I listen on loop to a certain love song,
Realizing this land is where you also belong.
I often replay our memories in my head,
As I remember all the sweet things you said.
That same song's lyrics represents our love,
Setting us free without push and shove.
Over months we learned to love each other.
Now we both long to be often together.
I always read your mind, soul, and heart,
So never lie even if you ever want to part.
There's a serene happiness in me
As I pray daily for us to be together and free.
My home land is yours to hold my hand in.
My tender love is for you to feel within.
You set my heart free from being so broken.
I finally see your feelings once left unspoken.
Urhobo, Oma r’ode
(Urhobo, child of the land)
Oghene r’ode vwe mu’gho
(God of the land, bless us)
Erhi r’ode no vwe r’ode
(The spirit of the land walks with the land)
Avo r’ode r’oro vwo
(Ancestors of the land, speak)
Oma r’ode vwo kpe kpe
(Children of the land, gather in peace)
Ejo r’ode vwo godo godo
(Wisdom of the land flows like a river)
Okpako r’ode vwo r’ume
(Elders of the land, teach us)
Ivie r’ode vwo je se
(Royalty of the land, shine on us)
Ughere r’ode vwo se vwo
(The strength of the land makes us whole)
Avo r’ode no r’ume kpo
(Ancestors of the land guide our steps)
Oma r’ode vwo j’oma
(Children of the land grow strong)
Eru vwo, kpe vwo, godo vwo
(Fear not, stand firm, walk boldly)
Akpo r’ode no r’ume
(The world of the land surrounds us)
Ogono r’ode no r’ume
(The beauty of the land surrounds us)
Orhoro vwo, vwo, vwo
(Life continues, continues, continues)
Oma r’ode vwo ghere
(Children of the land rejoice)
Urhobo vwo, vwo, vwo!
(Urhobo live, live, live!)
What of a small sweater,
of days of a warm heater,
cooked as you laugh
when I never lusted.
I respected her as a friend,
sure there was attraction,
but she was only nineteen
and I was forty-seven
Yes, we were like a married
scrambling egg of a couple
but she in my eyes was a child
and no way was I going to go there....
bounced off each other with comedy
but I knew my place of humanity.....
I never made a move you idiots.
THE PATHETIC AND DEMONIC
BEHAVIOR OF THOSE WHO AGREE
AND BELIEVE IN HATRED ,
ANAMOSITY AND VIOLENCE AGAINST
THOSE WHO DISAGREE WITH THEIR
PSYCHOTIC IDEOLOGIES THAT ARE
DESTROYING THE COUNTRY AND
THE WORLD WILL ULTIMATELY HAVE
TO FACE THEIR CREATOR AND STAND
TRIAL FOR THEIR BEHAVIOR AND CRIMES.
THEIR PUNISHMENT WILL EXCEED
THEIR EXPECTATIONS AND
IMAGINATION . THEIR EXPULSION
FROM THIS WORLD WILL GO BEYOND
THE LIMITS AND BARRIERS OF TIME
IT'S SELF AND THE UNIVERSE OF
CELESTIAL BEING AND THE UNIVERSE
IN WICH WE RESIDE.
ALL THAT WILL REMAIN FOR THOSE
WHO WORSHIP HATRED IS THEIR
OWN HATRED TOWARDS HATRED.
CHARLIE KIRK , MAY THE LORD
ALWAYS BE BY YOUR SIDE.
Michael E Harris
09102025
IN AND OF WILLPOWER
Yes, strong willpower
Is a great thing;
But what is willed,
Requires much work
In order to be attained:-
And such work demands creativity,
And truth of the heart and the brain:-
Finally, if such is truly to be fulfilled,
It must indeed be, of God’s holy will:-
lasting beauty is the fragrant ,perfumed daisy of bloomy eternity..
what love could i seek if it’s not yours?
a joyous ode to your name—
even sorrow would glee to hear.
i’ll leave some words on your doorstep
slowly relenting, slightly scrambling.
like the way they were in my tongue,
your name’s as sweet as the morning dew,
waiting for my lips to utter
each syllables describing all of you
don’t spare me from your benevolence
don’t spare me from your rage
don’t push me away when the voices
get to the corners of your circle
breathe me in and hollow me out
let me hear the ache in your voice
before the wind’s whistle blow you away
from me
eternal- under the scope of your breath.
do you think if the world falls apart, your touch would falter between my heaving?
all i want, all i need,
is to get lost in your words,
or to get lost even in the semblance of your shadow,
in hopes to feel the twinkle in your eyes
you’re the tinge of orange in my song,
but am i even an image in your eyes?
even so, who else would i long for to hum in my chest?
i can feel your whisper on my fingertips,
swept across the meddling
can i listen to your heartbeat and stay forever in your laughter?
or should i leave with an agonizing pain?
until i have no choice but to scream.
your name i scream across the stars,
crystalized on a hand written letter,
delivered from my utmost desire.
you, only you.
i keep watering seeds i know will never grow
i give every seed a chance at life
never giving up on them
even if i can see so very clearly
they won't live
at least not long enough to bear crops
i feed and feed and feed
running myself dry just to water you
i'm almost out of water
but i'll use my last bit on you
even though i know you won't give a single thing in return
but i keep watering and watering
knowing the outcome each time
but maybe
just maybe
i can get you to grow
even if i have to kill myself
for you to survive
To truly win a woman's heart
You must earn her love as well
Not just the once do it everyday
It is a must her love will fail
That special lady in your life
You need to spoil her every day
Not with gifts or material things
You spoil her in a different way
Do so with love and affection
Or that hug when she's in need
Show her how much she means
That's how you nurture loves seed
If you care for that seed properly
It will grow up steady and strong
But if you forget to care for it
Then her love will not be long
My Love In Candlelight (c) by Russ Dodson 1963, 1985, 2025
The burning candle flickers low
and in the dancing, darting flame
I see your face and now I know
what longing is, I call your name.
I know you hear but you won't heed
my plaintive cry and all the while
my heart cries out it's greatest need,
you do not speak, you only smile.
This isn't real, it can't be true.
You're with him in some other place!
Yet still I feel your presence near,
and still I see your lovely face.
Again I say you can't be here!
I knock the candle to the floor,
but still within the fluttering flame
I see your face, just as before.
Then the candle, flickers, dying,
as it sheds a waxen tear,
can it be that you are crying,
as if afraid the end is near?
The candle now gives up the fight,
the feeble flame begins to wane
and then goes out, and I was right,
for in the dark you're gone again.
You're on my mind
Alike the flower trees
Blooming in the breeze
And sounding soft breath
Between you and I
The distance is just right
It's neither too distal
For ears to hear
Nor too blurry
For eyes to stare
After comments I received from CayCay and Tim, I knew this song I wrote was about them. Hope you all like it.
Life's Love
The love I possess for you runs deep
It’s depths are unknown of this abyss
They begin to grow the moment when
You gave me our first passionate kiss
The softness of your lips tantalizing me
With the tingling they shot down my spine
Inside my heart affection was growing fast
Looking in your eyes I knew you were mine
I never imagined in all of my life’s days
I’d possess a love only known in a dream
To this day many years from that time
Our has shown itself to be quite supreme
Something about you is to special to me
I hold your heart close as you do to mine
Our love formed this gravitational pull
Leaving us between reality the devine
Your love I will possess throughout life
Holding it close and cherishing it until I die
Each day I love you with even more passion
The only rule to lose and one to abide by
The satisfice and Discipline
Turning flab into superior muscle
The preparation
Bodybuilding competition
Competitive spirit
Bodybuilder’s muscle magazine dream
Becoming the best champion
Masterpiece body
Through the elements of training principles
Lift and intensify
Grasp the glorious bodybuilding Title of all being MR. OLYMPIA
Vision wide and strong
Challenging the possibilities in becoming the victor
Platform posing stage
The excitement and muscle amaze
Judge’s captivation
The win
The Trophy
Recognition
Showcase
Stardom
Greatness
Cheers at the end
Muscle opponent win.
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