Best Lifted Poems

from suffering and pain
that is piped into veins
by the organ-less master
who relentlessly plays

from a congested gutter
of fake themes
hiding in deception
and callous clutter

from distaste of the old
the sick the poor and uninvited

from the self-imposed
silent deaf and short-sighted

I rise
as a bed of plume feathers
carry me gently towards
an...

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Oh guide us eagle spirit
towards our newborn spring
Lend your wings for our safe 
passage, your voice we'll 
follow as you sing

From your birdseye view, our 
food and shelter we will gain
over mountains through our valley's
your wings beat loudly on the plain

Shadow us from danger, give...

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I've Lifted My Oars

I've lifted my oars as I now drift along
I've rowed all my life now my strength is all gone
So I’ll drift through the mist and the shadow of time
Until nothing is left but the memory of mine
Though you might lose sight of...

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lifted

my words just barely dried
a poem appears in Spring
draws breath from a widow
close at hand, open to new 
worlds across the land.
gently are these bon mot 
teased into the silken air
escape capture on white 
sheets fly to the magnolia
in full bloom.  birdlike they preen,
cavort...

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expound, do smiles fade
as memory distorts reality
how can we know
we were happy then...

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Jesus Must Be Lifted Up!

Too many churches are in a “compromising” situation.
And have brought shame to God’s message of salvation.

As many struggle to have their plan to reach the lost.
They’ve often compromised the message of the cross!

Many come as they are but go home just...

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The fog lifted then the clouds parted
A ray of sunlight glowed
The Japanese Magnolia's blossoms
Drooped put on a show

A mood altering change, the sun
removes doom from the day
Reveals chores needing to be done
But high emotions stay  ...

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A spirit  lifted
above primordial soup
awaits his new life...

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I learned from a dreamer to imagine…
                               To put myself in places I would never...

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morning glory blooms
the shelter of your embrace
my return to you...

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The Avian Flu is over.
Time for a change of scene.
The barn doors slowly open.
We feel comforted by the green.

Us chicks will have adventures.
We'll slurp some slimy things.
We'll cluck along in unison
With the choir that has wings.

We'll nestle in long chunks of grass.
Shadows will cool us...

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Lost and alone, I fell on my knees
Left all my pride 
Replaced it with humility
Humble and contrite, I cried
For the One who knows me
Fills my heart with light

And He came down
From His home on high
Left His royal throne
To fill my heart with love

He came down
And...

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Silently I sit alone in my room 
tears roll down my face
“I told you to stay home, but no you go out with your friends then you come home drunk!”
mom yelling at my older brother again 
“I just wanted to go out and have a...

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in the wilderness
bronze serpent, high and lifted ~
believe and be saved
...

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I have loved and been loved -  
                                   I have...

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