Stones
...What is the stone for, Jacob?
Surely the Lord is in this place,
But I did not realize it!
I saw His stairway in my dream,
This is the Gate of Heaven!
I will set this stone as sacred,
And...
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Categories:
condones, bible, christian, faith, god,
Form: Free verse
An Illicit Tryst
...The sick and the injured had been his whole life
He’d never found time to ensnare a good wife
He’d slept with a patient and soon was arrested
“It just happened once,” to the court he attested
H...
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Categories:
condones, humorous, judgement, love, lust,
Form: Rhyme
Embodying the light
...
Line of inquiry:
truth imbibed
awaits assimilation
we feel it in our bones
in time dissolved meditation
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the forest’s trees, though asleep, at t...
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Categories:
condones, appreciation, faith, inspirational, light,
Form: Rhyme
CHILD ABUSE IS AN EPIDEMIC
...Children today, are the future of tomorrow
Why destroy a life before it starts
A world problem that's overlooked
I can't understand why we mistreat our kids
Society condones this criminal offen...
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Categories:
condones, anger, anti bullying, betrayal,
Form: Free verse
Epigrams IX
...These are epigrams by Michael R. Burch
Road to Recovery
by Michael R. Burch
It’s time to get up and at ’em
and out of this rut that I’m sat in.
A man may attempt to burnish pure gold, bu...
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Categories:
condones, beauty, god, mother, recovery
Form: Free verse
The Final Solution II
...Let murderers subdue the guilt within
let not such burdens weigh upon your heart,
for bound by oath, your troopers are akin
to brothers that share equally in part.
‘Tis fiendish pride that fills ...
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Categories:
condones, world war ii,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
Return of Jordan
...A boy named Jordan was an unchurched kid,
fond of red roses in the garden green,
enjoyed mischievous things he always did.
As Bible School helper he was last seen.
The local church gets a cardi...
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Categories:
condones, childhood, jesus, journey, rose,
Form: Sonnet
No Win No Fee Ii
...The sharp suited man
With the Legal Degree
Looks back over years
To pass judgement on me.
While he was getting drunk
In student Uni bars
I was uniformed and fighting
Our country’s various war...
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Categories:
condones, anger, anxiety, conflict, soldier,
Form: Rhyme
Tale of the Night Movers
...*Image of Lovers Night by Pinterest.
Tale of The Night Movers
Hail, a phantom moon
traversing its cloaked
chambered recesses
of her prevalent crown.
Unspool gently and host
m...
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Categories:
condones, extended metaphor, good night,
Form: Metrical Tale
The Time In Between Seasons
...time between seasons passes slow
Impatient we are as leaf buds grow
Carefree summer takes her time
A sudden chill - unwanted snow
As slowly the sun begins to climb
time betwee...
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Categories:
condones, autumn, beauty, nature, seasons,
Form: Rhyme
The Rest of My Bones
...Everything on the outside
Seems intact and in bloom
I am approaching a half century
There's still plenty of room
For life to rain down
And show me much more
But internally i'am breaking up
I...
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Categories:
condones, age,
Form: Rhyme
Trees In Spring
...Trees In Spring
Beneath the trees, gazing up, I see
Branches reaching skyward, sprouting leaves,
Filtering rays through the canopy
That cause my eyes to blink breathlessly
From the mosa...
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Categories:
condones, nature, spring, tree,
Form: Rhyme
Lord Knows
...There's no question that God condones
His kind blessing of pheromones
But all said and done
While we're having fun
He hears nothing but moans and groans!...
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Categories:
condones, humor,
Form: Limerick
Keep On Forgiving a Thousands Times
...Some people forgive once,
and believe that it's so right;
some people forgive twice,
but then shut their heart!
I have forgiven
a thousand times,
never regretted
what I've done;
keep on ...
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Categories:
condones, character, christian, emotions, feelings,
Form: Lyric
The Heart That Shines
...The Heart That Shines. 4/30/2020
Shining bright. She can’t see it alone.
The pain, the hurt, yet she condones.
Her heartbreak.
Looking left, looking right, that girl.
He will always be ...
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Categories:
condones, appreciation, blessing, confusion, heart,
Form: Verse
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