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Premium Member The Grindstone
A red-rimmed sun of summer,
of the sweat of the workers,
the salt of their brows.
Shoulders to the grindstone,
the strength of sinew and muscle,
hours of their labors.
The Lord of their lives
and their eternity-
gives them a dreamer's  sojourn
in the welcomed moonrise. ~...

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Categories: grindstone, 7th grade, 8th grade,
Form: Free verse
Nose To the Grindstone
1/13/21



Living among animals, some of which albino
Other lifeforms gigundo or micro

Folks in the same or different time zones
Had to keep my nose to the grindstone
And put down the Iphone
Spent time outdoors on my own
The beauty of it all, left my mind blown
Out among so many...

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Categories: grindstone, deep, life, perspective, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Bones On the Grindstone
I will live forever, but not in this life
Our time will be severed and then re-aligned
I’m not here to belittle you
But to only reveal a clue
-- The rest is up to you
When dealing with this issue
It’s up to every individual to see what we can...

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Categories: grindstone, faith, life, mystery, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme

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