Long Bartholomew Poems

If you could look through any window
Of any house on any given street,
You might find yourself quite surprised 
At the variety of people you would meet.

The couple at number twenty-three
Have been married nearly seven years
They...

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*Image of The Nativity by Pixabay.

MOST BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS POEM

(Pre The Epiphany)

THE WORLD VERSION:

Twelve Drummers Drumming.
Eleven Pipers Piping. 
Ten Lords A-Leaping.
Nine Ladies Dancing.
Eight Maids A-milking.
Seven Swans A-swimming.
Six Geese A-laying.
Five Golden Rings.
Four Calling Birds.
Three French Hens. 
Two...

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Christians are persecuted because Christ is persecuted.
Everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
Taking a stand for God always brings persecution.
Remember Stephen is stoned to death 
Andrew was crucified,...

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PETER or SIMON the YOUNGER
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slower
lower
grower
thrower
Christ calls~"Have faith,"~slower~lower~rock
Build church~confuse~grower~thrower~flock
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ANDREW the ELDER
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netter
better
   petter   
getter
Catch fish~Greek~Saint~netter~better~first
Bonds~apprise Christ~petter~getter~versed
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JAMES of ZEBEDEE the GREATER
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marvelled
 compelled 
upheld
rebelled
Wonder~victim~marvelled~compelled~zeal
Witness~fiery~upheld~rebelled~peal
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JOHN of ZEBEDEE
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observed
deserved
conserved
unnerved
Flux~beloved~observed~deserved~great
Cross Christ foot~zeal~conserved~unnerved~trait
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PHILIP
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willing
filling
quilling
spilling
Holy Ghost fronts~willing~filling~yearn
Guides Divine Truth~quilling~spilling~learn
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BARTHOLOMEW or NATHANIEL
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sincere
adhere
severe
revere
Gospel~devout~sincere~adhere~true
Exquisite pain~severe~revere~blue
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THOMAS...

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Good evening, hello sir and how do you do,
          Our special today here is dish number two.
         ...

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On the deaths of Major John Cairns Bartholomew, of Wadworthshire, and a much loved Devizes tree...

Beneath a grey and monumental sky 
In wild confetti clouds that dance in air
The blossom falls; all trees and men...

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JED.

Jed the horse thief was a bit of a dope
Stole a pretty horse and tried to elope
Folk declared him a horse thief
And for giving them much grief
They dangled him at the end of a rope...

PADDY...

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Bartholomew Barton; his friends called him Barty
Eighteen years old but no birthday party
Slumped in the mud, a gunshot to the shoulder 
But unlike his comrades at least he’d get older

Tyrannical forces sought world domination
And Barty...

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Problematic punctuation
How could it be , mother dear , on my forehead , is it your Biloxi ? I had an entire morn, in good mourning, leaving for good, still it could! and in so...

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                             Have   you  ...

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[Inspired by ‘Stating The Obvious’
Contest but doesn’t meet the spec]


Millionaire, Bartholomew Fairfax
Admitted today, he ‘forgot’ to pay tax

Goodness gracious, well I never
Knock me over with a feather
Who’d have thought it
Pull the other one

And this from...

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Gather round all you little kiddies
Got a story I'd like to share
Bout a tiny mouse named Bartholomew
And a dirty big bear called Clare!

Now Clare wasn't the least bit happy
His name sounded a wee bit girly
Had...

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Gather round all you little kiddies
Got a story I'd like to share
Bout a tiny mouse named Bartholomew
And a dirty big bear called Clare!

Now Clare wasn't the least bit happy
His name sounded a wee bit girly
Had...

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Gather round all you little kiddies
Got a story I'd like to share
Bout a tiny mouse named Bartholomew
And a hulking big bear called Clare!

Now Clare wasn't the least bit happy
That his name sounded quite a bit...

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The drive is not short
Right, left, right turn at sleeve’s font
Four people a prayer hold

Mona Lisa cried
Her left cheek pastes a wet smile
Her right wet hand hid the time

But, she typed her line
Using her mouse...

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one must be addicted to truly love fortnite
i like to bully kids
it made me really want to chug jug with you
my dog REALLY has to poo
bullying is fun
too late he did something in my shoe
what...

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He came to school in worn out teeny shoes
with a scab on his knee and a sour attitude
He talked with a lisp and bad pronunciation
which made things worse in a bad situation
Always fighting and calling...

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A land of squeaky-clean beauty, green-carpet trails-reaches,
Natural fountains, streams, rivers, seas, and freshwater lakes
Chinnereth, land of the gentiles, and the way of beaches
Pristine gem stones like rocky, hilly, and mountainous flakes

"How beautiful are the feet...

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[Inspired by Carolyn Derbyshire’s
‘Footprints’ contest but too long]

For Dr Bartholomew Green
There’s little that he hasn’t seen
But here on this Jurassic coast
Is the place that he relishes most

These imprints so frequently found
All over this beach do...

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You may not change the world today
but you will change mine...
You will lift me with your smiles,
You warm my heart because you understand me,
You raise my spirits when you make me laugh
You make me feel...

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There is no greater blessing in life than 
understanding from someone who cares for you
Someone who is slow to criticize yet quick 
to offer support when times are tough
And because of this I know you...

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There once was a man who lived on the moon
all he felt was gloom.
All he could feel was blue.

Now let's have an analytical review
of why the man on the moon was so 
blue.

He had a...

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Ever seen a mouse
As big as a house
Or a fly as big as your eye
How bout a bee
With a sunburned knee
Or a turkey that sniffles and cries

What about a chicken
Wearing green mittens
Or a kangaroo singing...

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To excel as a human being, the lives of others, one should first consider!*






© Demetrios Trifiatis
    17 April 2016



*The leaders of the eastern and western churches were on Lesbos, Greece, yesterday for...

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Tell me, why did you smile?
What you meant by that smile?
Is there any message behind your smile?
Did I behave madly to make you smile?
Or did I utter wrong words for that smile?
There must be a...

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