY TRIAGE EXAM ROOMS
...I'M TRANSPORTED BY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION AMBULANCE I'M ALWAYS AFRAID SUFFERING SEVERE PANIC DISORDER I TRY AND FOCUS MY MIND HURT MY EYES ARE SWOLLEN PANTING PANIC ATTACKS AGAIN THE NURSES ARE KIND ...
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Categories:
baptisms, allah,
Form: Naat
Dirge of the Last Lap
...I
The loud, cruel laughter of dirge
besieges us so greatly in the face of
wanton humiliation.
It comes mightily, crashing our aged
city walls, unearthing the foundations of
churches,
tolling...
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Categories:
baptisms, dark, death, sorrow,
Form: Free verse
She is our Hero Our Queen
...water gives us life
she uplifts us
rejuvenates us
keeps us connected
her baptisms
her wet coolness
her willingness to share
keep us fresh
essential loving water
as important as air
they...
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Categories:
baptisms, water,
Form: Personification
Night Terrors
...Running down Chicago Ave barefoot brain buzzing hymns and static, neon crucifix blinking above a bodega, the gospel of smoke and piss, all-night diner flickering with ghosts of jukeboxes past—she lau...
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Categories:
baptisms, allegory, allusion, america, angel,
Form: Free verse
Witcher County Road
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There's a gonna be a crimson moon tomorrow night...
Me and Delroy, heading down Witcher at half past midnight. Our destination: Witcher Redemption Church of Christ. It's been pouring like crazy ...
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Categories:
baptisms, child abuse, fear, religion,
Form: Haibun
Some more Questions and Answers Q and A part three
...Q: Is it also, according to the Apostle Paul, to also become baptized by being so
in the name of Jesus Christ?
A: It is the Pentecostal and the Charismatic movements and churches that con...
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Categories:
baptisms, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Prose
Beautiful
...Framed art and photos on the Johnsons’ wall
depict the beauty of four generations~~
awards, graduations, baptisms, weddings,
holiday scenes, birthday celebrations. . . .
One needs no explanatio...
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Categories:
baptisms, beautiful, love, marriage,
Form: Free verse
Bless the Lord O My Soul
...Bless the Lord O my soul and all that is within me
praise His holy name
No other name
There is no other name given unto men
by which we must be saved.
There is the name of Jesus that is on...
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Categories:
baptisms, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Lyric
Ten Unforgettable Things
...My first taste of GOD was fed to me by my dear mother when she prayed with me by the bedside each night as she resighted to me The Lord's Prayer.
Our FAMILY consisted of 12 children, mom, dad, gr...
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Categories:
baptisms, remember,
Form: Free verse
No Baptisms
...I tried to tread inside temples
but I wasn't permitted past the doors-
my reluctant repentance ignored.
I have no need of salvation
because I have been bravely born
into terrible times. This is ...
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Categories:
baptisms, creation,
Form: Verse
The Bright-Eyed Thief
...Diamond-bright-eyes,
Like king Solomon wise,
But like those of a rogue,
Lusting for valuables in vogue;
From parcel shifting to parcel,
The unlikeliest to indulge any counsel,
Of money, command...
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Categories:
baptisms, character, evil, innocence, integrity,
Form: Rhyme
I Cry
...I cry at baptisms, funerals, and touchy movies. There are more less-eventful venues that touch my h...
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Categories:
baptisms, change, family,
Form: Verse
Tears
...Today, I seem to be consumed with an idea about tears.
The Bible records the word 'tear' 13 times, and 'tears' 36 times.*
I do not recall giving any thought to this in the past, but this morning
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Categories:
baptisms, emotions,
Form: Couplet
I Remember You Happiness
...I remember you happiness
through the early aroma
of grinded coffee beans
wafting gently from
the corner coffee shop
I remember you through
the freshly bread 'scent
from the baker's sour ris...
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Categories:
baptisms, happiness,
Form: Free verse
Good News Sells Too
...Here's the Good News, our world is awash,
in wonders and beauty life cannot quash;
Like laughter and love, kind words, Turtle Doves,
Bar Mitzvahs and birthdays, baptisms and first dates,
Promoti...
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Categories:
baptisms, appreciation, cat, dog, happiness,
Form: Free verse
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