Best 145 Poems

two birds on a branch
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the gods …

awoke early that day
for the sun had swallowed the moon
and left a ragged, gaping wound in the sky …
it bled darkness like cold...

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Along with cadent rhythms of the day,
night crawlers hum like bees around a hive.
Black shadows stretching longer, curve and blend,
to splinter into shards below the...

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The storm that thundered is fading still
Reluctant to let go the reign of dark
But the nascent light behind the clouds
Unfolds the scene that's changing fast

On...

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I Exalt You, My God!

I will exalt you! My God and king!
And worship your name
 above EVERYTHING!

Forever and ever I will bless your name!
Your goodness...

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Having lived with various cats as great pets
we praise* God for their calm presence, so warm
never giving harm, purring with sweet charm 
cheering, when from...

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In the reflection of a golden sunset
Nocturnal blessing of horizon’s vicinity

Far from lamenting a plummeting nightfall
I seem to capture a slight twinge of infinity

In the...

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The sewing machine, long idle, gathered dust
Held my attention to make it work against rust
Reminding me “I am whom your mother did trust…
To clothe you...

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My perfect day is bleeding in the sky,
as an evening gust takes my hair with a sigh;
frogs sing, and birds in circled flight cry.
I must...

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~ Trust  In  Jesus    ~
 (  Linked   )



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Trust in Jesus 
T 
Jesus loves you 
R 
You,...

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Sappho fragment #155
translation by Michael R. Burch 

A short revealing frock?
It's just my luck
your lips were made to mock!

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Sappho fragment #156
translation by Michael R. Burch...

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In fields of golden crisp wheat I run.

I go there each and every morning to draw closer to my Lord.

To feel the husks ever so...

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I have to admit
The school where I work
Needs everyone to be
Able to speak Spanish.
Because the parents do.
We are an 82 percent
Spanish-speaking community.
I’ve taken Spanish 4...

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Here is my every other...

15 minutes until the hour-
I have my tech tool powwow to scowl,

30 minutes from the end-
I'm in the descend,

I know I'm...

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handfuls ...
fine argyle pleats
your breath burns ...
core-to-blood-to-exhalation

you are black flame ...
coursing veins - permeating all
pounding music throbs, carnal
tempo set to your sway ...

with you ......

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