Best Sheltered Poems

Flying oh so high above the silhouetted trees
in stark of night salvation comes and floats me on the breeze.

I've sipped the sweet nectar of grace and laid forth all my dreams.
I'll likely fall but I won't fail,I'm nourished by moonbeams.

The light begins to filter through...

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We stood hand over heart as the flag was unfurled
We were sheltered from the real world
All men are created equal is what they did teach
Never realizing, they don’t practice what they preach
Who said poor? We were rich beyond our dreams
Working to make ends meet, endlessly,...

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Fear not the storms that pass in the night,
for at morning's light only rain remains;
but those that linger in the minds of men,
Gaining strength with no grounding to calm them.

Shun not the rotted fruit, long picked from the vine,
for it's wine is the sweetest on...

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(There was roast chicken too with potatoes and cheese, though in the picture not seen! Before the shot it had been gobbled up...)


A table laid and baskets heap'd,
Sheltered in the deep scented darkness of the trees;
The wild strawberries picked ripe in the elven woods,
Jam...

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the sponge of the earth

soaks in the warm afternoon

this harsh winter's day...

but the shadows of the elm

are lonely without the sun...

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Well, well, well, well, this is the story of four holes
How's that for a real grabber my merry old souls
Ear holes, nostrils, and mouth
And one other a little bit further south
My sheltered and cultured upbringing won't allow me to utter it! A––––––


© Jack Ellison 2015...

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Well, well, well, well, this is the story of four holes
How's that for a real grabber my merry old souls
Ear holes, nostrils, and mouth
And one other a little bit further south
My sheltered upbringing won't allow me to say *******...

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The level of comfort.
That constant urge of wanting to be closer.
The feeling of withdraws on the days I feel that I can't go without. 
My neediness.
Eager to see you again the next day.
Ready to conquer the world.
These things I only feel when I'm around you.
Because...

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Numbness comes and goes
Immunity to life, perhaps
Although beauty glows
Failure proudly claps 

Tragic stories fill my ears
Things I cannot fathom
So I choose not to hear
My fuzzy muffs, I grab 'em

Sheltered by a cardboard box
Built sturdy by my lies
Preparing for when reality knocks
To save my virgin eyes

It...

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Babies crying, mothers sighing, old men
In remnates of suits discussing the fate of
The world as they share a pint of memories.

TV blaring, fighters glaring at
Each other waiting for eternity
To move toward them.

Wino breath and preachers death
Knell for those in fear of
Soulless bodies and redemption.

Days are...

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SHELTERED IN ALONE
Between the silence whispered in your head
and what you cannot see in front of you,
each morning of each day you know, but dread,
as if a curse is all your life will do;

you love to love, but hide away from it,
and sheltered in alone,...

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Sheltered Stables

In sheltered stables surrounded by straw
The animals await with merriment and awe
The men of wise with gifts in hand
As the Angels descend to take their stand

A baby is born on this eve of night
While one star shines bravely bright
A King is crowned as the...

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Well, well, well, well, this is the story of four holes
How's that for a real grabber my merry old souls
Ear holes, nostrils, and mouth
And one other a little bit further south
My sheltered upbringing won't allow me to say *******...

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Sarajevo - SHELTERED IN ALONE
Between the silence whispered in your head
and what you cannot see in front of you;
each morning of each day you know, but dread,
as if a curse is all this life will do.

You'd love to love, but hide away from it,
and sheltered...

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a blanket of thoughts
stitched together by your words…

sheltered and content 




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