Best Given Poems

Luscious the fruits, beautiful under moonlit beams
firmly planted roots, outstandingly hot, lush-sent dreams
all in all, glorified visions, heavenly sent
treasured deeply with rapture stored, sweet love-nights spent.

Tender kissing bites, honeyed dessert offered free
wonderful the flights, through blossoming forests of trees
all in all, miracles were given, lost...

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All In All, True Magnificent Treasures Given

Luscious the fruits, beautiful under moonlit beams
firmly planted roots, outstandingly hot, lush-sent dreams
all in all, glorified visions, heavenly sent
treasured deeply with rapture stored, sweet love-nights spent.

Tender kissing bites, honeyed dessert offered free
wonderful the flights, through blossoming forests of trees
all...

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Sir Poet, Hold True To Thy Gifts Long Given


Sir poet, why hast thy broken thy true pen?
Are not thy words intended to help and heal?
Pray thee, returneth to world of gentle men,
Let both thy mind and fevered blood softly spill!

Sir poet, why hast thy burned...

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Beyond the beauty before me
            - echos enchant 

I’m not one to embrace and then take for granted -
         life,
     ...

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Awakening from a restful night,
I thank God for my humble home,
For His keeping watch as I slept,
And for His morning show of charm.

Enjoying my breakfast with delight,
I feel God’s presence in a brimming cup.
And before I grasp His amazing provision,
All my morning meal has been...

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I had a friend with a unique way of looking at the world
(although I once thought she was misled)
because when the rest of us said ‘Happy Thanksgiving’
‘Happy Thanks-given’ is what she said.

It is a day we come together
and give thanks for all the ways we...

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New Life Given And Glows Of A Golden Crown

A pity, stark indifference and sad
Paths taken into that darkness and woe
It is not that world and all life is bad
As willful blindness we let evil grow
In course of that we build a blacken room
Mold iron shutters...

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a poem
is much
like a dream
captured
in ink
on paper
then
given wings
to roam
the sky



Published in my 24-page photo book ~GIVEN WINGS~ 2020
Also published in 24-page photo/anthology book ~GATEKEEPER~ 2020

AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Submitted on January 5, 2020 for contest STRAND SELECT 4 sponsored by BRIAN STRAND

Originally posted on February 22,...

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It thrills my heart to hear endearing name
its sweetness burns my heart, sets it aflame
Your tenderness and love it does proclaim
the world is rosy red, never the same

I bloom with praise at tender loving word
For in my heart I know love is confirmed
intense my pleasure...

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Redbone, A Mighty Blow Given Night That You Died


He a mighty dog, grandpa just called him Redbone
As big as a hog, he weighed in over six stone. 
Part black bear and part mutt, his growl scared one and all
Hellfire in his gut, Pap would bear...

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From the greenest acres of laden wood
The painted asphalt of a future's path
In breathless moments of events withstood
Upon the virtue of Jehovah's wrath
Founded a nation in united task
Brought forth the torrent souls of righteous gain
The restless embodied from shackle's drain
Grasped upon the mountains of western...

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Jasmine climbs the arbor,
sweetly scented air
Standing ‘fore the sunrise,
moments made to share
Butterflies and dew drops
neath pink orchid skies
Gazing their reflections
soft within your eyes
Knowing there is beauty
wherever we may be
On any given morning
when you are here with me...

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This quiet night the earth was still.
A Virgin birth would be fulfilled.
A real bright star would lead their way,
to a manger, so far away.
The Magi's gifts were for a King.
Frankincense , Myrrh, and Gold, to bring.
Mary's miracle comes to life, as
Joseph watched with great surprise.
This...

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Inspired by photo:

The sun rises like a golden medallion
Turning water into a glowing scene
The smooth green hills welcome open space
Where freedom is found on the slopes
To flee, to run, with open arms to warmth
Wonder rises on the horizon 
Taken in by the mind, willing to...

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The sweetest love I ever knew,
Was a secret love not given.
A sublimating ecstasy--
A symphony from Heaven. 
                            ...

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