At times in life
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I’ve allowed some obstacle to become a barricade,
and God let me know I wasn’t making the grade.
Straightway, that called for a critique of my belief,
prayer brought God’s solution for...
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Categories:
called for, christian, devotion, faith, god,
Form: Couplet
Songs Paused in the Tree
...Since the elderly king greatly loved music, his court esteemed it, too;
As sun and moon smile on myriad colors, during the butterfly revue.
The king was well loved and jolly, with the que...
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Categories:
called for, beauty, fantasy, happiness, music,
Form: Couplet
Stone Walls
...It is a dawn, my love did call
as misty rain on fields did fall
l wept for thee, they didn't see
it wasn't meant to be
it is a night, the light burnt bright
but shadows , on walls , did write
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Categories:
called for, children, heartbreak, humanity, sad,
Form: Rhyme
Evin Prison
...Khaled was a bodybuilding champ in Iran
A photo shows a smiling and very strong man
Then in Evin Prison, at the mercy of nasty folk
His spine fractured, kidneys failed, heart was harmed, leg was b...
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Categories:
called for, abuse, courage, evil, freedom,
Form: Lyric
Voices in the Void
...Without my pen, the pain becomes my voice.
The cruelty of others, the hardness of their hearts,
Linger in this place of cult,
Where public shaming is currency.
I scream for help, face to face,
...
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Categories:
called for, emotions, hope, inspirational, mental
Form: Free verse
New York, New York
...On June 25, 2025, a 33-year-old far-left democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, a Muslim, won the Democratic primary for New York City mayor. Mr. Mamdani is a “globalize the intifada” and “tax the rich...
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Categories:
called for, america, new york, political,
Form: Rhyme
By Accident
...I spilled some wine on my blind date’s shirt.
He was vulgar and nothing like a gent.
Oh what a crying shame.
Guess I spilled that wine by accident.
A store clerk rolled her eyes when I asked to...
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Categories:
called for, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
Before the Dark
...The villain wasn't always a villain.
Once upon a time, they laughed like sunlight on pebbles in a river,
Heart soft and eyes wide with wonder.
But the world sharpened its teeth against them. ...
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Categories:
called for, 12th grade, dark, emotions,
Form: Free verse
Artists At The Vanguard
...Tie my hands so I may not touch others with potent realities
Bind me from what transpires about
Shackle m...
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Categories:
called for, future, poets,
Form: Free verse
Final Letter From The Trenches
...Dear Ma, if this letter finds
Your gentle hands, your quiet eyes,
Knowing I have fallen where silence climbs,
Beneath a blood-rubbed, broken sky.
The wind here howls like wolves in chains,
Gna...
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Categories:
called for, 12th grade, appreciation, death,
Form: Lyric
Aftermath of rain
...I called for rain
to heal the cracks of dryness in lips and soil.
To sprout the seeds I'd sown
in hope expectant in dry soil,
and with clouds looming gray in skies overhead.
But alas it came, ...
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Categories:
called for, rain,
Form: Free verse
The Song is my Superpower
...I’ve Just Seen a Face
my first selection
I become more than I am
for the contest
I sing without the prompts
and make the lyrics mine.
I'm happy to have the day off.
Neon lights shine in the wi...
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Categories:
called for, music,
Form: Free verse
Circa 1886 Wealth and Influence
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the High Honor
"boulé de tout fort"
or
"le coq d'une fort"
Early chemists hoped to turn abundant lead into precious gold. But dif...
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Categories:
called for, character, guitar, marriage, money,
Form: Ballad
A Single Flower
...Death came today...
taking my sweet Jess from me;
to an even better place, I pray,
than this life we shared so passionately.
If only I could just hold her,
keep her a moment more;
but a...
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Categories:
called for, death, loss, lost love,
Form: Rhyme
For Me
...I have written another Country song for all my soupper friends who maybe feel a little bit selfish at times ... It's called "For Me"
You know you're my love
you know you're my life
your everyt...
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Categories:
called for, humorous,
Form: Lyric
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