April Judgement Poems

Juice Ex Machina

By Mark D. Stucky
When wine ran out at the wedding in Cana,
why did Mary request and expect Jesus
(who seemed slightly exasperated)
to act as...

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I'll write only of my biggest fault,
            over it, I daily agonize.
My heart and...

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I let it slip away, that final day-
with judging soon to come, it waited there.
This prize I'd captured in my special way
went flying instantly into...

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“Let not narrowness of ego decoy ~
Every delusion, seek, search and destroy”
~ quote by poet


Defined as dislike of foreign races,
xenophobia retards growth of soul,
for we...

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"Caution required when listening to experts, for it is usually just one opinion. Find out for yourself"
Quote by Poet

How vast the scope of knowing
Overwhelmingly so
My...

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They say he's a loser, 
but who, for once, did not become one?
Who on earth who says he's a winner
could outdo the things he's done?...

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Judgement Makers

Be careful, watch your words.
Remember what Christ said:
"Do not judge lest you be
 judged also!"

We muck about like God himself.
We. Yes, I said "we"...

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No racist rat is indeed above the law
Justice must be blind, fair, equal and raw
For all, in a democratic society
We are sick and tired of...

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Is liking someone so uncommon
or wanting someone, a new phenomenon?

Are you an April - wreaking the milieu to discourage me?
Is that why you disparage him...

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Tears pooled at the edge of 
Brilliant blue, intelligent eyes
Her heart poured out her feelings
The dread, the darkness
The desperation of a situation
That was covered in...

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The gates of heaven are:
 
Extremely narrow for a wicked soul 

But 

Immensely wide for a virtuous one! 







© Demetrios Trifiatis
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Judging contests is unpredictable,
I get poems both lovely and quirky;
to disqualify is miserable,
sometimes, finding the contest theme- murky !

First, I evaluate for requirement,
dated, no...

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I've never judged a contest poem yet,
except for those I've written as my own.
But in my mind, the rules would be preset-
asserted by the form...

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For years when my wife was sponsoring forensic groups
Tasked me with "judging" high school oral presentations,
[The most difficult thing I was called upon to do]
Each...

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Critique can come in many potent forms
Through thought, word or deed - eventually
Possibly revealing sunshine through storms
Leaving hope to help cope, essentially 

Connoisseurs of love...

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