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Premium Member Repent and Believe
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  Up until the summer of 1999, I only knew of the words "Jesus."
  I knew what was being taught in church.
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Categories: meanings, bible, christian, forgiveness, jesus,
Form: Free verse



Silence
When the words were intense
and the soul no longer 
conceded to comfort 
Thoughts got blind 
and the heart beats in tension 
Silence
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Absent are ardent 
words
an...

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Categories: meanings, beauty, emotions, heart, heartbroken,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Veil I Wear
A fire blazes behind the veil 
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This veil I wear
is not made of cloth
for no fabric could withstand
the incendiary passion
I command

It's self-imposed
not forced
no man's hand
would...

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Categories: meanings, analogy, identity,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Wolfspirit
while eagles soar high
over rugged mountains
of south carolina
through writings shared 
WolfSpirit takes shape
my mind pictures the man
in all his wisdom
half human half spirit

i hear his...

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Categories: meanings, god, meaningful, nature, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
Lonely World
How populated this lonely world often feels
with so much warm flesh living cold and stony.
Some days, we ache for someone to hold us,
smile into our...

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Categories: meanings, friendship, hurt, introspection, loneliness,
Form: Free verse



My Word Diet
Long poems are for the birds!
They have just too many words.

I like ‘em short and sweet,
Like something axiomatic that I can “tweet”.

Poems that appeal to...

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Categories: meanings, poetry, words,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member No Poetry
Oh where could one sweet person go
          Who craves a phrase to ebb and flow
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Categories: meanings, appreciation, philosophy, poems, poetess,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member On Diversity and Divisiveness
Here appears diversity and divisiveness --
Similar words with different meanings,
I must not allow them to come between
Those folks who exhibit different leanings.

Diversity is a good...

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Categories: meanings, feelings, perspective,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member - One Little Peek Into Heaven -
Symbols like a feather
is important and meaningful
for the person who receives them

A white feather
I see a sign from the angels
from your loved ones in heaven

Like...

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Categories: meanings, angel, symbolism,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Fix
He fills his syringe with poisoned words
pulling the letters one by one from his rusted spoon
They rise up through the needle in perfect order
"Disgusting" ...

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Categories: meanings, courage, poets, psychological, recovery
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Let Me Translate
Let me translate
My love for you
From written.... to spoken....to touched
From syllable sensuality
To physical functionality
From verbal to nonverbal virtual reality

Or better yet
Let me translate them into...

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Categories: meanings, language, sensual,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Flowers In My World
Red soft velvet, forever in my mind,
purple and blue, every color of the rainbow.
White to near black emotional displays,
their meanings hidden in the multitude of...

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Categories: meanings, flower,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Your Words Pale
I thought you the Master of Expression
               Your verbal dexterity
 ...

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Categories: meanings, passion, sensual, sexy,
Form: Free verse
When Poets Make Love
My dear poet- 
I am forever grateful to you
For allowing my body
To be your page 

Letting your words 
Ascend on my temple
And descend 
On my...

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Categories: meanings, fantasy, imagination, love, passion,
Form: Free verse
Please Have Intercourse With Me
Getting your attention I am sure
Right now we are having Intercourse
Some fear this word in conversation
Hidden for lack of education

Man has perverted this word
Placing sex...

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© Bobby May  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: meanings, words,
Form: Free verse

Book: Reflection on the Important Things