Long Houghts Poems

I ntuition, I've discerned, usually leads to the right conclusion.
N othing is ever so simple that I'd consider it without examination.
T houghts are often tempted to trust titillation instead of theory. 
R eflections and meditation...

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INTROSPECTION - A PRAYER

I nfinite Heavenly Father, in the light of Your Word, let me be
N oble-minded, desiring always to see if
T here is any wicked way in me,
R eflecting on my thoughts and deeds...

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Introspection Contest
Sponsor: John Lawless

Inside beliefs of beauty remains sturdy reveries
Never ending facts for my cerebral contemplation
Thoughts from my heart hold reflection with
Rumination and muse calling forth pondering
Observations heed advertence deep within
Soul-searching remembrances crawling deeply
Perspectives of...

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There's a fire starting,

Burning deep within.

Tumbling structures,

Of complex design.

Crumbling the fabric,

Of your mind.

A? reality you define,

Programs to redesign,

Morals to realign,

Balance is divine.

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Growing our fire inside,

Flame's making their mark,

Spirit feigning its spark.

Being so connected,

While so far...

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Memories of us flicker like a candle wick's flame
Yesterdays, I recall, but today nothing is the same  

Sleep's become illusive. Each night I am unsettled
Openly, I cry as if my red rimmed eyes are...

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A  little lesson in life for                            ...

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P oetry soup is just an evidence of life
O f a throbbing life that is burning so bright
E vidently poetry on the soup is the ash of
T houghts we breathe, words that we burn
R evelation...

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Weathered memories
I dream of you as always
Thoughts that linger onwards
Hover in the stillness of the night

Behind sullen shadows
Across silent clashing waves
Throbs of a heart beating
Echo relentless in my head
Distanced from this realm

Beached dreams of you...

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a
no pain
existence,
simple in its
total dark twilight,
healing hush, calm as death
extreme sense of sweet silence
serene, no fear, no hate, painless
ill conceived dreams without stimuli
as (nine... eight... sev...) thoughts     have   ...

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Lord mabey I want to much, a closeness,
                  that I can touch, a depth of passion,
  ...

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Choking back the tears when I
Hear the tiny children singing Christmas carols
Reaching out to friends and relations 
I haven’t seen all year but sending them my news in cards
Sitting round the festive dining table with...

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T houghts will come and many of them will be beautiful.
R evel in life and memories;...

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Emerging poets 
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Counting
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Thoughts
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Jan. 29, 2019
Word Play Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Bobby May...

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