Long Ezer Poems

Here I raise my Ebenezer;
hither by thy help I’ve come;
and I hope, by thy good pleasure,
safely to arrive at home.
Robert Robinson’s hymn Come Thy Fount of Every Blessing

To raise an Ebenezer: In Hebrew, Ebenezer means...

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Far in a distant land, the heart of a nation is broken. Her daughters fight each other over her possessions, her name has been decorated with corruption and injustice and her cry remains unheard by...

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Did I tell you the story of my mystical black rose?
Well let me
In my troubled nights I took comfort in the scenery of my old window
One tiny sparkle always shone its way through the darkness,...

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She slept with her body spread across three seats
Mouth wide open expelling her exhaustion in an uncomfortable melody
How she made the tattered seats of a 'trotro' a homely niche
And tuned her body to comfort, in...

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STAYING BEING EVERPRESENT EZER- A HELPER

    I talked our Father that I would stay, stand by your co-watch protect and keep you. Helping along the wayward, in conversing with our Father I...

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Let's gamble on love
I'll throw in all my heart; if you promise me I ain't dicing on a game of hurts
Throw in anything you want, from selfishness to lust
Watch my heart beat off my shirt
Watch...

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I watched it rise in my presence
Knowing how its bloom would shadow my existence
A moment regret lives to replay
A moment you seek saving from the very torture that splits your flesh in your dismay
It’s a...

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Can I tell you a story about the stars?

From the day they chose to burn their skins to light up our skies

To the day they’ll leave our forgotten sky for a place much high

A place...

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With you my mind finds peace
In your arms, this city becomes an orchestra of silence whispering in the background
In your eyes, I can wish for the sun to linger on forever; knowing my moon hangs...

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Let's sketch our flaws out.
Paint them on our faces for the world's eyes
and feel no shame;
like the first make-up art of a little girl.
Let's surrender to our imperfections.
Throw out our dirty linen on the busiest...

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Let’s make a fool out of the world tonight
Allow me to take off your clothes so we can deceive the world the sun is out again
Let me hold you right here in my arms
So when...

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