Long Greaves Poems

I am strange—so strange
that I self-destructed and don't regret it.
—Jaun Elia, translation by Michael R. Burch

The wound is deep—companions, friends—embrace me!
What, did you not even bother to stay?
—Jaun Elia, translation by Michael R. Burch

My nature...

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Love like this… such beautiful bliss,
Lover of my soul – it is He who makes me whole.
Love so amazing… my heart is always praising.
Lover of my heart – His love set me apart.
Love so forgiving…...

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Blood mixed with dirt was still moist on the ground
Traces of battle were scattered around
The man entered slowly, a snare on his face
Trying to hide his contempt and disgrace
Announced by the cheers of the people...

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Wonderful flowers growing in clusters
   Dewdrop dreams flow serenely
Warming the heart with gentle lusters
   Laughing at the roses so queenly

Buds so joyful, who dance with respect
   Dewdrop dreams flow...

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Gentle as the wings of a soaring dove,
silently climbing, through the skies above,
gliding, graceful, among stars – precious love,
stirring wonders, earthshaking.

Laughing and dancing like rustling leaves,
reassuring the spirit who fears, who greaves,
coloring the moments with...

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John 15:19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth...

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In the twilight of the night,
shadows dramatically appear dancing
by refracting  of lights off
of my massive  muscular  green body

A monster’s body acquired while saving a young friend
when an invention that I invented exploded

Weary...

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Oh how I feel you have got me and feel like giving up
You have ripped me apart crushed my pure heart
Somehow I never won you always managed a cover-up
You both destroyed me in a cruel...

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Synthemesc candelabras ache hyacinth desire till woven floors
macabre phoenix grown on veiled crucible vines, dragonflies now
    inhabit counter-clocks I've forgotten seer dust ponders hewn salamandrine fire
as a wish to eradicate all a...

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Glints flashing, gloss on dew washed dawns
as sun dances in glowing flames
soft flow of light like graceful swans
autumn mist swells, playing her games

as sun dances in glowing flames
kindness prepares the voice of grace
autumn mist swells,...

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Shuffling my life around like a gambling cards 
Even when I know I may win or lose 
But what do I have to lose?
I bet nothing 
I’ve been evolving around my kindred circles where I...

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I am bored with all the lies in the news,
The celebrity’s that live to abuse and misuse,
The war that never seems to end,
The Cosmo articles on “how to steal her boyfriend”
I am bored with reality...

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Psalms 63:1 - (KJV) (A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.) O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth...

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Kieran has a lot to do with Stoke Mandeville, 
As he has Cerebral Palsy, born in Boston town, 
He wants to be a fitness instructor for his till, 
And is hooked on throwing discus, his...

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Elements Part II-Wind
Sponsor: Brian Davey 


Brisk breeze beyond the bluster of the buzzes from bumblebees,
great gusts gifted and granted toward the garden full of greaves.

Coiling curves within curls created contingent upon the current,
tangled and torrential...

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Discus Dan originally competed in able-bodied events, 
In the discus which meant him throwing a 2kg discus,
Rather than the Paralympian 1.5kg metal disc, contents,
And is proud of his able-bodied Under-20 vest, a plus.

But in Sydney...

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