Long Dishearten Poems

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Olympic Desires Born, Gods A'playing


Poseidon arose, trident a'gleaming.
Mermaids danced, fallen hair a'streaming.

Olympic desires born, Gods a'playing
Mighty Zeus often on earth a'staying
There below mortals stopped a'praying
Hades play, man's evil a'repaying!

Poseidon arose, trident a'gleaming.
Mermaids danced, fallen hair...

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(Spoken) All I could do is go away without looking back 
The wind blows to and fro and I'm back on track 
You and I smile to hide the pain
Don't be stuck in the past...

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His parents' worst nightmare that left them disheartened
is the sad tragic tale of Dennis Lloyd Martin

On a family outing at Cades Cove park
Dennis, his brother and some friends on a lark

Playing hide and go seek...

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THE FLYING SCOTSMAN

In the suburbs of Scotland, a star was shone,
The humblest being the nature’s child,
Dared to dream the strangest dreams,
Sailing the ship through the wildest storms!

The determined will, the hurdles though aplenty,
The childhood seemed...

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He caresses my heart and soul each morning
When the sunlight reflects across the dawn
Reaching into my thoughts with a blessing
Gifting me with joy, serenity and acceptance
Reminding me that His love is always with me

He kisses...

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Humbled Greatly (to the point of returning back to you)

Ready or not, there you are
Ready or not, I wear this scar
It’s handsome and beautiful to me
It’s on my sweater of adversity and poverty

Letting go of...

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3/20/22


Going at an alarming speed
Taxes and parking fees
Across uncharted seas
I'm in the presence of sharks and trees
Keeping any B.S. far from me
Among constant conflict and chaos, I've only partially
Found harmony
It all use to dishearten me
Experienced...

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SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL & UPLIFTING – PRAISE, WORSHIP, & PRAYER
There is no reason to be down and out.
     The sun still shines in the sky when raindrops.
Smile now because this is your...

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The Plea, Heal Me After All That I Have Been Through

You a heavenly body. So sweet
Your kisses would make this heart skip a beat,
Paying you adoration, shall be a great treat,

Since that summer, time and...

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As I trudge across the Thar desert, western India,
up and down the waves of the undulating dunes,
my inquisitive sight is focused on their shining surface.
One tiny quartz grain of sand catches my eye.
I feel the...

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Where are you going, my Little Ones?
        Oh, my precious, dear Little Ones ...
            do not dishearten...

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  “A man can fall many times, but he is not a failure until he begins to blame 
    somebody else.   …..John Burroughs

     
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“The presence of any humility in my life is purely and completely an evidence of God’s grace. From my perspective, I am not a humble man. I am a proud man pursuing humility by the...

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Wednesday, January 18th, 1984
Was when life opened for me its door
I entered, vague of what I’m in for
But deep is the mystery of the creator
 
I set off through the fast track of time
Cautiously, heading...

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For this lovestruck lass, I concite my sentiments out
To open her eyes, and to let her grow out of bout
Because below is undetermined that she does not want to read
And for some, my dears, might...

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SAY AMEN!
Sometimes the world tries to come in with confusion and 
misconceptions but the hand of God is seen and the world disappears. 
When the soul becomes dishearten, and spirit lies heavy within, I am...

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Struggles can weary my soul
Shadows may darken my hopes
Sorrows bring tears flowing

Through it all, though…
His light stirs my heart
Bringing peace that reminds –
There is love…
So alive it dances through
All the dread, fulfilling my spirit
With gentle...

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Let someone's light shine everywhere,
darkness must not prevail when hope becomes
the candle that flickers waiting to die,
but somewhere a rising voice sings 
and makes pretty roses bloom and butterflies fly:
come out of your hiding and...

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It’s always a wonder how women can alter
The heart and the soul of a man;
It’s hard to imagine another way out when
He’s doing the best that he can.

As men, we’ve been wired to look for...

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Would all thoughts and ideals
have been different, if I had been born
in another time, not in one as sophisticated as ours?
I probably wouldn't have been torn,
but greeted by love, and not have known scorn...
not running...

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Enemies Of My Breath.

Like a purple dragon of doom, I breathe fire behind your knecks!

With the quake of the earth, I ensue your essence to the ends of the realms.

Like a volcano I erupt with...

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Enemies Of My Breath.

Like a purple dragon of doom, I breathe fire behind your knecks!

With the quake of the earth, I ensue your essence to the ends of the realms.

Like a volcano I erupt with...

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Enemies Of My Breath.

Like a purple dragon of doom, I breathe fire behind your knecks!

With the quake of the earth, I ensue your essence to the ends of the realms.

Like a volcano I erupt with...

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A quest for power is a quest of faith.

The mythology states rank is gave.

An empty mind lacks the ability to form hate.

Insofar, what is the maxima that sake?

 
The drink of the Greek and Roman...

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