Long All in the same boat Poems

I’m at the acorn, a coffee shop, trying to write a poem but my mind is blank. I got here early enough to get one of the comfy chairs - yeah, I’m a self-indulgent monster...

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Both feet on the floor, 
Its’ 6am and once again I’m rushing out my door. 
Dressed in a hurry, showered and shaved,
My mind is cloudy, its’ still in a haze.
I rub the crust from the...

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My thoughts wander as I wonder what I'm running for. 
It's like I'm hunted cos I'm wanted for the chalk under juggernauts. 
Now I ponder what I'm running from.
I took shelter against an atomic bomb....

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I love Southwest Florida and I feel privileged to live here in Paradise.  One of the 
things I enjoy most about living here is being able to walk year round in beautiful 
parks and...

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The Ultimate Question for 2021 Is In Who, What Or Whom Do You Place Your Faith?


The Year 2020 is Not Over Yet, But I Know that I Would Not Be the First to Say that...

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"YOU I Want To See"


If you did walk on water and actually stayed afloat!
If you did take every creature on earth
and put them all in the same boat!
If YOU did part the waters of the...

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Dirty Hands

My white hands are dirty
Even if I don’t realize
My burdens light like my skin
I haven’t had the same trials

The house I live in
my manicured life
The things I don’t have to think about
While oppressed brothers...

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I noticed that the grass was always greener on the other side, as I made my way to the 18th hole and practiced my drive.

As I zip lined across with the greatest of ease, I...

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So young and newly married
Hanging on by the thread of love
Sometimes though in life we see
That thread isn't wound tight enough

Through the daily struggles
Most of them unseen
What happened to the newlywed
Where went all the dreams

Holding...

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Faith can move mountains
Love conquers all
Words resonating with truth
Two simple lines
That says everything we need to know
If we choose to heed them
Some of us try and fail miserably
Some don't try
None are free from sin
Nobody is...

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Don’t you worry dear friend,
You can apply for a leave,
The ERP supports that to the end,
In fact that’s what HR believes;

Casual, On-Duty or Vacation,
No you can’t combine them all,
Three days maximum for any occasion,
Next day;...

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In this time of quarantine,
One does not know 
Whether you are being forgotten
Or you’re suffering all alone.

You miss going outside,
To Escape from your worries.
You miss seeing your classmates,
That cheered and entertained you daily.
You miss shopping...

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The summer brings out a multitude of things
   from blossoming trees to colourful flowers
       onto music festivals,glastonbury showers
         standing...

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THE TRAGEDY OF SONG

She sings in such hushed vocal tones one second, 
then she shatters glass in an attack of tragic beauty the next.
The truths and traumas of life seem so real and painful when...

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Welcome, everybody to the Church!
The body of our Savior here on earth.
Leave your worldly worries at the door.
You’re not going to need them anymore.

Everyone is welcome, come on in.
You can be forgiven of all sin.
As...

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Can I be patient for a blessing, just to wait a while for God’s instructed lesson. Am I getting ahead of myself and leaving God’s word on the shelf. All I need is him and...

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We are all in the same boat
Just trying to stay afloat
Not drowning under the waves
That ripple and grow more each day
Life jackets can help us bounce
But something comes along to pounce
Dragging us down to the...

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My boat


A small boat moving through choppy water.

Prompt from "Grief" by Raymond Carver 


Some sail in yachts
Some relax on cruise ships
Some transport fruit on cargo ships 
Some are fishing in trawlers
Some refugees seek asylum
Some toil...

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