Betty White graces a stamp
Betty White lived so long,
they had all kinds of names for her.
She managed to stay America's sweetheart
for a century by being kind and funny.
A heart of gold worn on her sleeve,
she could make everyone smile.
Her sweet face is now on a stamp
while the tributes continue coming.
Her curls sweet and eyes a'glitter but
it's her smile
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Categories:
graces, appreciation, career, celebration, celebrity,
Form: Ekphrasis
From Crisis to Graces
A-s
N-ations
G-o
I-nto
E-conomic
M-eltdown
A-ll
Y-ear,
C-ountries
A-re
M-aking
P-romises
O-f
S-ustenance
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Monocrostic (Birthday of Angie May H. Campos)
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Categories:
graces, birthday,
Form: Other
GOD LISTENS GRACES US HIS MOUTH SPEAKS BRINGS FORTH LIFE-
I see your smile
It embraces me
Tender earlobes listening
~
Holy-Wholly sweet lips speaking
Life
God’s mouth speaks life
~
His breaths in us
God listens graces us eyes vison
His Holy renditions
10/17/24
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr©2024
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Categories:
graces, analogy, appreciation, encouraging, engagement,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Eurynome's the Three Graces
Eurynome's great joy,
the Graces of her womb,
whose names transcend the tomb
like Helen's, famed of Troy!
Ah! Graces all enjoy:
they fill earth's space and room,
abhorring away life's gloom,
before the fates destroy.
If mankind survives, spring
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Categories:
graces, extended metaphor, happiness, inspiration,
Form: Italian Sonnet
The Graces of a Little Place
We were always close together
As the house we had was small.
Family meals there knit a tether,
And precious voices filled the halls.
The dog was in and out of course
And she surely didn’t mind
To steal away the peace by force
As willing actors were in line.
We attended to each other then
Without attention to a phone
We laughed and
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Categories:
graces, appreciation, blessing, childhood, family,
Form: Rhyme
Father's Graces Peace Mercies Love All Inside and Around You ALWAYS
"Blessings, I decree and declare upon you.
Father's graces, peace, mercies, love,
All inside and around you.
Our families break through,
This season plus His will in our lives.
Always Good New Day Beloved
Amen"
1/18/24
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2024©
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Categories:
graces, analogy, appreciation, blessing, devotion,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Social graces
Save me some of that please
the social graces
Cause I can't pretend like I don't have favour
While I'm here criticising the social graces
For I've never been in the in crowd
I had to always pull my chair over the table
So that I can belong like others
But now I think I also need the social
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Categories:
graces, appreciation, life, love, people,
Form: Free verse
DARKNESS GRACES LIFE LIGHTS-
The sight of the blind man so walk;
In the dark talks the whispers speaks;
DARKNESS GRACES LIFE LIGHTS-
Man sunshine shone darkest light;
Complete speaks the lightening;
Speak life in dead spaces;
Brightly shine fires darkness graces;
DARKNESS GRACES LIFE LIGHTS
11/7/23
written words by James Edward Lee Sr 2023
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Categories:
graces, adventure, analogy, appreciation, assonance,
Form: Rhyme
Graces For the Loved and the Lost
Graces for the Loved and the Lost
To the sweet graces afforded to us from above
To the hand of tender guidance that is only born from Love
To the broken boxer taking off his boxing gloves
To the man living on the edge when push comes to shove
For the certainty which overcomes me
When your true
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Categories:
graces, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Come Alive In the River
Come alive in the river, let it flow,
Its waters are rising, up and high;
A faith that turns into joy and glow,
Filled with promise, hope and grace.
Tap into heaven's DNA, oh so free,
Showers of favour raining down;
Graces and place, blessings to share,
Kindness abounding, no need to weep.
Ask and receive, let heaven reign,
Heaven's all around, feel it,
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Categories:
graces, blessing, encouraging, heaven, prayer,
Form: Free verse
Graces of Life
"graces of life"
pursuing the good life
I wish and believe
nothing is impossible
knowing darkness is far away
clues of beauty and peace
hover within my sight
as music softly whispers
making my soul breathe for
passion and desire unleash
as graces of life awaken
grateful for this blessing
nothing is impossible as
enchanting elegancies adorn
SkyWatcher
05-05-23
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Categories:
graces, appreciation, beauty, blessing, celebration,
Form: Light Verse
No Airs and Graces
No pretence
No airs and graces
Just be real
No “two faces”
Be authentic
Just be You
Let your true spirit shine through
Your fairness, honesty
Integrity will show
Kindness to all
Compassion, goodness will flow
Don’t fear vulnerability
Or to admit you were wrong
It does not create weakness
It enlightens, renders you strong
Let your humour be present
Smile and laugh each day
Don’t take life to seriously
Don’t
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Categories:
graces, identity, image, life, peace,
Form: Rhyme
Tightropes of the Three Graces
"Tightropes of the Three Graces"
Tightropes
for hanging clothes
on a line
each piece
pegged wooden
held between closed fences
misfortune's breeze lifts
sleeves like covers
pointing the way home
books and their pages
for The Davenport dancers
all's well that ends well
scene perfect
imperfect fortunes
throughout their ages
the balancing act
seeking Life’s rhyme
saving fates in stages
odd numbers
are never easy,
never graceful
the balancing acts,
tightropes
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Categories:
graces, little sister, love, sister,
Form: Free verse
Divine Graces
One
Stroke of
Strange object
Fills seashell with
Perfect pearl priceless
Divine graces
Do not leave
Poor of
None
18 August 2022
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Categories:
graces, god,
Form: Ninette
Cultivating Graces
with-incarnations
perpetual blossoming
orbiting beauty
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Categories:
graces, poetry,
Form: Haiku
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