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Best Cleanliness Is Next To Godliness Poems


Is Jesus In a Box
Is Jesus in a box, hmmm…, let’s see,
Jesus in a six sided container? That’s hard to visualize for me.

Who’d put him in? Better yet, who’d take him out?
Is he really in there? That could cast some serious doubt.

What a tidy package is your Jesus in...

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Categories: cleanliness is next to godliness, religion, satire, jesus, ,
Form: Couplet
Chatterbox
We all meet Friends like these and sometimes we keep them!!
Written with a bit of Jamaican Patois thrown in.

           
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Categories: cleanliness is next to godliness, allusion, feelings, humorous,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Auntie
Auntie

In her lofty ways, she was always
the best example of
the stars out-shining the moon.

Her ways of doing things always
correct and proper
she was a student of the Queen.
Place setting and
China decoratively graced the table
per the law of “Good Housekeeping”
Seating arrangements were labeled.

Without a P.H.D she could...

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Categories: cleanliness is next to godliness, eulogy,
Form: Verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry



Premium Member Auntie
Auntie

In her lofty ways, she was always
the best example of
the stars out-shining the moon.

Her ways of doing things always
correct and proper
she was a student of the Queen.
Place setting and
the china on the table all had to
be per the law.

And no PHD could outwit her with
her...

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Categories: cleanliness is next to godliness, memorial day, strength,
Form: Bio
Answering An Abstract
ANSWERING AN ABSTRACT
 
do you trust the world not to fall on you?
 
i’m standing on the world, i have to trust
myself not to drop. i’m an implosion of doom
enjoying expressions like good grief, my structure
is closer to collapsing because the bolts unloosen,
thinking my thoughts...

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Categories: cleanliness is next to godliness, arabic, christian, death, earth,
Form: Carpe Diem
Dig My Own Grave
~~["Dig My Own Grave" is a series of writings in reflection of mental preparation... 
~~~Each scoop of dirt rids the mess where I'm to be finally laid to rest~~~] 

Cleanliness is next to "Godliness"_ or so I have heard. 
Sounds good to me_ no debate,...

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Categories: cleanliness is next to godliness, appreciation, death, fate, funeral,
Form: Couplet



Premium Member Revealing Youth Quirks' Secrets
“Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.”
Thus declared Ephesians 6:1 of the Holy Scriptures…
I confess that I’m guilty of juvenile stubbornness 
With my naughty quirks I can’t deny
…Now somehow revealed by my kids.

As to table manners, there was I feasting too...

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Categories: cleanliness is next to godliness, appreciation, childhood, faith, god,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member When House Is On Fire
I’ll pray for God’s control over a house on fire
Along prudent composure disasters require.

In such state, I’ll keep foremost my antique Bible
Scriptures that anchor my faith, making me stable.

Medicines come next with first-aid necessities
For normal blood pressure amidst adversities.

Vital are legal and academic documents
For social,...

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Categories: cleanliness is next to godliness, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Lockdown Essentials
I believe in God’s power* midst lockdown
Since no disaster can shut His grace down.

In such state, I need foremost the Bible
Scriptures anchor my faith to be stable.

Medicines serve as great necessities
To combat blood pressure’s adversities.

Vitally important are documents
For social and financial engagements.

Hygiene kit plus sanitizer’s...

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Categories: cleanliness is next to godliness, blessing, christian, faith, god,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Seperate Bathrooms Over Sixty
We can still love each other, to our dying day. We can maintain some of that magic when things were new. Didn’t mind elbows in the night, or bodily functions to name a few. Waking up and admiring the view. Seperate bathrooms permit waking up...

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Categories: cleanliness is next to godliness, appreciation,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry