Best On That Poems
On that Rainy NightOn that rainy night
Near her home,
At the distance,
A lone electric lamp shone;
Raindrops dribbling ,seen
Flickering in its light.
She might have been sleeping then.
I was driving my car
In the rain
towards my distant home
in the city....
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Categories:
on that, love,
Form:
Free verse
And On That DayAND ON THAT DAY…
(APROPOS MLK: PART 1)
And on that day we will rise
And raise the hued shades of ignorance
And let the light of truth shine on our souls
And purify our hearts with warm rays of hope.
And on that day we will rise
And...
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Categories:
on that, africa, appreciation, black african
Form:
Prose Poetry
On That Day - Christmas 2009Like most we wandered and wavered
and fell for the devil's wily ways
But not on that day
On that day all sins were forgiven
Curses dissolved into blessings
Tension melted in the glow of good will
Evil evaporated in the light of truth
Grief fell victim to delight
Death succumbed to life
Sipping...
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Categories:
on that, christmas, grief, joy,
Form:
Free verse
On That NightLocation: My oldest daughter’s house
Date: 2008 - 7 months after her death
Age: 59 years old, feeling more like 80
Event: Traditional Christmas Eve party
Emotional status: It was finally sinking in...
and so it was that:
Like most we wandered and wavered
and fell for the Devil's wily ways
But not...
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Categories:
on that, christmas,
Form:
Narrative
On That DayTorrents of misfortune rained down
Swollen rivers of grief overflowed
threatening to sweep us apart
but not on that day
On that day all wrongs were righted
Curses dissolved into blessings
Tension melted in the glow of good will
Evil evaporated in the light of truth
Despair fell victim to hope
Death succumbed to...
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Categories:
on that, christmas,
Form:
Free verse
On That First Christmas, Love Came DownChrist is born
He's in the manger
Reigning from His humble stall
Immanuel, come to reedeem us
Salvation, here for one and all
Tenderly his mother holds him
Men will seek the newborn King
Angels praise the God of glory
Shepherds, wise men, gifts to bring
Love from Heaven shines now on us
Over hill...
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Categories:
on that, faith, inspirational, love, peace
Form:
Acrostic
On That Long Train AheadOn that long train ahead
On that long train ahead, I am always the caboose.
The long train ahead reaches, out into infinity’s heaven.
The Holy Spirit often like an engineer, guiding its destination.
The locomotive makes the most noise, gets credit for the job well done.
The cars in...
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Categories:
on that, journey, life, self, spiritual,
Form:
Narrative
On That Day a TercetBrighter,light hearted,looking upward
reaching out..to listen and hear
words of renewal..borne on the wind...
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Categories:
on that, allegory, christian,
Form:
tristich
Don'T Go Riding On That TrainLyrics sung by Johnny Cash in "The Long Black Train"
"I said cling to the Father and his Holy name,
And don't go ridin' on that long black train."
there's a conductor
waiting to take your ticket
for a pleasure ride. . .
johnny cash said no can do
his...
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Categories:
on that, religious,
Form:
Tanka
On That One Special MomentThe midnight sun
and the midday moon
soon scurried
across the purple sky
searching for you
and our ill fated love
You left that sweaty night
and I haven’t seen you since
I felt we were one
I know you felt it too
I guess some loves can't be kept
Loving moments in time...
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Categories:
on that, lost love,
Form:
Free verse
On That Day********
On that day where
He..
Shall come' for Me
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I will be free..
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A Mighty Trumpet
...
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Categories:
on that, adventure, art, caregiving, faith,
Form:
Bio
On That Dark AlleyOn that dark alley, the wind whispered
Listen, it said, I am the bringer of news
Goosebumps on my arms, I stood and heard
This creepy voice and looked for signs of cues
None came except this cold voice, so angered!
That dark night, I shook with fright
Yet obedient, I...
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Categories:
on that, adventure, life, mystery, natural
Form:
Rhyme
On That Faithful DayOn that faithful day;
A day that will never be dismissed from the mind.
It was a beautiful morning,
And from the city I watched the two glaring towers,
Standing body to body like twins,
As the sun passed through them to shine.
I imagined my likes inside these towers
Going about...
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Categories:
on that, funeral, day, beautiful, beautiful,
Form:
Verse
That Ole Fool Sitting On That Bar Stoolwho's that ole fool
sitting on this bar stool
stareing back at me
from the mirror on the wall behind the bar
just whom do I see
where has all my living taken me
on this long journey
what will I have left behind
to mark my life and human stfife
wrinkles are...
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Categories:
on that, angst, friend, life, me,
Form:
Epic
Back On That Road AgainYeah I'm back on that same road once more,
Struggling like litterally I see our very children eating off the dirt floor'
Who can really give a **** about dollars because where Im from over ninety percent living dirt poor,
Even down here the struggle...
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Categories:
on that, forgiveness, hope, inspirational, loss,
Form:
Ballad