January 3 Poems

Aol two step verification a boon to my psyche

...Aol two step verification a boon to my psyche

plus I batten down the itty bitty hatches
courtesy Avast Random Password Generator,
and keep track of alphanumeric
near impossible to crack passwor...
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Categories: january 3, adventure, appreciation, atheist, birth,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberWHAT MATTERS MOST

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What matters most to me 
is to recognize that I am “made 
in God’s image” and as such, I realize
the need to live according to His design 
for my existence, thus: here am I with all:

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Categories: january 3, appreciation, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Dramatic Monologue


Premium MemberFAITH IN GOD WHO WANTS US TO COME INTO HIS SALVATION-ARK

...January 3 Faith in God Bible Meditations Based on Genesis 7-9

Key Verse – Genesis 7:1 And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous befo...
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Categories: january 3, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Quatrain

Time is a--

...Time is a river that flows endlessly
Carrying memories and dreams along the way
Sometimes it is calm and gentle, sometimes it is rough and stormy
But time never stops, it never stays

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Categories: january 3, change, deep, how i
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberBLESSED HOPE

...God brightens my hope* with His salvation glow
His blessed redemption makes faith to grow
Indeed freeing against hell’s damnation torture
Assuring my soul eternal triumphant future.

The...
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Categories: january 3, blessing, christian, faith, god,
Form: Quatrain


Premium MemberPRAISE BE TO GOD WHO SMELLS THE SWEET SAVOUR OF OUR FAITH

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January 3 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Genesis 8-11

Key Verse– Genesis 8:21 And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the groun...
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Categories: january 3, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Alliteration

Premium MemberTo You I Sing

...To You I Sing

Here I stand at my pew,
Where so many songs of praise are sung in chorus and out of tune,
Of beautiful words with loving phrases that glorify.
But as I sing and follow along, I wo...
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Categories: january 3, celebration, prayer, song, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme

Northward

...Legs freeze and numb, held still from south to north 
The touch of ants crawling upon my skin 
Should I go back or should I still go forth 
For, faraway's the place where I have been 

Up the wi...
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Categories: january 3, 10th grade,
Form: Quatrain

Premium MemberFar Side of the Moon

...Far Side of The Moon

Winter and Summer begin on a solstice,
That marks the shortest and longest days of the year;
Spring and Fall arrive with the equinox.
When the sun is closest to the ...
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Categories: january 3, earth, education, moon, space,
Form: Verse

Premium MemberPantoum Tribute To Milton

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Wish I had known you better- friend;
my time is limited on Soup.
With writing only- I attend;
But, now I share this with your group.

My time is limited on Soup.
With your last theme- cou...
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Categories: january 3, tribute, uplifting,
Form: Pantoum

Premium MemberSnowstorm

...grim starkness of snow
sturdy in its sleeted falling 
willing a bleached landscape
a lushness
that chokes the rough field terrain

strides of power
as the fevered wind
spirals In an unexpecte...
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Categories: january 3, environment, january, snow, winter,
Form: Imagism

Premium MemberSymphonic Sconce: 'The Candle'

...*Image of Candle Masquerade by Pixabay.

Symphonic Sconce
(The Candle)

Seasoned succession
Sanctioned section
Soloist strings
Streaming satisfaction
Spirited sheathed
Solidly s...
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Categories: january 3, extended metaphor, simile,
Form: Alliteration

Premium MemberAloha My Friend

...*Image of Lewis Milton Hankins

aloha my friend
a bevy of doves
laurels wrestle a whirlwind
fair plumes coronet
                        ~"The Last Token"~03/22/21<...
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Categories: january 3, tribute,
Form: Haiku

Premium MemberIn Memory of Milton

...I knew Milton through his writing on Poetry Soup and his book, "Ashes on the Snow", (2010).  A warm and intimate montage of his life experiences.

He was a principled man, whose deep family roots f...
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Categories: january 3, tribute,
Form: Haibun

Premium MemberTatters

...Eyes, silent and soft, a whisper
Falling across so many hearts,
Breathing in affections, singing
Caresses, messages…
Yet filled with melancholy
Doubt and despair, darkness
In clouds of regret, ...
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Categories: january 3, death, feelings, lonely, lost
Form: Free verse

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