Best Goodness Poems

Turkey so dry that I can’t speak
Brussel sprouts boiled for a week
Roast potatoes burnt to a crisp
Lumpy gravy
I feel
Sick

Jan Allison
26th October
Inspired by Andrea’s contest but not written for it!...

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The days, they quickly come and go
who knows about tomorrow.
Will we greet another day
be touched by joy or sorrow?

Why do we waste our precious time
on things like greed and hate
when any day could be the one
we're called to Heavens' gate?

From this day on I choose...

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I didn't want anyone
to have a sad Christmas,
so I roamed Manhattan's star-decorated streets,
where many a homeless weeps...
where was I to find that someone,
if not in that corner where a barrel fire was?


By God's grace, I found that unhappy person in ragged clothes
to give my four...

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Thank goodness for a sun,
the rays that cross the plane!
My office remains melancholy,
a dimness I defend.

Daily I defend this muted light,
thinking it "muse", drinking it blind.

On overcast days, I get away with it;
be it blinds pulled, or curtain down
(rarely both: I'm not an ANIMAL!),
a ray...

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Why is it so hard for some to have self control?
All you have to do is just have a little discipline.
It’s a state of mind you should never have to be told.
It’s based on strength of character that comes from within.

We’re all born with an...

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Goodness is hiding in every shadowy corner of this world
We must find a way bring it out in the open so that it’s blinding
glare drives evil from our midst. Greed, prejudice, hatred, and
uncaring hearts seem to be ruling the day. These human traits
coupled with ignorance...

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Evil can never be reflected upon the well-polished mirror of goodness! 







© Demetrios Trifiatis
   16 November 2018...

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Overcoming Evil With Good...

"Do not be overcome by evil, 
 but overcome evil with good."
This verse from scripture
 is often misunderstood.

Many tend to "get back" at someone 
who's "wronged them."
Whether it be from a stranger... or even a friend.

You cannot fight evil with evil--
this isn't...

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Mercy longs-for a companion-
peace faithful holds on keeps hoping, 
forgiveness sustains, love gently uplifting! 


Three hearts cry out one for the other;
their candles lit each swaying together
as they flicker-the-door, opens wide - 

Grace-generous aware, racing 
in brings them in their longing;
together -...

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                             Sipping the
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Raise your thoughts into the light
With yellow sun and starling flight.
And from a humble heart, uplift
To share kind words,
A loving gift....

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If you should leave before I do
(and I pray that won't be the case),
precious things I'll recall about you.

The words you spoke
were sweet, gentle and kind.
I hold them with love on my mind.

Your voice was warm and silky soft,
it soothed every pain I knew
and healed...

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Twinkling with mysticism,
magically peeping among fragrant
blossoms, reveling the aliveness of
frolicking, rollicking cousins.
Faeries congregate in tittering 
pairs, occasionally in triplets
or quads, encouraging, and cajoling.
Sagely inspiring lively flowers 
to show off their most beautiful.
Hiding from the non-believers,
delighting the rest of us, luring
us back into their gardens.
Aspiring us,...

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My fellow pilgrims on life’s path,
I greet you here today
To share a tale of gratitude
For help along our way.

Our best route is the straightest path,
And narrow from the gate.
But most of us went crashing through
As though we couldn’t wait
To see the things in store for...

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You aren’t blind to the pain in the world
The sorrow and sadness, worry and dread
The fears that overtake hearts
And dissuade dreams from being said

You aren’t someone who ignores the facts
The arguments for reality’s doubts
The burdens of concern that cover love
And darken the light that falls...

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