Best Hospitality Poems

The sun cries for us, its heat fades away
snowflakes sprinkle round its orbit, yet go unmelted
it feels like evening, but its yet noon
time never changes its pace but now runs from a rifle
daylight sadly pretends, just to soften night's mockery.

Blood has substituted the rains
death has...

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(A Blank Verse Sonnet)

In June, we traveled south to Memphis town,
a public poets' fete with Southern flair.
The mid-south heart unfolded nationwide,
an open cloak of warmth spread far afield
in concert with the sound and sense of rhyme.
A graciousness so coupled with its pride
to sharpen all who...

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Described as a pillar of commitment
in relationships between hosts and guests
hospitality plays the major role
in making Scriptures speak to life situations.

The biblical recounts about these people,
like Abraham, Lot, Ruth, David, and many others;
their expressions of how hospitality is understood,
in the ancient Near East cultures and...

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Suckers suck
Truckers truck
Mickey Mouse mongrels maltrusively muck
Broncos buck
Lady luck
'Fraid to say the word

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Inspired by the late great George Carlin...

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McConnell says blacks are not whites
So there's no need for voting rights
They all have the perk
Of going to work
Though a few may need to work nights!...

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What's so great about Southern hospitality is when he or she is welcomed by the entire
family from the South. Southern hospitality is also considered a warm welcome for all,
that includes tourists from these here United States. It seems that all people from the
South are very...

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Large is this arena with its environs petting health
welcoming colours seducing the gut to acquire wealth.

Customer attestation plants its large visible post
as flaunted gentleness and calm beautifies the host.

Waitresses and cleaners, more than enough website
casting spells on clients to give them a blind foresight.

Every meal...

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She came in the winter. 
My Tiger shared of his food.
He did not begrudge her eating.
My Tiger cat is good.
This spring she bore a set of kits.
There are exactly four.  
Tiger watches as his feed
Is dwindling more and more.
We must go to the store.


For...

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You gave me charity, hospitality, and love 
You gave me charity, hospitality, and love 
You gave me charity, hospitality, and love 
I was hungry, you gave me food
You gave me meat to eat
I was thirsty you gave me drink, that's sweet
And I was a stranger...

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There is an aura for the moment looking gloom 
Closing in on climatic resolution known as high noon 
Weather was dealt the color grey 
Heavy clouds outdoor on this day 
Blocking the sun from peeking through 
Temperatures hot relatively cool 
Glaring distractions are wearing nature’s...

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In four
basic strokes
for all to see-
painted poetry in
sumi

Note:In times past a guest in Japan would receive a sumi(Haiku) 'written' in black on white 
calligraphy.The original picture poem indeed!...

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I met a Cherokee
Who realized our boat was broken down who
Said to me I will get you on your way.
Your journey
Doesn't end because of a catastrophe
With help you will be on your way with no delay.
I met a Cherokee
Filled with generosity
Who helped us on the...

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1.Purpose of household, to
cherish the guests.
2.Evade even Ambrosia without
offering to guests.
3.Cherishing guests ever, never
falls in life.
4.Welcoming guests with smile
would be wealthy.
5.Eating remains of guests
need unsown lands.
6.Guest of heaven cherish
present, future guests.
7.Fruits of cherishing uncertain
guests determine worthiness
8.Undone yearn for not
cherishing guests later.
9.Fools undo cherishing guests
though rich,...

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SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY

cool wind and red souls —
the passion-keepers
of the Superbowl

couples under warm blankets
converse about commercials
thumbs up and thumbs down

inside company pokes holes
into the crackling wood
of Southern hospitality

though none can claim
this as their birthplace
we cover North, West

and Palestine. Sings Gladys
with honor and respect
the National Anthem

hands over...

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Inspired by Ms. Toni Vasser

One early morn upon awake I quickly came to find.
The cobwebs of shadowy ghosts died within my mind. 
Those slinky burdens of the dark that boo us from time to time.
‘Tis they the ones who keep our lives to forever twist...

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