The Voice In His Head, Part II
......It was maybe ten years later,
as I slept in my bed,
that all sorts of infernal things
seemed to possess my head.
A procession of cruel demons
that long ago had fell,
and above them, the Morn...
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Categories:
holy writ, change, courage, growth, hope,
Form: Rhyme
Creation
...Was Earth created by God’s hand as told in holy writ,
when scientific findings seem to dash the thought of it?
Is it possible that all things formed the way they are by chance?
The odds agains...
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Categories:
holy writ, poetry, religious,
Form: Rhyme
America's Apostasy
...Exile prophet, seer of Patmos,
peering through a time yet future,
saw your rising, not from waters,
but from the bowels of the earth.
Lamb-like beast adorned with two horns,
destined by God’s ...
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Categories:
holy writ, america, betrayal, culture, god,
Form: Free verse
Book - Les Miserables By Victor Hugo
...this great story is comparable ~ to parables in holy writ...
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Categories:
holy writ, freedom, french, paris, prison,
Form: Monoku
False Prophets
..." When the Soul wants to experience
something she throws out an image
in front of her and then steps into it."
Meister Eckhart
Little bits
spin off like sparks
from a grinding wheel,
as i...
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Categories:
holy writ, religion,
Form: Free verse
Getting Familiar With Divine Treasure
...How does one get to know the Bible?
the same you get to know friends
by spending real time with them
so you become the real spiritual blend
No matter the years you've lived
you can't sit back ...
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Categories:
holy writ, bible, god, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
The Lord Is My Portion - Psalm 119: 57-64
...What a blessed privilege to know
that I have a portion which is the Lord
the best part I could ever truly have
for He gives me His mighty strong sword
This sword is His mighty inerrant word
my...
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Categories:
holy writ, bible, god, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
Scared No More
...Fearfully scared of truth on bottomless pit
awaiting me with its enclosing darkness, forever unlit ---
my soul succumbed to confession of nervousness whit
especially that I was guilty of i...
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Categories:
holy writ, blessing, christian, faith, god,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Manifesto, the Real
...Break away,
If your leg is drawing you back
From moving forward,
Cut it off, says the Holy Writ.
Your guts will be your support!
The relationship you have
With your yourself is complicated;
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Categories:
holy writ, adventure, art, confidence, inspiration,
Form: Free verse
In the Bible On My Shelf
...They say that in the Holy Land so very far away
there really are SAMARITANS, who to the present day
at Eastertide or then abouts ..but wait! Who comes our way?
Some long-haired Wanderer, I've gues...
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Categories:
holy writ, christian, easter, ireland, jesus,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Fever Dream
...One nation under all
founded for a single cause
this is the mantra that resides
in the minds of simple folk
this passion above all else
so say the pundits to themselves
the holy writ applied ...
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Categories:
holy writ, religion,
Form: Free verse
Incels Cult
...Pardon me if I disbelieve
that bumping ugly is still a thing
even though the evidence
states quite the opposite
the fair practices once pursued
enjoyment of the lovely views
are now lost to dis...
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Categories:
holy writ, sensual,
Form: Free verse
Succor
...Each galling ache with steadied prayer dispel.
Let that bland hour bleak with chilling thought
Glow with indelible joys of a yet hoping heart,
And knit such merry smiles as cute angels got.
Ho...
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Categories:
holy writ, angst, anxiety, conflict, courage,
Form: Didactic
Convicted Heart
...My heart*, wholly convicted by God’s holy writ
Earnestly confesses its stubborn arrogance
Humbly acknowledging haughtiness’ engagements
Abased against futile glory-seeking pursuits.
Thi...
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Categories:
holy writ, christian, devotion, faith, god,
Form: Alexandrine
Lucky Me, I'M Free
...For three days, Pentecost weekend, no bells will ring
For seventy-two hours, no devices will ping
No TV's blaring, no family member daring
to tinker with electricity, neither adjusting nor rep...
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Categories:
holy writ, bible, freedom, friendship, inspirational,
Form: Rhyme
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