Holiday Gospel Poems

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A few hours after April 9th began
My puppies yelping woke me, helping
Me be thankful for this holiday -
Easter day! Better yet: Resurrection Day
For Easter was...

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As our Lord was resurrected 
He left behind symbols of the torture to which He was subjected 
To remind us of his sacrifice 
With the...

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"I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may...

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this Christmas season
measure the joy in your heart
by the light within

Edward J Ebbs - November 15,  2021


Written for a Contest, Fall or Winter Holiday...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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Yesterday

We 
that can remember
keep-alive
those that have been forgotten,
in the small room,
the place in our hearts,
where God 
plants the best flowers,
and no tears…
fall....

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Dust in the Attic

The tree, 
I have to take it down. 
It is heavy and I am tired,
before I start. 
That is not going to...

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The Restaurant 
(55+ )

Crows eyes and acorn feet, 
What will I look like, 
When I get old?
When will that be?

Kindergarten ABC’s, 
Elementary 123’s, 
High (School)...

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Empty (paper?)

The page is glaring at me. 
White, huge, a slice of nothing…
Waiting to be something. 
What if I can not?
What if I simply can...

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Political Speak
Code 101
Socialism for the Young

It is okay to lie to those that we talk to.
That is what we teach here. 
Do you understand? 
It...

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Preparing

Six Indians, dead in the garden. 
They were made of iron, and lead. 
Parts of a set, which included military men…
on horses, with cannon and...

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Bird Seed

The power of a small kindness,
can never be overstated....

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I was taken by the contrast, against the light and glitter.
My mother brought an ornament; one that truly fit her.
Years of deep reflection brought a...

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away with capitalistic free market enterprise
where the concomitant features of greed, power and wealth
fuse to form a pact of unrestrained mass-consumerism
while simultaneously obliterating any shred...

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Around the festive Holidays thieves
constantly prowl those wealthy and safe neighborhoods
with sickening and menacing looks:
snatching Christmas decorations,
even breaking into quite houses,
not guarded by a dog...

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