But as the days of Noah were Matthew 24:37-39
..."But as the days of Noah were, so shall the coming of the Son of Man be.
"For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying
and be given in marriage, until the days that ...
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Categories:
drying up, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Prose
You're My Friend
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You're my friend and so much more
You do for me what no one has ever done before
What kind of a friend is this
A friend that I have never known
Never known
Your care is like the first blosso...
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Categories:
drying up, friend, friendship love,
Form: Lyric
Washing and Drying Up
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Each night after the evening meal
there was never a discussion
as to who would wash the dishes
and who would do the drying up.
My mother was the washer,
my sister and I did the drying up.
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Categories:
drying up, memory, mum, sister,
Form: Free verse
Pillaged Poet
...I heard echoes of scurrilous snarls,
from my conscience as it spoke
contemptible remarks aimed at me.
What shame those words delivered.
"Fatuous one, why does your hand quiver,
mimicking the ...
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Categories:
drying up, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Dreamy Tone
...Lyric Epic Poem
The gospel starts, a river flows,
Of silver, bright and ever pure,
The greatest song the spirit knows,
A legacy that will endure.
A kingdom grand, of sunlit gold,
Where r...
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Categories:
drying up, clothes, cry, destiny, fairy,
Form: Epic
You see, in the silence that surrounds us, it's only our fault that casts shadows on the path
...You see, in the silence that surrounds us, it's only our fault that casts shadows on the path,
We've grown used to living for the sake of others, burning like candles in the darkness,
To be present...
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Categories:
drying up, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Compassion Towards Humanity
...Compassion Towards Humanity
As I take a look around myself, I see
Life, so full of sufferings and strife;
Let me render a service towards humanity,
Before I welcome the sunset of my life.
Wh...
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Categories:
drying up, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Moonlight on Meadows
...It rained all through noon
clouds rushing so low
could be caught by hand
Green pasture I stood on
looked like drying-up river
with no way to return home
had to spend my night with the moon
C...
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Categories:
drying up, moon,
Form: Free verse
Final Words of a Bereft Poet
...If I could no longer write poetry, I'd have no need of hands,
nor eyes weary from weeping, a heart that lies broken,
and a soul dead from mourning. ~ by poet
I heard the fai...
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Categories:
drying up, bereavement, poetry,
Form: Elegy
The Cycle of Water
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Floating from the ground below,
Vapored water wispy, slow.
Up it trickles, lightly drawn,
To form a cloud above the lawn.
There it sits, awaiting more,
Till it’s full and ready to pour....
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Categories:
drying up, 7th grade, nature, rain,
Form: Rhyme
Christmas Family Dinner Party Poem
..."Is there anyone for stuffing?
Well done George, send us down your plate,
Auntie, if you've finished with the cranberry sauce
Could you please pass it across to Kate?"
"Brian can I interest you...
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Categories:
drying up, child, christmas, family, fun,
Form: Rhyme
Noon
...The sun rose in the sky.
Day temperature was rising.
All noise stopped.
The wind started to stop.
The intensity of the sun spread around.
The streets were empty.
The leaves of some trees ...
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Categories:
drying up, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Free verse
Yen
... i drew
my bedroom curtain
this morn' and scanned
the outside world
for inspiration.
i'm stymied by ...
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Categories:
drying up, muse, poetry, writing,
Form: Free verse
Nature's Stern Warning
...Extreme temperatures
Melting of glaciers
Rising sea level
Wildfires
Forests' obliteration
Draughts
Drying up of lakes and rivers
Desertification
Hurricanes
Storms
Floodings, and
Landslid...
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Categories:
drying up, death, men, nature,
Form: Free verse
The Southern Rain
...The dry cracked earth moan under its crust while the languishing trees hold firmly beneath its grit absorbing little moisture within its root sending memory of hard time way back to its youth. The gr...
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Categories:
drying up, america, blessing, courage, earth
Form: Narrative
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