Didactic Poems | Didactic Examples

( L A. Times - A cogent and accurate commentary by Member - johntomas ) You recycle a common but baseless accusation that NPR and PBS have become “left-leaning,” when in reality, what’s often labeled as “bias” is simply truthful reporting on deeply troubling actions -- including Donald Trump’s sustained attacks on...

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One telling thing.. The mind that conceives The mouth that utters, the ears that recieve The hands that type..The keyboards that cede' The hurts that happen, the many that will die All the above that will pass, thats the way it lies.' They will not remain..They'll be swept Aside for way beyond.! moves eternitys tide.' God Will dissolve' God will remove,...

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It baffles me... When you lose your warships And life puts you in situationships The mind gets disabled Leaving you in disorder Uttering your ability Turning you into liability Even when you're without disability You start depending on others to survive. It baffles me... If you choose the matter over mind Your thoughts and emotions begin to fail you You'll...

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I can’t help but chuckle when I see dashboards cluttered with statuary – the virgin Mary, Jesus, St. Christopher, and dangling from the rearview mirror (no doubt as backup for real harm), a rosary, a rabbit’s foot, a scarab charm. Yet the car’s banged up beyond recognition when drivers rely on superstition. What assurance can a driver have for hope if he drives with...

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Ghanaians are beating The drum of shame For Nigerians Which they will later dance to Calling Nigerians in Ghana All sorts of names, due to some misunderstanding Now they're promoting hate just because of mistakes. Ghanaians are on the street Creating scenarios Nigerians the villains Forgetting they triggered it Forgetting what their Ghanaians Are doing to Nigerians as well No country without...

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Kensington spreads its legs— lets the city crawl in, dripping Xylazine / fentanyl / tranq, open sore veins moaning dirty dirges. False prophets— all piss and panic— bark half-lies through decaying molars, fingering apathy for spare change. You smell it five blocks before you enter. The stench tests your soul before it reaches your throat. Narcan. burnt spoons. street toilet. Dreams twitch under heat lamps— larval things too stubborn to die. Hope? Hope’s a half-smoked, laced Newport balanced...

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It's one thing life is full of, change It is not enough we soar thirty century Future where unbelievable is possibilities reality Evolution mankind's ability to create a screen Even amongst themselves hide behind a image Perfection, what is it if we kill existence A war zone of destruction, our swallow hard Our pride, like...

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When in the presence of great art I feel pathetically diminished whereas I hoped it might impart some little power of its greatness into my ever diminishing existence, so that I walk away quite famished – or worse, vanquished! ...

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Lord make me aware, attuned to you my form. As a funnel like the diggeridoo.' Or violins tempo harp or piano chords beat my heart to The drumbeat of your dreams.' Tune me as a Guitar; that is hidden unseen' let my notes make your greatness known' make the message strong and keen.' All is full of...

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At 7 she is at her father’s mercy She will be shown no mercy A life with absolutely no love She will be like a lonely dove Sitting in the nest Doing her best She will never taste true love She will never be as free as a dove Being groped and touched by her dad Is a life that is so very sad She...

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Just how champagne came to be opinions vary and there are many. The French insist it was no mistake like all great art they highly rate; indeed, a felicitous coupling of skill and savoir faire* resulting in a tingling bubbly effervescence rocketed champagne to prominence. (Other stories and less discreet explain the wine maker fell asleep and thus the fermentation exceeded normal maturation.) The French even claim...

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King of France to Marie Antoinette: My future looks awfully bleak. I suspect I’ll soon be headed for the guillotine. “Mon chère: forgive my correction on your use of the wrong preposition. It’s not “FOR” but “BY” the guillotine.” ...

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Here you are.. As am I.' This Intesection of The internet is where todays (crossroads lie) On the highway of the internet.' Here I call out And cry..' Save your soul turn to Jesus He gave All for you don't pass by.' Call Him into your being, His will is That not all shall die.'...

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Never still the mind of God.' continual motion Growth of purpose' rythem of love, making..' man and woman' comes from above.' Growth of grass Errosion of cliffs.' Waves upon oceons work To shift..Grit in oyster, kernel growth.' Denotes Wisdom and tears..Indeed; my oath.! Wind that moves Emotions to change; sadness to elation such A range.. Snail or Eagle slow or fleet Earth...

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Whatever is great Comes with a greater Suffering Not to torture you But to nurture and structure you For what's ahead, building your focus to face whatever comes your way. What's nourishing Replenish you Not perish you The nutrition of beans Is different from that of indomie Also the time duration for preparation What's elevating always takes time. Without pressure No diamond...

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