Long Avows Poems

Reminiscent of Dante’s Inferno,
In gloom cries today’s time: O there’s no scope
For whoso lives, abandon all the hope.
Maybe he’d reasons enough to think so.

Yet, if body’s in need of oxygen,
Human spirit too such life-force no...

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            Placeholder Avatar meditates faithfully 
on the fashion of understanding, 
adjoining together
nothing and everything.

Golden Intuition spurs self driven vehicle 
by the starry means of
the...

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I have poured out my heart      like water
But only those understanding      will see
I have laid the grief      of the children
before...

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The Church of All Nations

Therein at Mount Olivet in Jerusalem,
Where eight aged, gnarled olive trees are pressed for oil,
People of faith the world over; come to accoil
For mercy in atonement for their transgressions.

And worship the...

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Wailing like the sails of a trouble boat
Upon the sea amidst a storm, like clouds
Silent screams, like the stirred souls we can’t hear
But heaven is my hope

Unsure of T’where, like wood that is afloat
Not it...

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Amidst hills and mountains high,
Lies Ipe Akoko, with history's sigh,
A town of plenty, verdant and bright,
With vegetables and greens, a delightful sight.

Rich cultural heritage, a treasure rare,
Ayelereme's golden festival, beyond compare,
Virgin ladies, pure and fair,
Prepared...

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     "A Mother's Crossroad"



staring at the tiny white casket
tears cascading as raindrops fell
sorrow surrounds my heart holding blue basket
with his favorite toys crying with toll of funeral bell.

though grief usurped my...

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COVID-19

Disaster, devastation, death and destiny
Headlines, slay us every day
Not since some time-past history
Were people stricken - this terrible way

Self-isolate and stay indoors
Restrictions with fines or time away
No longer can we feed our mores
But food and...

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Disaster, devastation, death and destiny
Headlines, slay us every day
Not since some time-past history
Were people stricken - this terrible way

Self-isolate and stay indoors
Restrictions with fines or time away
No longer can we feed our mores
But food and...

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It's never enough for me,
In this terrible deficit I dwell,
Lost in an overdraft of desires,
Reaching out repeatedly,
Yet forever tethered to you.

Where does this neediness arise?
An inquiry you never make,
Can you quench this hunger,
I ask again...

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I dream of the lovely times we spent 
Nurturing our new found love.
   
The past is lovingly recalled in quiet
Hours, hours spent thinking of you. 
Each new day is an adventure, yet
 
Moments...

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Written: May 03, 2024

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Isolated each aspect—bereft of any link,
An ambrosian aura encircles...

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A journey of exploration,
life hints at Death's destination;
it's the beginning, not the end,
creation, then elevation.

Take time to distinguish a friend
from the ones who only pretend.
And let love fill your heart with hope,
for Faith avows that...

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Magic Brown Bread


Baker fully aware
     brown bread baked gaily
          would later cause ardor
while eaten daily.

Since Muira Puama added,
    ...

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