Lest Poems - Poems about Lest

Inspired by the beautiful and hugely talented Clare Bowen's character Scarlett from the hit musical show Nashville. Her character's childhood reminded me of my family situation. Childhood shouldn't be something we survive. This is a country pop ballad. Be moved and be gentle with each other. Lest it upset you By Michelle Morris 21/01/2023 I tried so hard...

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Pump on, lest death may play its part, with weight of sin or righteousness. It is not ours, this beating heart. Indeed, when schemes may fall apart, though souls be gripped by frightfulness. Pump on, lest death may play its part. And though the wiles of a sweetheart, her leave to cause much woefulness. It is not ours, this beating heart. Or when death...

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Don’t try to reason with them or you will be called ULTA MAGA! Never try facts or logic to dissuade them or you will be labeled ULTRA MAGA!! Forget discussing social issues with them, for you will be called a racist and an extreme ULTRA MAGA! Don’t you dare wear a red hat -you’re a sexist, Irredeemable, deplorable white supremacist, even if you’re black,...

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If we don’t want to fight Why do we make weapons so right And we plot and scheme About defeating an enemy as our dream So we stagger from one war to the next one With death and destruction never quite done Each generation never learns of peace on earth Just Lest we forget for what it’s worth And the old lie is...

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another fruitless day alas, a buck unearned uninvolved in the fray nary a lesson learned o time, where hast thou gone where's the spring of my life whence lovers embraced none daily struggling in the strife where, the hours in their haste have transpired unbeknown o, the chatter, what a waste mindly doings of my own seeking every worldly pleasure as fleeting as they did turn wasted o, that...

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Love, honor, respect, Each, is your human brother, God, is our Father. ...

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lest we forget angels lifting up the fallen child, the one within the rocking carriage. thumb-sucker delicacies, in fetal position, cosseted by wings of a fan, blowing away the neonatal blanket. lest we forget angels just out of reach, palms up, waiting for baby steps. down on your knees, back on the stairs, descending a lofty set, just a few. you turn and stare. how’d you jump from the ledge, when shorter to the ground? now if...

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Lest we might wander too far astray From He who gives us a beautiful day, Who leads us along a narrow pathway Then bidding we who are faithful to stay, Makes safe for us on life’s highway And teaches us how we should always pray So that we might keep wickedness away And enter into His kingdom someday For in this life, believe...

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It's no secret that many Deep Southerners decided to desert To points North, East, and West, they trod to avoid the hurt You would too if like us, you were kicked around like dust Jim Crow built a Social Order nearly impossible to defeat There was lots of sowing, and very little to reap But in spite of Jim, faith...

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Judge Not; Lest You Be Judged Judgement preys on mankind’s weak, The fickle-minded soul Where ignorance and hatred peak Begins the tragic toll… Where stereotypes rear ugly heads And lies become belief, Where trust stays buried under dread The world is left with grief… Injustice follows damaged minds Where better views are flawed Biased vision taints one’s view Cold hearts remain unthawed… This cycle culminates in...

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What hurt filled words did you convey,                              What in the world did you say,                                        You made them leave and walk away,   ...

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LEST I FORGET If I forget What I need I’ll come searching for you Have the image of your sweet smile To Guide Me When the clouds are too white and the sky too bright Drop the twines of your hair and I’ll climb them Let your voice be my refuge Your songs my deluge And the memories of your music to bide me If I...

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“Men must endure their going hence even as their coming hither. Ripeness is all”-- King Lear Act V Scene ii Why should not folks be mad My dear, when women Wear the same painted face And men the same slant Why should not You throw the pearl of your soul Into your passions And eat the fruit of all the trees In...

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Somewhere there is a field, in that field there is a stone. The men that lie beneath it, are men that are unknown. This solemn stone holds words and those words it holds are few. But those few words it holds, are words that hold so true. THESE BRAVE MEN STOOD UNITED AND UNITED THEY GAVE ALL. IN HOPES THEIR KINSMEN WOULD REMEMBER, IF...

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Lest we forget Where our ancestors planted The tree of knowledge and wisdom; Then forget that a man Whose hand is in a Lions jaw Needs more than a pat On his back A man with a speck in his eye, Must thread with caution Not to rupture his eye Brother, come let us till the soil While the rains are here; Before the harmattan season...

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