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Endless Rapture
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Bernard F. Asuncion
| Acrostic |
esther, birthday,
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Grandmother Esther
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Marc Acrich
| Prose |
esther, grandmother, nostalgia,
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Esther
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Peter Cobbler
| Rhyme |
esther, bible, christian, god, heaven,
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Inclusio Alpha Omega
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Duncan R. M. Ferguson
| Verse |
esther, uplifting, word play,
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Milk Teeth
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Nandana Valiyaveetil
| Prose Poetry |
esther, adventure, animal, art, autumn,
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Red rose
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hillary manyaza
| Ballad |
esther, deep, emotions, feelings, first
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Sunday Dinner On the Farm
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Vee Bdosa
| Sonnet |
esther, america, farm, food,
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An Audience With The King
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Marilyn S Jennings
| Narrative |
esther, perspective, tribute,
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The True Essence of Beauty
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Eedee-Bari Bawoh
| Didactic |
esther, beautiful, beauty, bible, christian,
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We,The Beggars
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Adeyemi Joshua
| Light Verse |
esther, allegory,
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Finding Esther Mae
by Michael Moncrief
Esther sings
Through an overbite smile
Each quivering note
Cut
Into precious stones
That ripple the audible calm
Staccato stones
Skipping in the wake
Of
The coarsing passage
Those double crossing...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
esther, celebration,
The Elegant Maiden
by Adeyemi Joshua
Short but beautiful,
Beautiful and dutiful.
Dutiful in deligience,
Deligent and intelligent.
The mood of thy pleasantries,
Wroth fables of dignities.
Your egg-y shaped physiognomy,
Mount emotions in hurry.
The smiles of thy...
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Ode |
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Categories:
esther, beauty,
Esther
by James Edward Lee Sr.
Esther Oh!
Esther
My Jewish Queen
Orphan daughter of Abihail
Original name. . .Hadassah
Esther Oh!
Esther
Also known as Myrtle
My Jewish Queen
Her cousin Mordecai
Protected her
Kept her in Persia
Little miss "Astra"
Esther, beautiful...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
esther, adventure, appreciation, bible, gospel,
Becoming Queen
by Geraldine Taylor
https://soundcloud.com/user-921599710/becoming-queen
Eminent city of Persia, long live the King
A youthful Jewess, of parents passed
Resettled in her cousin’s home, under Mordecai’s care, as his own
To womanhood, the...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
esther, inspiration,
Esther at the Gate
by M Braimah Saaka
There she stood
Legs akimbo
The sun setting
behind her
The maize crop
in green bloom
pitch darkness
besides her
The gateman's bench
Empty yet
The sentry door
Open still
Esther at the gate
her dark shadow
the...
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I do not know? |
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Categories:
esther, bereavement, best friend, death,
Mother Of The Earth
by Christine Phillips
Oh Mighty tree of the ages
I have witnessed you in all stages
Like the fierce spirit of David
And the boldness of Queen Esther
You have defied all...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
esther, blessing, caregiving, celebration, community,
TOMBOY
by Jacob Caleb
I never met a better fella
until I met Ella
Ella was finer than Esther
but stronger than Joshua.
She's gat crude swags
both in the way she sags.
Her...
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Light Verse |
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Categories:
esther, africa,
Woman of Power
by Nandrani Ramai
Woman of Power, You are a vessel of honor,
Rise up and discover
You are authorized and deputized with power in your hand.
Clothe yourself with the full...
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Prose Poetry |
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Categories:
esther, confidence, power, woman,
THE POWER OF ONE
by louise nelson
The power of one is not about just someone
Acting alone
It's the power that one person has
When stepping out of comfort zones
It's the...
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Carpe Diem |
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Categories:
esther, courage, encouraging, faith, women,
The Adventures of Enea, Part 9 of 13
by Michael Coy
Points Above and Below the Line
(Enea Canonises Catherine of Siena)
It's not a thing we go for any more,
that hierarchy malarkey, but in fact
the...
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Quatrain |
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esther,
Women Seizing The Moment: For Such A Time As This
by louise nelson
The totality of our lives can be measured in moments
Which are brief at best
But never forget that a moment can shift
Any circumstance, situation...
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Carpe Diem |
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esther, dedication, devotion, faith, women,
BIKO CHERE CHUKWU PLEASE WAIT ON GOD
by Nkwuka Kosi
I can see.
Flood of tears streaming down your delicate face.
Your rosy life replaced by a topsy turvy one faught with failure.
Filled with disappointments that have...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
esther, absence, bible, christian, motivation,
A Memorable Night
by Jo Daniel
It was an EVEning to remAMBER for Jane,
WEN DA men gathered in the GLEN,
OL I VER there were Taylor's friends uNOAHn
So, she was STEPH AN'...
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Narrative |
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Categories:
esther, fun, word play,
An Odd Group
by Dear Heart a.k.a. Broken Wings
We meet once a week, an odd group of poetic friends-
Hannah is from Atlanta and wears a bandana,
Abraham always says hello ma'am to me quietly,...
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Acrostic |
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Categories:
esther, humor,
Queen Esther
by Babafemi Yinka Olubodun
Elegant steps,
The gaze of a queen,
Clandestine; reaching the pinnacles of great towers
Whose garment I long to wrap for warmth.
The smiles stands tall the...
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Ballade |
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Categories:
esther, absence, africa, analogy, angel,
A Biblical ABC
by Gordon McConnell
Abraham the father of the faithful
Barnabas the encourager so graceful
Caleb who believed victory to bring
David the shepherd boy became king
Exodus the book containing God's law
Felix...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
esther, bible, god, spiritual,
Dear Dad
by Paavo Johannes
I wish heaven had a telephone
Or a free hour for visitors
Where we can talk to our deceased again
Then maybe I will be relieved
And my broken...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
esther, dad, death, emotions, sorrow,
TELE TEXT TO MY PRECIOUS PEARL
by SAMUEL EMMANUEL
Tele text to my precious pearl
Elegant victor in a nine ribs design
Star-studded pageant that i know first
The teacher...
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Bio |
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Categories:
esther, appreciation, birthday, dedication, eulogy,
A BALLAD FOR ESTHER AND NELSON
by Edoja Faith
When danger run the city at night
tender folks yield without a fight,
who would actually dare to scream
unless the hole of hell and its notorious dread...
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Ballad |
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Categories:
esther, grief, night, sad, sorrow,
Woman of valour
by Tinaye Munyawiri
WOMAN OF VALOUR.
where art thou gracious woman.
Peaceful being, strength and beauty at your fingertips.
Adams fantasy, Eve's descendant.
A trophy you are, A queen like Esther.
A...
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I do not know? |
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Categories:
esther, bible,