Best Abides Poems

I start my afternoon hike up a mountain trail.
October’s sunlight, the vestige of Indian Summer,
dapples my exposed skin with welcomed warmth.
Sun’s rays are gilded tendrils cutting through pines
whose needles’ sweet scent
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BEAUTY ABIDES

Beauty abides, and as her lover, 
I lift her veil to see transparent eyes glimmering
with an enticement worthy of seduction.

Touching some primordial passion, 
she wreaks havoc on my senses.
And graces me with unspoken words 
that promise delightful pleasure.

Beauty reigns as Queen supreme. 
Upon her...

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Love sought me out
Never leaving me in doubt
From my Mother’s eyes
Shining bright, alive, life-size

Love silenced all my fears
Wiping away my tender tears
Reassuring my soul of hope
Silencing weeping so I could cope

Love braved the coldest dread
Making me feel joy instead
Encouraging my faith, my trust
Erasing worry and...

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Faith hides ~ 
  All is lost
    in the scheme
      of things

Faith abides ~
  My every breath
    a pair of wings...

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There is a place where love abides;
Where hearts know not fears.
Come and join by my side;
Let me wipe away your tears.

Trust and take my hand;
Have faith in humankind.
Be you here or in a foreign land;
We shall leave no one behind.

Unite, Warriors of the Rainbow;
To create...

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The world pauses in expectation, a waxing moon 
The timepiece whose silent ticking is heard by 
The worm within as it gnaws with urgent force. 
Momentum of thinking is fuelled by hope,
Ordaining the path towards joy or despair;
An uncertain end pricking inner turmoil.
The world watches,...

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In Faraway Land, Where Sweetest Rhapsody Abides

In faraway land, where sweetest rhapsody abides
there is hope and smoke in tight little curls;
with life's mysteries and all that it hides,
deep romance and those tasty little hidden swirls.
In distant land, sweet dreams arrive by truckloads
with fire that sets...

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Watching mundane seconds tick away
Linked together they form passing years
This flimsy chain around my neck does not betray
Nor can my stinging eyes squeeze back the tears

Dreams begin to float out of my reach
Tormented by what makes me so distressed
Losing many of my hopes I feel...

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There was a time when I was so young
I was uncertain, didn’t know which road
Was the right one, the way for me to go
The place where I’d discover wisdom and more…
	…. Peace and love, grace from above

There was a time when I thought I was...

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Where beauty abides
The heart is at home
And love is enthroned
Ruling inside
The beauty’s unseen
Sparkling and clean
In light and repose
It doesn’t suppose
Where beauty abides
To friendship it’s bound
Living in light
It never takes sides
Always innocent new
Desired by all observed by few
Some think it’s not there
They see only dimly
And don’t...

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The snow lay on the land ln soft folds
some deep, others were a sprinkling.
Sound was hushed by its blanket
Leaving a quiet stillness in its wake'

Layers of pristine snow muffled foot steps
all the creatures were drawn with curiosity
To a clearing deep in the very dense forest
where...

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Who abides
Would abide
Though you go for a ride
Now and then
Here and there
Or never
To nowhere

Who abides
Would abide
Sincere or snide
However you speak
Love and eat
Advance
Or retreat

Who abides
Would abide
Whether you follow or guide
Stand up 
Weak or strong
Perish now
Or live long

Who abides 
Would abide
And take it all in stride
Saintliness and...

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Still Abides

One must realize.
The “He who created life”
Still above abides.
Why does He put up with us?
Thank you God for love divine.

Poetic form:  Tanka
©  Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
     11-14-09...

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Love Abides 
      When you come home from a very hectic day..
      I reach up and kiss you; with few words to say..

      You smile at me and it melts...

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Three things in life last forever 
 Faith, hope and love
 The greatest is love
 God is love
 He that abides in love
 Abides in God
 And God in him

Success begins in our lives
When the problems and hurts of others
Matter to us
When the wound of...

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