Long Glorify Poems

Disability, Illness and Fundamentalism

My brother died of Cystic Fibrosis, 
When I was twelve and he fourteen, 
It took away his ambitions, 
To study at Oxford - the pipe organ’s steam. 

I understand being born with...

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~The Savior Is Near~
 (The Jewels Rule)


 Jesus  is near 
 With  Him  there's nothing to fear 
 He's returning any time 
 His  Love  sublime- 
 Return  prophesied...

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NO PART OF THE WORLD (Part 1)


Have you read Jesus words at John 17:16?

Referring to his disciples he said
"They are no part of THE WORLD, just as I am no part of THE WORLD"

What could...

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~ Bow  To  His  Grace   ~
 ( Candlelight )



~O~


 
He makes heart aglow 
Lord You make soul glad 
Vanish all my fears 
With His Love care 
To  Him ...

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~ Bow  To Your  Grace   ~
 ( Candlelight )



~O~


 
You make heart aglow 
Lord You make soul glad 
Vanish all my fears 
With Your Love care 
To You I pray 
Every...

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UNQUOTABLE QUOTES: L (50) - Tongue-Teasers

The « early bird catches the worm » only because the worm has not woken up yet.

« I don’t love you ! I hated your father ! » - must...

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HEROES

Near somber guards, units of children heap 
dead leaves, naive to any else fallen.
Friend, you chuckle, but your posture speaks
of duty on this day of contradictions.

Firefighters bow heads in silent paean, 
while polished trucks stand...

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God's bag of sugar 
Burst all over the North
The sweet scent of the stars are pleasant to the eyes.

The limiltless strength of the belt of Orion
Three stars in one belt, 
That only God can bind
Bring...

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And that is why... this platform is here for answers they can't deny...
It's a truth within a complexity that is standing high...
Let us follow the roots and explore the depths of its grand design...
Cause every...

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Christmas With Christ Poem/Story Contest
Sponsor: Isaiah Zerbst

Way before Jesus Christ was born, I was one of a chosen few,
to be a spiritual Being attending to God. 
I thought I was really nobody special, 
but He...

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Fifty years, boy and man, I’ve been a Sooners fan;
And watched thousands of recruits try to make my Sooners Team.
Often, I’ve enviously wondered what it must be like
To be a touted Sooners recruit, living out...

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Mehmet Akif Ersoy: Modern English Translations of Turkish Poems

Mehmet Âkif Ersoy (1873-1936) was a Turkish poet, author, writer, academic, member of parliament, and the composer of the Turkish National Anthem.



Snapshot
by Mehmet Akif Ersoy
loose English translation/interpretation...

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Turkish Poetry Translations I



Ben Sana Mecburum: "You are indispensable"
by Attila Ilhan
translation by Nurgul Yayman and Michael R. Burch

You are indispensable; how can you not know
that you're like nails riveting my brain? 
I see your eyes...

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Wouldn't it seem to persist an unspoken personal longing for perfection?
Is insinuated toward poetic supremacy; obviously . . .
I would feel confident in generalizing the presence within us all—to achieve god-like greatness.
I must say, that...

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I awake to the dawning of another day
To my knees, I fall and begin to pray
This prayer is different, unlike any before
All of the sudden, a sound outside my door

Upon my feet, I run down...

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The forgotten god
 
Whose rage should burn hotter
than mine; melt the noon day sun,
dry up all thy rivers, scorch the earth, that
thy crops may burn to ashes before
thine eyes, and the heat from the
very earth...

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1. Fields of much promise, but no grass and no soil
the world not so round getting flat and shapeless
necks stretched for faces to look up to heaven
and arms open for a new salvation song.
But God...

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"Our Father in Heaven"

You are my God, my Savior and my Father. You fill the earth, the seas, the sky and the heavens, and you fill my heart. I am your child and you love...

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Now hear this an almighty, all powerful, all knowing God is sitting in heaven waiting to hear from you. David says he has his hand cupped behind his ear waiting for his children to cry...

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Gods answer to Jesus - Inspired by John 17
God answers Jesus’s prayer to Be Glorified
After the father received Jesus’s prayer, he looked down towards him and said: “Son, indeed the hour has come. I will...

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YOU ARE GOD and I HAVE TO BELIEVE


My dear Father God above the heavens high
ever loving and ever faithful in loving me
even though, I am being sinful, stubborn,
and disobedient to follow Your call and will...

I...

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How can you stand                         the imitation to Life
the plastic products ...

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(Loneliness is the most painful emotions, making us feel abandoned, betrayed and unwanted) .

In my loneliness, I Looked at the crowds of people around me never helped me.
When the troubles of my life bothered me...

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You have burnt the energy out of me so that you can be happy
You have burnt the courage out of me so that you can go on a shopping spree, you have burnt the energy...

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Thanksgiving Day means more than just turkey, pumpkin pie and football
It's a wonderful opportunity to thank God's constant Goodness, mercy and His steadfast love.
Thanksgiving Day means more than just eating, drinking and merry making.
It's a...

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