Influences Poems - Poems about Influences

In the battle of markets, where influences clash relentlessly, In every war, the lies of professionals resonate loudly, Where religious fanatics, sincere to the point of incandescence, Sell a holy crusade to defend virtue from the shadow of Evil. In the silent march of soldiers, where the soul's turmoil is deaf, A story is born of a world seeking salvation...

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Extreme temptations and lures from family, friends and the world that could lead to your corruption...

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Bike to ramp and from ramp to tree In just a second you can feel the hit Hanging midair is a time of glee Adrenaline rush with teeth a’grit Grasping his precious jewels The tens unit clung Crank that cruel switch to eleven so His unborn kids will know he was stung A blindfolded face, cigarette tastes, Tighty-whities, and a Big Mac burger, A...

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1. The Welkin Wind blows / clouds race / vast blue sky Breeze tugs / trees sway / great green hills Sun scourged / sand glares / small white beach Skip stones / thoughts nag / mind fug stills 2. The Influences Seeds sprout / stems firm / youth glean part New buds / core splayed / new growth hearth Weeds choke...

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It was old Woody that lured me with Dust Bowl Ballads and so much more Telling stories of a West That I'd never heard before. I was with the Okies as They travelled down the road Got a new hero from The Ballad of Tom Joad. Then on to Steinbeck Faulkner, Williams, Hemingway, Until dreams of America Filled my teenage day. The whole world...

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In youth I learned to jump First off steps, then rooftops Spirit of adventure Nurtured in the heart of a child Preschool acrobat twirling on my head Grandma swatted my bottom Repeated words like Tomboy Never learned to be ladylike Catholic school discipline Uniforms, religion classes, daily mass Never satisfied with any accomplishment Even the nuns called me “perfectionist” Blessed with storytellers in my family Dad and sis...

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People and events come and go Forever changing our lives We all know this to be true Influences show up From out of nowhere Some good, some bad And some that didn’t seem To make any difference at all Whether a tragedy or celebration We hold on to the hope That whatever comes our way Will take our weaknesses And turn them into strengths Through these strengths Our dreams...

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There’s deep contemplation in finding INSPIRATION, there’s much meditation in the joy of using my quill- I’ve found that my sorrow and pain in desperation, has become my motivation with a craving to fulfill. In anguish I peak, on my parchment, I must speak- in torment I find my muse, with many syllables to use. I find my joy is oblique, as my...

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Heavenly Influences All the random acts one lives. Are they what the universe gives? Do they come from one’s heart beat?, or do they come from the soul’s seat? Does one’s life’s experiences come from the hands of fate?, or are they reflections ?, refractions the psyche doth state? Could karma be the force, the energy that guides one home?, or is one’s...

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Born in late '53 post Christmas adopted was I being six weeks old my new parents lived way out country enjoyed these formative times like gold Early on discovered I had stammer but mother especially showed real care made my little bedroom my cocoon living out so free was myself there We had little cairn terrier McGregor he was real friendly to take a...

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The pair couldn’t see beyond the present Such hope, great expectations Children, a home, great love It was what they could not foresee that hurt She holds their wedding photo The war took him from her Entry for Dr. Ram Mehta's contest Wedding is one of the special events in marriage...

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When she dresses in her full gown of white And dances across the starlit sky at night On sane men’s minds she will play a trick And convert them into her lunatics. Farmers will harvest when she abides She influences oceans, moving their tides Songs to her glory the wolves will howl Sinister men, for her will prowl. Young boys dream of visiting...

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When the naif that whispers deep passages of unheard words into my ears, stop. I am once more able to hear my own thoughts. How they drift. And, begin to speak, a collision of words. Those that vibrate the walls of my mind. Recalling the confusion of free thought. I have once more submitted my being and am lost. That within my own thoughts....

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