Best Inward Poems

If a man is blessed with outward beauty but lacks the beauty of the soul 
Never he, true happiness would find!

However,

If a man lacks outward beauty but is blessed with the fairness of the soul
Never he, unhappiness would know!  






© Demetrios Trifiatis
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the Covid 19 pandemic has changed
    the entire world ... and me personally
      I am a different person now
        have found a serenity and tranquility
   I never had
with...

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Light dances with the idea of love 
the sharks circle at mere plight 
of weakness but you cant kick out
a ballerina tiptoeing across rivers
red flowing with contemplation
and the final twin feather bed calling

Tomorrow's successes seduce
the captain's chair  empty
he's gone out for air
backed up pickup...

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** “The unexamined life is not worth living” – Socrates.**

Looking Inward, Asking For Serenity's Grace

Looking inward, a soul that so silently weeps
For the realization of dear dreams born in sleep
And cessation of wickedness in this dark world
Those unexpected strikes from lightning bolts hurled,
Deeper in that...

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Acquaintance  
  harmonize
    praise
       optimize

&aspire

       serenity 
    convey
  bestow
believe

&bolster

perceive
  perform
    poise
      persuade

&persevere

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Leaving me in an inward spiral, did you call my name? ,
Chances are that me and you will not last forevermore,
I apologize for my indiscretions for I am the one to blame,
I caused you much pain as you caused me much before.

My undeserving forgiveness is...

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The maze is
Inside.

Navigation here is like trying
To take a dump
After having too much
White rice. 

You get further in
Only to pique 
Frustrated 
In cramps,
Un-amused. 

Perhaps… after the cramps…

You find braces
A gawky smile,

Tightened pants,
A cisgender boy 
Pinning your arms down.

Confusion.
You want it but you don’t.
You don’t want...

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Looking inward more often lately
Is it a sign of age now that I'm over eighty
Dwelling on my life
Devoid of strive
Hope my departure won't be too hasty...

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Baptism Spirit and of Water
Tis an Inward-Outward Showings
Of whom you belong too
Cleansing you through and through
Preparing You.. to be whole
Sin Free.. As God Planned us to be

Baptism of the Spirit
Tis In-ward showing.. 
Manifest within Heart..
TenderHeart Of Glorious Love.. 
Compassion.. Caring
 
When you became born-again
Holy Spirit...

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Baptism of Spirit and of Water
Tis an Inward-Outward Showings
Of whom you belong to
Cleansing you through and through
Preparing You.. to be whole
Sin Free.. As God Planned us to be

Baptism of the Spirit
Tis In-ward showing.. 
Manifest within Heart..
TenderHeart Of Glorious Love.. 
Compassion.. Caring
Given from above
 
When you...

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Had I the movements of the inward crane,
That darts in rhythm between the lunar tangle:
My patience would go amiss
For such ascension bound to the solar rays.
And the earthly shores
That utter contempt and fold back the might
Would hear the quiet, sweet inhale
Before they crumble away at...

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A Look Inward

For all I ever once was
all I ever want to be,
fleeting mists singing
and rising fogs in morn
sunset views triumphant;
resting deep inside of me
shadows of a spirit 
cold and stark in reality.

R. J. Lindley,
March 11, 1976


A Look Backward

For all I ever once did
and all...

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My dear mother, pray
remember us your children
in so many ways.
Silence, the mainstream
keeps us focused on Someone
God, our source of Life.
Why there is sadness,
joy, victory or failure.
They are part of Life.
Hail to Thee, our God!
Why there is sorrow
trust, triumph or pitfall.
They are part of Life.
Hail to...

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beauty,
not the cherished gift
fated to be ravaged
by father time,
but the enduring kind
the naked eyes cannot see.
the beauty that resides
deep within the crevasse
of the soul
and shines out
like rays of the sun,
exploding like a supernova,
now and then;
that's the kind of beauty
that age can never diminish.
inward beauty 
matters...

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My shadow keeps me company
I’m friendly with the shade
It will never abandon me
Or let me be afraid

It conceals my feelings
And always lets me hide
Keeping in the thoughts
So nothing leaks outside

You might find it cold
The way I blankly stare
But I’m working through emotions
When it looks like...

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