Best Grant Poems

stoic or mourning
in a time of depression
or keepers of secrets
with a hostile divide?

why daylit drawn curtains
made from fabric she's wearing
and 'mother-in-law's tongue'
on the porch to the side?

is the pitchfork that's upright
a symbol of darkness
that's repeated in lines
on the clothes, arch and face?

a tribute to values
in...

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God grant, you always call me friend,
If heaven's real, this truth descend
Like dove returns to Noah's ark,
A fire gets lit by kindred spark!
All life then flows by gravity,
To merge with love eternally.

In blooming may our lives preserve
God's will indeed, not lose our nerve,
Surrender hope to...

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Make me a flower delicate and sweet, 
spewing fragrance into the blowing breeze .
Make me a violin from whose strings 
melody flows to soothe the ailing nerves .
Make me a rain cloud sailing over the breadth 
and length of the skies showering cooling droplets ...

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"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, 
courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference"

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He could fight and win battles, could this General Ulysses Grant!

   Other of Lincoln's generals were continually sayin', "I can't!"

Though 'twas well-known that General Grant relished his schnapps,

   Even soused he could concoct solid battle plans by studyin' his maps.

Becomin' frustrated...

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Grant Olmstead

1868 – 1899


Just once.
Just one single sublime moment of love 
Is all I ever desired. 
All I ever reasonably wanted in life!
Was I not a man with a river of passion 
Raging through me, raging with rushing torrents
Rushing madly through the deepest gorges 
Of...

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Cover me please,
with reverent grace
at others’ losses
and allay their pain as well.

I am not the only one.

©Kathryn McL. Collins
revised...

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'Twas well-known that Gen'ral Grant liked his rum

   But he knew how to make an army hum

      Lincoln said that if he knew

         Where Ulysses got his brew

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The moment I woke up 
Tiredness granted me Good morning 
With all the strength I had
I prayed what I could 
Collapsed into bed
Agonized with fever 
And throbbing stomach aches
I lied in my bed
Shaking.. 
From the cold 
Wrapping myself with rugs of clothes
Constantly feeling the urge...

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In this place where we have made progress,
this civilized world is still a wilderness.
To distinguish between the righteous and the devious,
one needs acute perspicaciousness.
Too often, we see a lack of honesty.
Many individuals resort to trickery.
They take advantage of other’s gullibility.
We can be someone else’s victims...

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My dear sweet Jeannie,
don't be a meanie!
No holds barred, 
Here they are:

I might aspire at first to what Solomon had,
wise enough to ask, forever grateful and glad.

Then my caprice might turn towards great wealth,
but in lieu of the gold, I surely settle for health.

And last,...

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Armageddon wold be an amazing boon
to accompany ourselves amidst others in rubble strewn cocoon 
or perchance an arid extra dry spell blows humungous dune
donning any brave soul to weather 
   fierce-some dust bowl appearing like a ghoulish goon
vis a vis via global sand...

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God, grant me wisdom and with it, good judgment.
I shall make right choices on this walk through life.
For it is in wisdom that love abounds.
Wisdom with understanding begets good judgment.
Sometimes perceptions might be askew.
But wisdom perceives, loves, and forgives.
Absolving anxiety and steadfastly soothing anger.
Wisdom places...

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Looking down the barrel of a weapon of destruction;
I have been bitten by the venomous deceptions of a reptile;
And once again I have concern for my ability to recover.
And beauty my friends is truly only skin deep
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Grant me, O Lord
A heart with the strength of Samson
To break the barriers of indifference
To the needs of my neighbor;

 A mind with the Wisdom of Solomon
To identify those who hate me
So that I can love them more;

 A soul with the courage of David
To...

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