Life's philosophy
...A man was born to dignify
Deserving every piece of respect
For the fantabulous of intelligences
For the bright shine of mindsets
Of the pure and sharp eyesight
And of the facile and sturd...
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Categories:
dignify, 1st grade, bullying, courage,
Form: Free verse
her eyes are gray, foreboding
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her eyes are gray, foreboding
reflecting the wrath of Zeus
yet therein lies the charm of Hera
who silences Olympian thunderbolts
she is sharing a tenebrous introspect
the smile withdrawn, judg...
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Categories:
dignify, addiction, analogy, blessing, courage,
Form: Free verse
In the Presence of Love
...Author Dana Redricks
July 22, 2023
Jesus, You are the source of my joy, filling my life with completeness, an endless supply, never far from reach, You are always by my side, You showed me how to...
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Categories:
dignify, christian, dedication, deep, encouraging,
Form: Rhyme
Something About a Tree
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Something about a tree that welcomes me
and pulls me in with its majestic charms,
as graceful limbs reach out in joy- so free
to lure me close with gentle, giant arms
that sign with every b...
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Categories:
dignify, appreciation, tree, tribute,
Form: Quintain (Sicilian)
My Generation My Poems
...My generation my poems
Everything I love don't matter now
Cos I keep up the fire burning
After all it doesn't matter how
I live or die
Just pray for me if you care
And I wish you all Out t...
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Categories:
dignify, africa, courage, encouraging, inspiration,
Form: Epic
Proud and Tall
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Of all the flowers God has made,
there are those cast in purple shade;
some small with petals, hug the ground
and others, bristled- slim, but sound.
But- grandest is a taller one...
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Categories:
dignify, flower, purple, uplifting,
Form: Couplet
Laetitian
...you wanted something that would dignify or give meaning to these days
something that contained a real reason to face them
but if your vision doesn't allow you to understand what could redeem you
w...
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Categories:
dignify, child, happiness, love, magic,
Form: Prose Poetry
Grand Papa and His Old Worn -Kerchief
..."Them there stories
Twas the decade of worries
In the lower half, of the mighty Mo’
My grand-PaPa and em’ picked cotton
It twas below the Mason-Dixon Line;
Grand-pa always had an old ...
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Categories:
dignify, analogy, appreciation, character, dedication,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Wonderstruck
...I’m wonderstruck to know that death
Precedes eternity
That every soul is like a spark
That lights a flame in me
That joy is more than happiness
By how it grows each day
And loving fills an em...
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Categories:
dignify, universe, wisdom,
Form: Rhyme
Man Cave
...Meandering digression as you ran to your man cave.
Full of contempt, with no one to save.
Learning to differentiate your burdensome emotional baggage.
While I sit by the stove top cooking some cab...
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Categories:
dignify, absence, anti bullying, anxiety,
Form: Rhyme
On the Day That You Were Born
...On the day that you were born
The angels gathered by
To sing for you the melody
Of heaven’s lullaby
The memories of life before
You left your home above
Are diamonds in a crystal pool
Of pu...
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Categories:
dignify, inspirational, love,
Form: Rhyme
My Family
...My Family
It’s not that we connect by blood,
nor share our bread through drought or flood.
It’s not that we are joined by name,
nor think, nor act, nor are the same.
It’s not a place we c...
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Categories:
dignify, family, friendship, heaven, love,
Form: Rhyme
A Poetess's Sunset Song
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A Poetess's Sunset Song
Help me, God!
Am I really, honestly good enough?
Tell me , please if I am?
To use magnificent words and eloquence.
To dignify the greatness ...
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Categories:
dignify, poetess, prayer, sunset,
Form: Free verse
Psalm of Praise
...Psalm of praise
Oh Jah, we laud you
for your magnificence
as the one and only true God
and Sovereign of the universe.
Your splendor is beyond
our imagination and your glory
surpasse...
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Categories:
dignify, creation, faith, god, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
Peach Pie
...Without teeth, he gums his peach pie
Savoring the deep satisfaction of the taste
Taste of yesterday, aroma of sweet boyhood youth
His crooked glasses still dignify his weather face
Not much to ...
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Categories:
dignify, father son,
Form: Free verse
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