Best Gracious Poems

I wonder whether this is love or lust,
If rain reigns in the day or dark night,
Confused as I lay low without foresight,
My soul sails through the sea of metal rust,
Clean my lens and brush my hair just to adjust, 
Hoping to see my diamond shine...

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No matter that we've never met,
Compassion radiates from afar.
Rippling outward, gathering strength,
Expanding across the oceans wide.
A warm light like a rising sun,
Gently touches grieving hearts.

Distant strangers, I empathize.
Compassion has gracious eyes
For your sorrows and your tears.
With time, may it soften grieving pains....

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A Strong Flame flickers 
In the distance
Moving toward you
When it is time to shine,
Shine.
When the time has come
To dim your lights, be silent, 
Speak with your eyes and heart.
Watch the new amber radiate in the midst.
Flickering flames are approaching; 
Some have come to refuel you....

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Elegant traditions slowly fade.
A life of service, a worthy trade.
Helping others is its own reward;
inherent virtue can't be ignored.

Wear a tie, tip your hat,
shine your shoe, don a spat.
That's the proper way to do;
adopt a cultured world view.

Bow to kings, royals 'n mates;
respect heads of...

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In this world of joy and pain

Yahweh has been so gracious

It's His Word that does sustain

In this world of joy and pain

His love for me will ne'er wane

His promise, not fallacious

In this world of joy and pain

Yahweh has been so gracious


05.21.2021



For Kim Merryman's "Try a...

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Lord our God, great and gracious
we look to you our certain hope
for you know all our concerns
help us to trust holding your rope

Fill us, Lord, with real living faith
a faith that will make mountains move
even a little mustard seed will do it
for you're able always,...

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Gracious engagements we now insist
Healthy bonding for friendship’s wealth gain
Allowing welfare’s peace to persist
Midst loving bliss and respect that reign.

Healthy bonding for friendship’s wealth gain
We do learn from each other’s wisdom
Midst loving bliss and respect that reign
Devoid of pride that stains good will’s freedom.

We do...

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The gracious woman grows through her own self-reflection
Everything she goes through in life is a lesson
Her beauty is of essence such as her presence
Full of integrity, compassion, and optimistic guessing
The courage that she brings
Screams a strong woman destined
With the passion of a soldier at war
She...

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It was the day I wanted the most
Yet dreaded as the worst,
Seeing the jumpmaster’s eyes
Way up there in the sky,
Waiting for the scream
“This is a paratroopers’ dream
Stand in the door—lean and mean!”
C130 paratrooper’s Jet, 1500 feet above earth
M16 Weapon by my side, ready to hit...

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One
little
sunflower
alone among
many headless stems
poses by my mailbox.
Some summers ago, others
flourished there, but were all mown down.
If they can forgive their being slain,
perhaps they will resurge and rejoin her.

Today as I back my car out onto
the street, I chance to glance over where
that one new flower...

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Creatures of earth
Where do thou draw thy mirth?
Thou fumble through bed of roses
And flaunt thy jewels and dresses.
Then thou smile and chortle
But where do smiles go after?

I am a lady 
Voice little, inaudible.
Yet a prayer must not be loud
Not even like a tiptoe
Or the shingles...

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The gracious woman is hated
She is not overrated but such a natural one
Morals and values dictated
Through her trials and tribulations her smiles stun
Family and friends created
Stay optimistic throughout the long run
The woman is so courageous
A strong heart is number one
She seems to be contagious
Her relationships...

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A full moon night
to my delight
what is so wrong
with doing what's right
nothing is right
after so long
no use in complaining
time to move on

The Dream Water one day
might take me away
farther from the comfort
of familiarity
I float on my back
then shut my eyes
my body now sinking
into ocean arms...

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I love the smell* of God’s gracious bounty
Freely exuding pure leafy-green scent
Breathing out Creator’s fragrance, so fresh 
Oozing great nature’s delightful perfume 
Enriching paradise breeze with good health.

I love the sound of God’s gracious bounty
Chirping birds in tune with gushing rivers
Soothing zephyr wafts serenity-bliss
Cicadas’ symphony...

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Haiku #12,024-12,028


I welcome winter
with virgin clean fields of white
crisp air, well dressed nights

Spring's voice too, will sing
with nature's scent wakening
be done spring cleaning

Summer will slip in
my shoulders bare as I jog
through drizzle's warm breeze

Fall makes a comeback
I am awed by the clearing
a year laced with...

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