Excellence
Every path has
footprints of
families seeking
the best
for their children.
Every choice
creates ripples:
Who thrives?
Who's left behind?
What strengthens community?
What fractures it?
The question isn't
which path is right
but how to ensure
every path leads
to excellence,
equity,
opportunity.
How to make choice
mean possibility
for all,
not privilege
for few.
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Categories:
excellence, education,
Form: Free verse
Landmark College: Marked for Excellence
In Landmark College's hallowed city,
Knowledge flourishes with simplicity,
Learners absorb with eager facility,
Blended curriculum, a harmonious unity.
Teachers sympathetic, empathetic in duality,
Guide learners with compassion's clarity,
Vast in trends, educational advancement's reality,
Conducive environment, a learner's serenity.
Modern facilities, equipment in totality,
Sporting complex, a wonder in locality,
Emotional, physiological, spiritual, cognitive, physicality,
Wellbeing's holistic approach, a noble integrity.
Day and boarding options, flexibility's
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Categories:
excellence, caregiving, character, children, education,
Form: Rhyme
Arete Aidos the First Standard of Excellence
Strong Characters and intriguing plots
Universal themes with a strong vision
that details the story and enhance
the story telling abilities for the actors involved.
It all ready compliments all of those
involved: patting the back
of anyone who wishes and is blessed
to be considered and accepted in the research,
writing and overall creation
of this great story. It will inspire
generations and
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Categories:
excellence, career, culture, fashion, leadership,
Form: Bio
exchange ExcellencE exquisitely
Ex is gone
I am glad
I moved on
I am not sad
Ex is gone
I am content
I moved on
No resentment
Feeling excellent
Feeling exquisite
Exchanging smiles
For many miles
For many miles
For many, many miles
We were rivers apart
When you stole my heart
You tore me truly apart
but not this time…
but not this time…
but not this time…
Sometimes, I wish I was no more
Sometimes, I wish
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Categories:
excellence, angst,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
excellence, character, faith, gospel, perspective,
Form: Than-Bauk
Categories:
excellence, appreciation, character, humanity, perspective,
Form: Than-Bauk
Black Power
Black Power
My power to read
My power to write
My power to lead
My power to fight.
My power to vote
My power to take notes
My power to see
To be who I be.
For, I am free
For, I am love
For, I am glee
For, I am above
For, I'm black and proud
(they don't want to hear it)
For, I'm black and proud)
( Am I
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Categories:
excellence, appreciation, beauty, black love,
Form: Free verse
The Discerning Eye
In the Gallery of Life, where deeds hang on display,
Not all can see the masterpiece amidst the gray.
For excellence, that rare and radiant art,
It is visible only to the excellent heart.
Like calls to like, in silent recognition,
A secret language, a hidden coalition.
The mediocre gaze, yet fail to see
The brilliance that sets true greatness free.
As diamonds
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Categories:
excellence, encouraging, endurance, passion,
Form: Rhyme
Acme
Upon the mountaintop where eagles soar,
Above the clouds, where dreams take flight so high,
A world of endless blue and golden lore,
Where sunlit peaks embrace the open sky.
Here, courage blooms in hearts that dare to climb,
Each step a testament to strength and will,
Where stars align to mark the passage time,
And hopes ascend, with destiny to fill.
In
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Categories:
excellence, africa, inspiration, poetry, success,
Form: Sonnet
Excellence
I choose excellence
That's God want us to become
Perfect in His sight.
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Categories:
excellence, engagement, gospel, perspective, truth,
Form: Senryu
Living a Life of Excellence
Not in a palace built of gold, nor a throne of ivory carved,
But in the heart where embers glow, excellence is truly served.
It blooms not in the sterile gleam of trophies won on marble floors,
But in the soul's resilient song that whispers through open doors.
It ripples not in stagnant pools where shadows lie and brood,
But
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Categories:
excellence, appreciation, beautiful, beauty, introspection,
Form: Bio
Determination
* Thanks to Sara Kendrick for the inspiration and "Determination" to attempt this (my first) acrostic poem.
Desiring
Excellence
Through
Endless
Mindful
Internal
Nature
Above
Thoughtful
Inclinations
Of
Nonachievement
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Categories:
excellence, introspection,
Form: Acrostic
Arete
Note: "Arete": Pronounced [ ahr-i-tey ]
Sometimes our best efforts go unnoticed
by everyone but ourselves.
We strive mightily to succeed and accomplish
something we think is important
and of value to others
that ultimately ends up in the proverbial wastelands
of unseen and unrecognized accomplishments.
Poets know this all too well
as we
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Categories:
excellence, poetry, wisdom, writing,
Form: Free verse
Black Excellence
In the realm of ebony, a tale unfolds,
Where black wealth blossoms, its glory beholds.
A tapestry woven with brilliance and might,
A testament to dreams and relentless fight.
In the depth of history's intricate weaves,
Lies the spirit of resilience, refusing to grieve.
From shackles of bondage, emerged a flame,
Igniting a fire, defying all claims of shame.
From distant shores, ancestors
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Categories:
excellence, black african american, black
Form: Narrative
Excellence
Caring when others think it makes no sense,
and when you are accused of being dense.
Some may even think that you are not wise,
while others may your caring ways despise.
Risking when others think it is not safe,
even when your riskiness makes them chafe.
When others describe you as being mad,
their negative words do not make you sad.
Dreaming
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Categories:
excellence, care, character, devotion, endurance,
Form: Rhyme
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