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The Deadest Hope In The World


The deadest hope in the world to hold
To be truly youthful when one is old
To race about with eager quickened pace
Innocent smile upon a softened face,
Willing hands to love yet again,
The envy of many fellow jealous men
A finer vessel sleek,...

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Categories: deadest, blessing, deep, desire, hope,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member The Deadest Hope In the World
The Deadest Hope In The World


The deadest hope in the world to hold
To be truly youthful when one is old
To race about with eager quickened pace
Innocent smile upon a softened face,
Willing hands to love yet again,
The envy of many jealous, fellow men
A finer vessel sleek,...

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Categories: deadest, appreciation, emotions, humanity, imagery,
Form: Sonnet
Who Is the Deadest
Who is the deadest 

Now that Israel has published horrific pictures 
of slain children this as an explanation of why they 
so cruelly bomb Gaza
where about 500 children have been victims 
of relentless bombing
one hopes the Palestinians will refrain from publishing pictures of their dead...

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© Jan Hansen  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: deadest, allusion, anger, bible, confidence,
Form: Blank verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry



The Deadest End
The finer you draw your measurements,
the further away you fall

Each number squared and time compared,
deafens out the call

Your techno-dialectic,
data piled upon itself

A trash heap at the deadest end
—where folly stacks unfelt

(Haverford Pennsylvania: July, 2019)...

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Categories: deadest, technology,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Reflection on the Important Things