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Detoured Poems - Poems about Detoured


A Detoured Life
Jesus Directions Detour Corrections Go around Not this road Yield, Halt, Stop ahead Light is red Misleading Jesus's plans Created another map Not this valley, nor tunnel The best is yet to come Jesus has already won. What Jesus has for you is much better than your own will, and plans. Jesus's road map guides....

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Categories: detoured, blessing, destiny, journey, life,
Form: Free verse
Detoured
Deft tiptoing of enemy feet Trails progress of this ink; Such that when one word I pen I must pose to think. Usurping hand’s derailment Detracts my scribblings too; So when firing thoughts stir, I lose lucid inspiration's glue. Weirdest passions do this quill Assail with craftiest forces still; Turning minutes of finest Muse Into dullest bouts the poet rues. And so...

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Categories: detoured, abuse, allegory, betrayal, conflict,
Form: Verse



A Selfish Ride, Detoured
SELFISH AS CAN BE THE WAYS OF WHAT THE HIGHWAY RUNS DIFFERENT WAYS UNKNOWN PAVES MANY LANES TO FOLLOW DRIVING ALONG THE ROADS THE PATHS SEEMS WRONG THE LOAD CARRY IT'S OWN SELFISH AS CAN BE DETOURED, ANOTHER ROAD COMING THROUGH GOT AWAY FROM YOU SIGNS TO FOLLOW STOP, YIELD, SLOW DOWN MAKE IT TO TOWN ROAD CLOSED HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES SLIPPERY PAVEMENTS SELFISHNESS ENDED....

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Categories: detoured, adventure, age, city, day,
Form: Sonnet
Detoured Dreams
I always thought of heaven, as a warm, New England Fall day. The leaves were shining brighter than the street post lamps at midnight. I’m cruising along the highway. Passing scenic pastures, tiny plazas and singing- perhaps we are all just standing on the great shoulders of the men and women who were before us? Everything that was -is fortunately apart...

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Categories: detoured, art, introspection, philosophy, religion,
Form: Ballad
Detoured
Whirlwind takes revenge. Swirls leaves like small tornado. Mountainside ambush!...

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Categories: detoured, nature
Form: Haiku




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