Best Thine Poems

How shall I, let your kind and most tender heart go
with its immense depths, sweet kisses, resplendent glow.
I could do no such, no more than I walk away
sweetheart, I love you too much, this truth I dare say.

For within thine eyes, I see love's eternal...

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For Within Thine Eyes, I See Love's Eternal Gaze, 
- a collaboration with Susan Ashley
 
How shall I, let your kind and most tender heart go
with its immense depths, sweet kisses, resplendent glow.
I could do no such, no more than I walk away
sweetheart, I love...

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"Not my will, but thine be done".
Though his mortal flesh was weak,
Yet these words God's only Son
In his darkest hour did speak.
True obedience demands
That we oft repeat this prayer -
Doing all the Lord commands,
Giving him our every care.

Like the prodigal, my choice
Is to fly to...

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Immerse in the tranquility of truth 
And believe in the opulence of your
Devine being, BEHOLD IT,
As the proof, You seek is THOU
As Heaven’s Breath of Spiritual eloquence
As an Infinite horizon
In the radiance of light of Heaven
As beyond Yourself 
As LOVE with Conscious intent
In the waves...

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We like sheep have gone astray
from the path the Lord has willed -
each has turned to his own way
and for such, Christ's blood was spilled.

Asking, "Father fashion me
in the image of thy Son”;
may my sole petition be,
"not my will, but thine be done"....

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Never shed your skin
       like snakes often do. You lose 
            your core sense of self;  
          ...

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Set me not on a marble pedestal,
to be fawned over as a rare find.
Stand me down by thy right side,
neither above, below nor behind.

Whisper not sweet endearments mine,
but of thy life's dreams and goals.
That I might offer my shoulder to thy wheel,
to lessen thy yoke...

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The cat on his mat
Caught sight of a rat,
Sneakily stealing his food.
Which was a disgrace;
He ought to give chase.
But he wasn’t in the mood.

They started to chat,
The cat and the rat
And very soon became friends.
So that’s how they stay
To this very day.
And that’s how the...

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Author Dana Redricks 
January 16, 2019

I am thine and thine 
are mine 
In your presence I will 
never be lonely 
You fill me with your 
tender and loving care
 I know I can always
 count on you to be there 
Your mercies are 
everlasting 
You...

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I've have never 
experienced that bubbly love 
that everyone apparently has... 
Stolen kisses, 
"say cheese" camera flash,
"no you hang up first" phone 
calls...
"I can't stop thinking about 
you" text messages.

My love has been horrendous 
and terrifying and painful...
I have experienced...
"please stop hurting me"
"I'm sorry, I'll...

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To Thine Own Self Be True

I melt into others.
I go with the flow,
fall into line,
am part of the tow.

I mime and I chime
from my safe with no key
unaware of the soul
that once was called me.

No meaning now
thine own self true
what does it mean; 
to me...

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Fair is this pristine earth upon which thou stands
With thy face t'ward the sun and mine heart held in thy hand
On many a day, I am a quiet river flowing 
And I drink in thy laughter and windswept song 
How the twinkles within thine eyes...

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The First Lady wants us all to lose weight

     Have you seen her from the stern as of late

          Eat smaller portions says she

        ...

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HARK, whilst thee singeth melody,
gauged labyrinths midst harmony,
ransom subconscious, placed thee free,
persuade possessed, heed thy purged glee,
beg reposed heart thy beating plea.
Themes prune labor to a degree,
song finesse thine assent of thee,
music quell sorts of thine decree
tune thy hearts, minds, souls let agree,
sensed voiced symphonic...

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For you
I'll cross the night
Even when the ink sky
Is barren of the moon and stars
That guide.

For you
I'll brave the storm
However strong its plight
However loud the thunder roars
Its strikes.

For you
I'll walk across
Treacherous trails of strife
I'll keep up even through the cross
Of trials.

For you
Is the address
Of all...

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