Long Granter Poems

May 6 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on Esther 5-7

Key Verse – Esther 5:2 And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in...

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Twenty-six came fast... Possibilities
close in by the hundreds, as if they were marching
to the sound of a choke-hold.
Pressure's a good thing
when it has us make something
beautiful, or something hot.
Stardom, creation, art, 
invention, love, whatever...

Those are...

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April 11 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on 1Chronicles 1-5

Key Verse –1Chronicles 4:10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and...

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March 14 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on 1Samuel 1-4

Key Verse –1Samuel 1:17, Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked...

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August 16 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on Daniel 1-4

Key Verse – Daniel 1:17 … God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and...

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More than a superhero, certainly surpassing the best conquering knight
JESUS CHRIST*, my SAVIOR LORD is beyond utmost to highlight
Without HIM, I am nothing; yet He enhances me as struggling neophyte
HE completes my functionality's fullest by...

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I'm old this is how the world treats me
I've worked for more than 49 years
Some of that time for only one dollar fifteen cents an hour
Now when it come down to giving me what's mine
You...

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Intricate machinery ,
clockwork of emotions,
frail and deadly in all your notions , 
judge of the tainted,
granter of the pure;
a romantics' only cure.

Lost in her gaze I ponder,
lost in her gaze my imagination soars and wonders,
amongst...

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Almighty God* constantly blessing my life
Blessed Saviour of compassion-care
Caring Creator, directing me
Driving Director toward enlightened spirituality 
Enlightening Spirit for stewardship-faithfulness
Faithful Father granting goodness
Good Granter of helpfulness’ hope 
Helping Healer against sin-virus influence
Influential Instructor along biblical...

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Hope is a dream, disguised as a prayer,
equipped with wings of possibilities.
Dressed in hand-me-downs, She's often threadbare,
stripped of all Her responsibilities.

She visits the hearts of both old and young,
most oft appearing as their last resort.
She's...

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i was a
float and
we were on

a boat but
it was
also

like the
noteless
bobbing

bottle that
maybe con
tained

some
thing
to drink

but as luck
as the Irish
would have

it only
held and
had a wish

granter
i even
hit it

ketchup
style but
go figure

nothing
came out
but an old

genie that went
through the usual 
spiel of...

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Nothing like Diabetes!
Roger has been quite at ease:
A Devoted Yam Planter,
Who stops to drink Sweet Fanta,
To Raw Energy increase
And Fine Harvest not decrease…

Fairy Tale Diabetes! 
Roger’s breaths not in wheezes. 
He had, too, been on...

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