Courage Free Verse Poems

In the tapestry of time, a story is spun,
Of hearts entwined beneath the sun.
It began in the halls of youth's embrace,
Where two souls met, face...

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Trailing clouds of glory do we come 
Until by the end we are left dull and glum.
How it all came to this
We are responsible
 For...

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Author  Dana Redricks 
April 20, 2024

I deserve to be happy, most of my life I have put myself on the shelf making room for...

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BE...

          …bold enough to use your voice

         ...

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If I have to talk about love

I don't think I will be able to

As I don't believe I have fallen in love yet

The powerful, all-devouring...

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Like twins, we share markers of a common history,
Civilization, and knowledge; a call for unity.
The carcasses of slavery and the slave trade
Are lost in the...

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The ancestral savannahs of my people
Are still alive in the unseen horizons
Our grandparents have told us many
Wonderful things about our tribe
Before they arrived, we were...

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You were with me when I needed you
You gave my wearied mind a place to rest
You made me rage when I had no courage
Now you...

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Into the darkness I drove the line.
With sudden persistence I stuck their spirits.
Questions arose about my faith.
Under the shadows the powers of the air quake.
Through...

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Picture portraits of us together in the placid plantation of peacefulness that is lit with emotionally righteous wit
Pleasant sounds fill me up and thrill me…ascends...

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You don’t know how it feels
To be misunderstood and jaded
You won’t ever know till it kills you inside
To you, I speak words of wisdom
And it...

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It seems from the time I came on this Earth
Love was never there

Love failed me too many times!

Love failed me growing up at home 
Love...

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Keep moving forward, do not look back
New freedom in the air, no more lack
He is the great I AM, who aligns
The sun, moon, and stars,...

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I love hearing stories,
stories from my grandparents.
They love to tell stories,
stories from many years ago.
Grandma tells about bread,
when black showed up they would cut if off.
Then...

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				Hobble Hobble Hobble

Absolutely no pressure on that knee for 6 weeks.
They gave me crutches 
Hobble, hobble, hobble. to the door.
Husband waiting for me, 
luckily.
I woke...

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