Praise be known
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Should we give thanks and praise?
My dog doesn’t think so
He licks my hand when hungry
only to fall asleep when fed
Barks to go outside
and do his…. business
mostly when I’m in bed
Anyw...
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Categories:
encroach upon, life, perspective,
Form: Free verse
No Poem Left Behind
...Since the dawn of time
Poems have conceived in the minds of mankind
Engraved on their hearts
Lived through life’s parts
Beckoning to take heed
For no poem should be left behind
Poems of Birth
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Categories:
encroach upon, life, power, truth, universe,
Form: Rhyme
The November Sun
...A December sun summons Winter's freeze,
but a November sun shares its golden rays.
And upon a canvas of leaves, paints the trees,
as longer nights encroach upon shorter days.
Nature dips ...
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Categories:
encroach upon, 10th grade, 9th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Anyone Can
...Anyone Can steal; Anyone Can lie;
Anyone Can cheat and then deny.
Anyone Can be resentful and bitter,
Give up easily and be then, a quitter.
Anyone Can allow themselves to hate;
Feed into thei...
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Categories:
encroach upon, character,
Form: Rhyme
Thus Ominous and Elliptical Be the Tone of This
...Species sundry sentential
Line the lost lowered loft
Whose weary wayward-ceiled
Roof raises itself over the lot:
The diverse specimen bottles of pharmaceutic potations,
Mortared and mixed as b...
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Categories:
encroach upon, absence, age, america, angst,
Form: I do not know?
The Curse of Nefertiti
...In golden chains of bondage, was the royal queen
Brought forth, force to kneel, before the newly crowned
Pharaoh of Egypt!
Branded a heretic, a blasphemer of the Gods, a traitor to
Her people, un...
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Categories:
encroach upon, adventure, halloween, history, imagery,
Form: Free verse
Never Swallow Your Word
...Know who you are
Know what to doing
Know the right thing to doing
Determine where you are going
Focus on your doing
Your future is in your hand
Never swallow your word
Trust only yourself
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Categories:
encroach upon, abuse, addiction, adventure, anxiety,
Form: I do not know?
Biophilia
...It’s really confusing,
is the world going mad or what!
Men yearn for nature because she holds everything in her bosom
and that’s why men gloss themselves with the word love: men say they lo...
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Categories:
encroach upon, death, life, men, nature,
Form: Free verse
Shadowboxing
...My shoulders are well oiled axles,
my fists are cannon balls
I am an uncompromised,
uninhibited,
and unchallenged fresh breath of boldness
I am a statue of fastholding,
chiseled down from black dia...
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Categories:
encroach upon, anger, conflict, courage, poetry,
Form: Free verse
How Much Longer
...How long must I cry inside
How many times must I die in this life
How often will I fall short
How many dreams must I abort
How many empty nights must I endure
How many second guesses before I am sure...
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Categories:
encroach upon, cry, dark, lonely, longing,
Form: Rhyme
Winters Call
...Winters Call
The leaves of autumn act out in defiance
Clinging to their branches, desperate to remain
Their brilliant red and gold has now grown rusty
Their voices rustling glumly in the trees
Chi...
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Categories:
encroach upon, seasons, autumn,
Form: Free verse
No Tresspassing
...There is one thing I have noticed recently.
Some of you do not know the meaning of “private property”.
If you attempt to encroach upon my land,
I will just have to act and take a stand.
My team...
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Categories:
encroach upon, funnytime,
Form: Rhyme
My Inner Person
...My inner person desires and seeks
innovative words softer than roses,
lovelier than the skies of spring, louder that the voice of Moses...
then see me anxiously run when the cathedral's bell rings...
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Categories:
encroach upon, faith, father, happiness, love,
Form: Rhyme