Truth’s stranger than fiction;
we speak of purring bliss,
felt within at our core,
rapturous divine kiss,
we hear of in folklore.
Truth’s stranger than fiction;
sound of one hand clapping,
within heart ovoidal,
soma nectar dripping,
bliss currents toroidal.
Truth’s stranger than fiction;
we’re not body but soul,
here for an earth sojourn,
playing our assigned role,
as ways of love we learn.
Truth’s stranger than fiction;
from God there’s no distance,
if we but slow thought flow,
ending our resistance,
His light within will glow.
16-May-2022
Why do I read only fiction
And my husband just reads non-?
Since so many fit this pattern,
To this puzzle I am drawn.
After many conversations
Asking people what they read,
Men like history or bios,
For the truth is what they need.
Women dive into a story
Where the characters seem real,
But the fact that they are not
Is what enhances the appeal.
Still, a book that is well-written,
Be it fictional or not,
Takes the reader on a journey
Via chronicle or plot.
But the female of the species
Goes on hoping and pretending
That the characters will flourish,
While the men all know the ending.
It may be false
The way I feel
But still the cost
Is just as real
Perhaps it’s not
What I assume
Is red not hot
Is late, too soon
I can’t accuse
Without the facts
Despite the clues
The swinging axe
It’s clear to me
The way things are
It’s what I see
The fetch, not far
Fact and Fiction are two words that cause a lot of friction
Therefore, sometimes it’s all about the diction
Like a poem they both have meaning
To the audience you are seeking
A fact though is just that, in that it is proved
Fiction though just tends to lend us clues
The best way therefore for us to act
Is to stick with the facts
Fact is truth and reality
Fiction just fantasy
DAMO
6/13/17
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Better get a grip or slip
In a world where it's hit and miss
Despite any similarites and differences
Involving shapes like diamonds, square, circles and ovals
Above or below buried and unearthed opal
Among what is considered far more than global
Where objects and lifeforms are still or mobile
Multiple outcomes
Before, during and after round one
Bring it into the light, or leave it in the dark
Near and far from any park
As well as any mart
Close and beyond waters with or without shark
Call it fact or fiction
Some want to relate occurences to superstitions
Religions
Or what was seen on televisions
FACT OR FICTION
Is your belief fact or fiction today
Do you really believe what Gods' word does say
Do you really have the Word in your heart
Or are you just acting the part
You can't fool God you know
To Him your heart does show
He knows what is and isn't fact
He knows if it's real or just an act
Fact or fiction what shall it be
If it's real or not you need to see
Only the real can get through
where will your belief get you
RUTH PHIPPS
Do you believe every single word I write?
Is it fact or fiction when my pen is in full flight
I’ve written of heartbreak - guess that’s happened to most of us
About abuse, and being an alcoholic - if this really happened to me I’d cuss
Written poems on farting, falling in love and so many more
Of butterflies and dragonflies, even a poem about a door
If my words touch you or you think that they ring true
Comment on my poem and I’ll do the same back for you
Jan Allison
7th August 2014
Many people believe that we are living on borrowed time
And we really should not be alive today according to the mayam
But this is the result of listening to those with so called physic powers
For God said in the end no man knows the day nor the hour
Yet we treat everyday like there will always be a tomorrow
Continuing our live with no regrets or sorrows…
Norstudumus had a theory that would bring panic across the nation
But the real truth is only revealed in the book of revelation
Man had always had speculations since time first began
But God created all things and only he knows when things will end
Fact or fiction is the question they often ask,
so here is the reality in which you can bask.
We’ll start from the very top,
until the bottom is where we stop.
The mystery has been cracked,
God and Heaven are indeed a fact.
Unfortunately Purgatory is not,
two choices are what you got.
The painful truth I must tell,
of a factual place called hell.
Don’t believe all that fictional stuff,
because being a good person is not enough.
Good people go to hell everyday,
knowing Jesus is the only way.
Take a look at how some people act,
and you’ll see the devil is definitely a fact.
A made up character named Potter may be surreal,
but the sorcery he practices is the real deal.
It is a fact that Moses built the animal filled ark,
and on a mountain in Turkey is where it would park.
Buddha, Zeus, Mohammed, and Barney,
all are as fictitious as can be.
The war of Armageddon is so very true,
so be ready whatever you do.
Telling the truth is my only conviction,
but now you know what is fact or fiction.
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