Best Reluctance Poems

Apple blossoms flutter in the breeze.  Awakening,
Barefoot to the brook we go, brightly scampering,
Counting caterpillars discovered on our way -
Daffodil and daisy picking this...

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On my way to the prayer meeting with the Lord
Something funny and amusing happened to me…
First, I faced Miss Skeptic with her arrogant stare
Scorning, she...

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Nervous, apprehensive, determined most of all
Excitement on hold, a job to be done
His greatest gift, holy, our creation.
I was prepared, clarity in vision.
Betrayed, a body...

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Women in my family 
Indeed, are rustic-looking and homely 
Wake up at four, of-course, with reluctance
Untie the cattle though with inner resistance
Wash each cow and...

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The confusion resulting from a kiss
Has left me with anything but bliss
If it’s confusing, it’s not from God
Because He doesn’t leave you odd

The feelings I...

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Now is the summer of our discontent
Made glorious opportunity for change
And all the clouds that lower on our land
In the bosom of the media rearranged

While...

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early rising sun
hovering over the hills ~
my heart skips a beat

the welcome presence
of thrushes in the garden ~
ethereal tunes

purple clematis
adorns the wooden trellis ~
fragrant elegance

fluttering...

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Leave the broken in the past,
Renew the beauty with sun-light;
Nothing's ever meant to last
So won't you make this moment bright?
Dwelling on who causes pain,
And feeling...

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When ceilings were cast on dreams
air thickened, swelling lungs 
with unbreathable mediocrity

pen is clutched
in reluctance of dim witted judgement,
small minded skewed views,
all pushing towards 
Oprah...

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Once his brown alpargata shoes trod countless miles,
imagination burst from his vivid, traveler's eyes...
He traversed valleys leading to azure mountains,
and heard a chant sung with...

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bound by doubt, I stood there amidst the Bluebells
          watching where she'd been but a moment...

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STAYING ALIVE

Awake!
Mixed feelings
The morning sensation
All fears   expectation
Still in place
Bold reluctance 
By responsibility replaced
Leech and drive on!
Reanimate! 
Rejuvenate!
Staying alive!...

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It gets worse day by day,   
because of our neglect.
But we look other way
and vital facts reject.

For years we’ve seen warning 
but always...

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R  O  B  E  R  T    F  R  O  S  T


	So that I...

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And still,
Time freezes 
As you capture me
Within your furtive eyes

And still,
Standing captive
In the core of humanity
The world continues unaware

And still,
Between you and I
There is adoring...

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