cold wind over Europe
...Cold is the wind in Europe.
It is a stormy evening, brown leaves flying in the storm
dank and dry, torn from the mother tree with hatred
I`m thinking of Macron, the president of France,
extoll...
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Categories:
extolling, abuse, adventure, age,
Form: ABC
Old Man Winter now flagging, and slip sliding along
...Old Man Winter now flagging, and slip sliding along...
as his stronghold diminishes.
Signals, triggers, and ushers kickstarting debut
of demure "Flora" who slowly but surely attempts
to revea...
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Categories:
extolling, america, animal, birth, celebration,
Form: Free verse
Kiss the Ring
...‘Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful.’ – Molly Ivins
don’t believe the many bots
dripping fermented honey
extolling the clown’s virtues
Gaz...
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Categories:
extolling, satire,
Form: Free verse
Unitarian Church returnee
...Unitarian Church returnee
After a hiatus of countless years
plus an additional
almost three months
since a major makeover,
(I experienced the magic
wrought courtesy
a bonafide big hearted ...
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Categories:
extolling, 3rd grade, age, america,
Form: Free verse
canary bird
...A canary bird in its cage placed near a window
a leafy tree of spring, where lesser sparrows sat
wished for the mystical word, freedom
Was the freedom the canary bird saw real or not
constructed...
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Categories:
extolling, abuse, age, america, anger,
Form: Blank verse
Trained Your Mind To Things Godly
...Violence isn't a good method
To depend oneself
Or an excuse to combat peace
Not an issue of extolling power
Nor a bravado of strength
A jealous person is prone
To commit crime if not hindered...
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Categories:
extolling, character, truth, uplifting, wisdom,
Form: Free verse
crossing over
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"Today I am a joyous soul for across that bridge I will stroll." ~ poet
seraphs serenade the skies
strains unheard by mortal ears
chilling the darkness with notes
of ethereal...
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Categories:
extolling, death, faith, heaven, home,
Form: Jueju
Birthday of beloved buxom babe I betrothed
...Birthday of beloved buxom babe I betrothed
Pardon my hyperbole if in fact such embellishment can be sifted out amidst the pretentious poetry and/or prose NOT aired to appear superior, but more so ...
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Categories:
extolling, anniversary, appreciation, birth, birthday,
Form: Free verse
PRAISE BE TO GOD WHO DESERVES OUR EXALTATION
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June 16 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Psalms 21-25
Key Verse – Psalms 26:13 Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
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Categories:
extolling, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Alliteration
Air
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Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air
(Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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Cherish the moments, rising on fabric of fuchsia skies,
Painting motifs o...
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Categories:
extolling, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Yankee Doodle
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In 1755 a British army medical surgeon Richard Shuckburgh, while campaigning in
Rensselaer New York, penned the nursery rhyme Yankee Doodle. This was used to mock
the Colonists by the...
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Categories:
extolling, independence day, military, nursery
Form: Rhyme
Take Me to Xanadu
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O, take me there, where mystical realms of starlight glisten
Pearlescent tapestries, indulgent in ethereal aura of Venus,
Emboldening me in celestial embrace, swept in your love,
As you ignite e...
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Categories:
extolling, love, romantic,
Form: Verse
Pearl of the Orient
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Donning splendiferous landscapes stretching for miles,
A culture that aptly prides, in bold, welcoming smiles;
A thriving land of islands~ an archipelago evincing awe,
A resplendence of nature, ...
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Categories:
extolling, culture, nature, people, places,
Form: Rhyme
Health and safety
...1980 we began to learn ( about health and safety)
Not at every turn.'
As the decades went, its demands just grew.' From
Those quite acceptable, no one realised the end extent
Mind you.'
There w...
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Categories:
extolling, appreciation, education, endurance,
Form: Rhyme
Beyond Words, A Rose By Any Other Name
...("The Longest Journey", 2020, original encaustic)
Beyond Words, A Rose By Any Other Name…
Everybody’s talkin’ ‘bout it
because it, is all there is.
Like there is but one sun
everyone...
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Categories:
extolling, extended metaphor, spiritual,
Form: Narrative
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