Long Approbation Poems

I am ill eke quipped to dusk hoover dawn ting task of badinage

Indentured gumption forsaken 
courtesy each pulled wisdom-tooth
this hug gust aspiring writer..., albeit youth
fool looking imp posse Hubble wordsmith,
(i.e. the babbling dad) coon sitters...

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Approbation Deeded Gratuitously Just Because...

(this endeavor more self directed to progeny,
whose psyche wounded, strafed, and nicked.)

Incumbent upon me own
     purring impetus, a sincere
desire arose NOT to ask
    ...

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Mediocre son (me) crafts letter to his papa

Impossible mission to escape end of life woe
visit courtesy grim reaper 
inevitable for every mortal,
whether he/she alive
yesterday, today or tomorrow
quintessentially senescence tabled
upended wrested status quo
belief, dogma, faith...
(i.e. Unitarian...

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The candle light never stopped burning for aeons ago,
A hushed rustle of applause testified to a widespread approbation,
That was on the day he was certificated in the University,
Indeed, he was a bookish arbiter of conduct;...

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amphetamines acquaintanceship assuages 
agonizing aches also advocates amorousness
assiduously activating admiration
aggressive attacks assault afoul 

affable affinity and affectionadumbration
anatomical accidental addiction attested as academic,
although afterward abnegation absolutely arduous,
affianced attired apparently as an anomaly 

Ares and Abyssinian Astarte...

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I walk this earth, unbeknown to human kind
an heir to Legends, men of mighty deeds
who through the force of fire and stars we find
those such as I the offspring of their seeds.
Hercules, his power and...

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How come many mothers forgot that breastmilk is STILL,
And ALWAYS will be BEST, for babies suckling lips???

What’s next then?

The twinkling of a star turning into cliché,
Repeated only in nursery rhymes?

Memories of long walks drowned by...

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Beethoven to roll over,
     dee composing
     (sans my zany brainy adherence
     to "FAKE" information I eschew)
and essentially single handedly grew
the contemporary paradigm few
off...

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I often leave words scattered in front and behind,
judged too simple, without phrasing profound,
I choose and discard like
soured grapes picked too late or too soon, 
from each story, prose, or improvised rhyme.

Bid me write the...

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With adoration
I come to You, Lord
Offering praise
And applause for your love

With admiration
I come to You, Lord
Offering worship
Devotion and celebration
You are the One
Who makes my life better

With approbation
I come to You, Lord
Offering tribute
Glory, honor and blessing
Reverence...

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Petition the Lord with an Open Heart
       By Dane Smith-Johnsen

I shall petition the Lord with an open heart.
Letting my spirit seek His goodness always.
I shall cleanse my life with...

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When Moses came back down
With his tablets and inscriptions
He left some lying around
With some critical prescriptions

Continued at eleven
Not to stop the count on fingers
If you want to go to heaven
Add these extra rules and stingers

Further...

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Let's tell those who spoil us with metaphor
That we're logical enough to understand their error
If turning a rotten situation into a bad one
Is to them a testimonial worthy of approbation

They have simply made it very...

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Waiting ,waaaaaiting   !!!
 2 or 3  decades  
 or generations i'm ?
 what ? , where,? here
  i'm an egg in suspension
 life in apprehension
 waiting , waitng ,
 at...

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She was only a whore they said
Just a druggie on the game
Most of the papers couldn’t be
Bothered to correctly spell her name.
Just an illegal immigrant tart,
Part of one of those foreign mobs
Over here to claim...

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Facing the crowd where you stand alone
gleaming and making a history of your name.
As people’s whispers turn to noise shouting
priceless admiration of your fame.
All eyes are grinning watching at you.
Must be a masterpiece that I...

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I tried to draft a poem to gain your approbation.
But time and distance got in my way.
I tried to write the perfect prose to demonstrate my skill.
But the memory of standing before a rose covered...

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Empty spaces, filled with broken places and faces
As I count the paces between these once beautiful places
I notice that I am trapped in a hollow, draining, unrelenting stasis
A vortex of sorrow, that makes the soul...

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He Has Been Blamed
     By Dane Smith-Johnsen

Drifting on the wings of hope through trials and temptations,
One heart can only take so much before a deadly split.
And then, it's time to call...

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Did raised hands show religious fervor new?
Don Jose, Dona Rose Marie thought so.
Don Jose gave his wife a smile that grew,
and Rose Marie returned his smile with glow.
The convent time had made her pious, lo
all...

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Hovering hemispheres habitual harmonics, symmetrical solitudes in their Sonics,
Mastering melodies with mnemonics, amidst approbation of acoustical avionics…
Stellar symphonies sailing Celestial Seas, applauding Angels aerially appease,
Birds belting songs on tranquil trees, botanical gardens blooming in the...

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The approbation for approval of a bountiful elicitation.

An evocation that is a stimulant. 

As it  calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behavior.

Thus, we draw out  an altruism for the philanthropic devotion,

To...

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Culminated cloud cluster promotes ghost apparition 
Robed in purity unearthly, portrayed as only option 
Virgin white vision given blindly adopted approbation 
Vulnerable youngsters succumb to scare doctrine


Commanding loyalty to solitary living love, avoidance
Real application sways...

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That Which IS
(for Julian of Norwich)
by
Rick Folker

I came across it 
in a bookstore
As if you were standing 
right there and smiling,
"Now do you understand?  
It IS enough."

You, in your cloistered cell
assured us of the...

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O Gods approval
His approbation
Giving you commendation
Instilling esteem
Granting goodwill
With kindness
Infilling benevolence
Allowing favor
May the Lord grant you
May the Lord give you
May our God sanction you
May the Lord show you His Favor and give you His peace
Tranquility calmness
Restfulness...

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