Best Earthbound Poems

Those evil thorns of bitterness
That couldn't bear to see
This child so loved and so adored
By their father
Captain Lee

Until one day in early May
When she went out to play
In  fields drenched in morning  dew
Above a wind swept Bay
While standing there
Out on a ledge
Above a...

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We dwell in quiet places
Where mortals sleep eternally
We earthbound angels made of stone
Keeping vigil for thee

Stone angels carved by human hands
In honor of the dead
Giving meaning to the path
Where mortals dare to tread

And if you care to rest a spell
In this quiet place we dwell...

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I was at a place I didn't want to be,
and was privileged to see angels 
working around me.

The angels in heaven were praising 
and singing, as the night angel
here on earth quietly was 
comforting a lady here on this plane.


With a soothing voice ,the night
angel...

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He looked at the child on the ground,
the night quiet, no sound,
child shot in a needless crime,
as his hands tingled as if frozen in time,
he leaned forward, his pale skin beaming,
his sympathy fell hard,
his emotions, streaming,
his fury, steaming,
his reality, dreaming,
he made no effort to make
his...

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Earthbound Angels (1)

You know her,
or perhaps 
someone like her,
getting by
day to day
no wings
allowing 
her to fly

Average,
says many,
but to family
her attributes
are plenty;
a kind nature
wearing a smile
for all

She carries
her heart
on the sleeve
of her words
giving freely…
a glimpse
into a love
filled soul

© Debra Squyres 2013...

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Earthbound Angels (2)

You know him,
or perhaps
someone like him,
and average guy
a bit shy
no wings
allowing
Him to fly

Average,
says many,
but to family
He’s plenty:
Helpful
Giving
Loving
And kind

He wears
his words
on a sleeve
as his bond;
Love 
and truth
His daily
motto

© Debra Squyres 2013...

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While crossing Verrazano Narrows Bridge
recurring mem’ries of New York recapture 
history and civilization of the two boroughs
provide me with deep interest and emphasis.

Brooklyn in its old Dutch for “broken land,”
and Staten Island named “Staaten Eylandt”
named in the early 1600s by Henry Hudson,
trailed off on a...

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I will remember whispers on the breeze.
Perfumed incense, honeysuckle sighs.
Firelight smouldering
Earthbound spirits draped in starlight.
Dark’ning skies
Reflecting maiden moon.
 
I will remember voices in the storm.
Shadows cloaked in midnight promises.
Swirling silver streams.
Earthbound spirits weaving dreams of 
Dark desire
Reflecting moonless night.
  
I will remember echoes on...

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Splintered souls are rising
and falling down below
the reasons are not surprising
but the outcome is still a blow

watch out says the woodsmen
blasting out kindled ashes
mistaken are the poor men
blocked by their fiery flashes

cradled are the holy
no less to feel the shame
while the wicked cry out wholly
taking...

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The flower that blooms in adversity 
is the most rare and beautiful of all

— Mulan

EARTHBOUND

a miniature rose
beauty in beholder’s eyes —
golden lotus springs

3/5/2021

From wikipedia: There are a number of stories about the origin of foot binding before its establishment during the Song dynasty. One of...

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Cry not my earthbound angel, know that there are changes at their charge.
Keep your faith, your heart strong.
Begin to feel the warmth, release your inner glow, in time a knowing will begin its bloom.
Close your eyes in sleep.
Dream again, fear not what the messenger brings.
Although...

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lead me back to earth
make me smell the flowers again
show the way to the bird bizarre 
oh how i miss your rhythm

kiss my lips so i can taste vanilla heaven
caress me gently so i can feel chocolate paradise
ride me thoroughly so i can vibe on...

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A falling silent sky
And upside down, in this sky I cry
Broken rules as all silence screams
The air is thin, is this but a dream?

A glowing distant star
It comes so close, but its warmth is far
Moonlight recites painful rhyme
In space I breathe, but choke all the...

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Earthbound Paradise

Ruby red sapphire blue blossoms stand,
    in the diamond stream,
        little silver fishes play.

on a sky of robin's shell,
    Cotton puffs of cloud,
        golden...

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Most games are well-grounded,
    To earthen goals they can defeat.
        While few rise above the horizon,
            With constant volleys they can repeat.

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