Long Guiding light Poems

(In a Lush Garden Somewhere Out There)

The student stands where shifting sands of thought,
Once firm with reason, now elusive truths are sought.
Its splendor wanes, a threadbare, fading strand,
A quest for wisdom, in this digital land.

Sage:...

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Precious priceless progeny 

     Hands down the most dramatic change ever needed to make the most profound impact awoke from helping beget the first offspring. An internal paradigm shift reshuffled priorities...

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COMPARISONS

I sit here now back on my bed
Bandaged and still quite sore
I think back to my Mum and Dad
And all they both endured

My Dad he died of cancer
My Mum of MND
Both were unpleasant ways to...

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1.

Our blessing, our son, our family clown
The cracker of jokes, the soother of strife
Takes it all in, teaches us to slow down
Although he bungee jumped straight into life

Yes, when he’s ready, he can move so...

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My Little Boy Lost
by Katherine Huffman
Hello? My son, are you here?
I can't see you, I can't find you, why aren't you near?

As I walk the streets in search of you, 
I feel a pull, a...

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There once was a nation that was like a beautiful tall sailing ship
It’s mast were like redwood trees lined up in a forest
They bore the stainless white sails of opportunity to catch the winds of...

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Dead Man Tells Tales

 I saw, the rot of selfish desires,
 burning endlessly in clever fires
 Piles of cash a mountain high
 stolen by those that steal and lie
 six days every week , 
...

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When anarchy consumes a barren soul,
the hatred overwhelms the beating heart.
It sickens minds and steals the body whole  
then rips the cloth of empathy apart.
Existence lies between what evil craves
and what your world may...

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My Heart's Desire Comes to My Lips as a Prayer: 
O Allah! My Heart's Desire comes to my lips as supplication (Prayer)of mine.
God make my life as one of a candle,a kind of guiding light....

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My Heart's Desire Comes to My Lips as a Prayer: 
O Allah! My Heart's Desire comes to my lips as supplication (Prayer)of mine.
God make my life as one of a candle,a kind of guiding light....

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Written: August 13, 2023
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Among trees where birds sing and soar,
The moon tonight casts a gentle decor
It serenades us—from up above
A celestial beauty we both love.

As we stand under its radiant light,
Whispering secrets in the stillness...

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What is forgiveness and how do we forgive in a world that's so hard to righteously live. I've heard it said, if someone hurts you are gets out of line to keep in mind to...

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Twas the night before a miracle, in a far away land 
Traveled Mary and Joseph across the deserts white sand
The journey produced a mother-to-be all weary and worn
As she prays and awaits the birth of...

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There is not 
one blade of grass,
there is no color
in this world that
is not intended to
make us rejoice
John Calvin

The Lord is good
and His Grace
endures forever;
His faithfulness
continues through all
generations
Psalm 100:5

You are
beautiful
in God's eyes

Every time
I think of...

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Abe Lincoln As A democrat
© Ben Burton 8-25-2014

The evil of men being sold
Long past, since Mr. Lincoln's fight
Still, dark suspicion blooms and grows
And loots the cause of civil rights

The North designed a whipping horse
Down in...

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Reflecting on the joy that comes
From listening to the heart, the soul
The One who brings everlasting peace
And a love that reaches through grief
Breathing a caress across the emotions
Whispering comfort to heal and console
Coloring feelings in...

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~Success Is...~
(Free Style)


Success is doing always the best you can
With everything you have at hand
It's never forgetting who you are
It is giving a hand to your fellow-man in need
Success is knowing the love of God
It...

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You never see the tears I weep father on your mossy stone,
      Until we meet again in Heaven you are safe within my heart;
We had a special bond, the perfect,...

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In this mad world spiraling out of control
With so many running to and fro
Many hearts are full of hatred and pride
Many shedding innocent blood far and wide

Many looking for love in different faces
Defiling their bodies...

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he slipped into a dreamland
as the grass was turning brown
the king was in his castle
on the town he looked down
three men rode six horses
half of them for sale
and the undertaker hammers
down his last nail

the sun...

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Success is doing always the best you can 
With everything you have at hand. 
It's never forgetting who you are. 
It is giving a hand to your fellow-man in need 
Success is knowing the love...

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"Beware of the shadows",
my mother used to tell me.
She said they lurk in the dark
like monsters creeping inside
to bounce and grab thee.

They did not have figures
just dissolved into thin air.
they were silhouettes around
the images I...

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In the passage of time, my love has grown old without you,
A fragile flower, aching for the touch of morning dew.
Once, our dreams interlaced, and we painted sunsets bold,
Casting vibrant hues across the sky, a...

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Echoes of your diffusive elegies, in the core of your rare piercing beautiful soul, recollections of somber yesteryears, sprouting deep lacerations and stigmatized unseen wounds, blackened in your gold heart, bleeding out your profundity, engulfed...

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As I sit here on this warm, solid shore
beneath a lighthouse I adore.
It stands perfect, beautiful and mint
the roof shingled, a lovely brown tint.
its beacons, a blazing blue hue, 
shine light upon all that I...

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