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Best Boils Down To Poems

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Tadhana
I may never know what exactly happened,
but I think I know the why of it

Tadhana…Fate…Destiny…Kismet…

Put it in so many words,
but it all boils down to...

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Categories: boils down to, inspirational, life, loveday,
Form: Narrative



Premium Member 'a Thousand Steps'
A thousand steps in between 
who I was and who I am now 
do I wonder about the detours? 
do I wish I took the...

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Categories: boils down to, introspection, lifejourney, life, time,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Cubozoa, Cnidarian Invertebrates
Cubozoa, cnidarian invertebrates
Not the jelly you would put on a plate

This cubed shaped medusae, so potent they are
Once stung you will never move far

Their venom...

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Categories: boils down to, nature
Form: Couplet
Am I Turning Into a Lizard Serial Killer
Hmmm, where do I start? With deep sighs, I am sighing right now.
I just finished burying 2 lizards, and my heart is heavy...

Let me back...

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Categories: boils down to, angst, animal, how i
Form: Narrative
Premium Member 'life Didn'T Break Me
They said there will be days like this 
Where my heart refuse to beat 
Or my feet refuse to move 
I came too far
To want...

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Categories: boils down to, introspection, life,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Fall Down Together Love
Ruby all boils down 
to you in every dream hot
one vision cannot shake free 

Visiting center 
nerve glows of everlasting
beauty flowering blossoms
 
Singing jewel gem...

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Categories: boils down to, beautiful, beauty, love, magic,
Form: Choka
Those Thoughts (Extended Version)
Nightmares, shame, and despair---
You don't go anywhere.
All alone in your mind
even with someone by your side.

You think, "Why can't everyone just leave me alone?"
You thought...

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Categories: boils down to, childhood, confusion, depression, faith,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Juggernaut
Not the crush
But the GOD
JUGGERNAUT!
Racing    hidden    above a naked earth
Power roiling deep within
For just a day or two ...

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Categories: boils down to, nature, seasons
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Stuck In An Elevator
I am stuck in an elevator with Cher, Tina Turner, Bette Midler,
Pink, Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga when
Liza Minnelli drops in from a...

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Categories: boils down to, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Prose Poetry
Island Hopping
ISLAND HOPPING
by

JOHN M. ARRIBAS


My first day of community service at Glen Oaks
Assigned to spend time with a few elderly folks
Spotted an old gentleman staring out...

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Categories: boils down to, war, world war ii,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Barely Twelve
Never expected to find you
So much I wanted to tell you
Actually boils down to a warm thank you
Your glowing smile I can still picture
Still remember...

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Categories: boils down to, 5th grade, angel, childhood,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member 'float'
The core of you 
Does not float like you think it does
It is anchored in what you believe 
You sometimes don’t fathom all of you...

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Categories: boils down to, life,
Form: Light Verse
I Saw Jesus In My Coffee This Morning
I heard it percolating and I just knew it would be a most special cup

Every morning I anticipatedly go and wash out my old cup...

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Categories: boils down to, adventure, best friend, devotion,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Attitude
How we choose to live our life
And treat others 
Good or bad
Happy or sad
All boils down to
Attitude.

For attitude is important
If you want to get on...

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Categories: boils down to, appreciation, character,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Redeemer, the Lord of Hosts
When it boils down to the truth taking a platform
the words Jesus speaks deeply to me
Most assuredly I say to you 
before Abrabham was I...

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Categories: boils down to, baptism, blessing, faith, god,
Form: Narrative

Book: Reflection on the Important Things