Long October 12 Poems

Dear Budding Poet . . . 

   My view on modern poetry is that one must read the poets of old, to grasp
the concept of poetic form, word use, tone, imagery.  Then,...

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Columbus In The New World

Three ships sailed under Spanish colours
(The Santa Maria, Niña and La Pinta)
And dropped anchor off the shores of San Salvador,
For Columbus and his crew to man-the-oars
To set foot on Terra firma...

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The morn's alive with skylarks singing

o'er the greening meadow and the pliant pasture,

the ocean sighing, gulls aloft on wings of prayer.

A sudden shower would see me running

fancy free between the rain drops,

I cried 'Excelsior!' and...

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He asked her before, but she just wasn’t ready. 
Youth was still awake in her soul wide and steady. 
So, he agonized for months hoping she would call, 
for she had the most beautiful brown...

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The sun will rise            


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During the pandemic of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) the weather channel, on our computers.  Is providing local, regional, national and international updates.

There is a national suicide prevention hotline available in the United States. The hotline...

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England had joined WW II,
War declared against Germany
All men and women of the age
Required for conscription, joined,
Bravery had to be shown,
Even cowards could not decline.
Trembling they stood in line.
Excitement, fear, yet only teenagers,
Adrenaline, anxiety, eagerness,
These...

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The night was black and dreary
cold breath hung in the air
trapped in an unfamiliar place
entirely unaware

that destiny would enter in
to change our well-laid plans
the rein of safety, tightly held    
would be wrest...

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I listened to a conversation I didn't mean to enter
but an evil sneer sent in my friend's direction
led me to speak before I realized it was a mistake.

In defense of my spiritual sister, 
and the...

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This poem will be featured on the Home Page of Poetry Soup this week
 Perfect for Father's day, It s a repost that many have yet to see.
    Happy Father's Day 
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October 12 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on John 19-20

Key Verse – John 19:11 Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he...

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Life from down Under

Beneath the turbulent, undulating seas of one’s life,
I have swam, against the ever changing, raging currents.
Many times, without foresight !!!, towards dire consequences.

Looking up from the depths at the underside of wave...

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It was Halloween night,
and all the kids had come trick-a-treating in their costumes, some cute
and some scary.  I had a good time passing out the treats with my cat,
but there had been no kids...

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you say you’d wait one thousand years for me,
well, I’d wait ten thousand more for you-
for we are one and together we’re free, 
o, my love-
if you only knew-
I’d wait ten thousand more years for...

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*This is a letter and poem from my husband. No, he is no poet; he is not anyone famous. He is the love of my life who adores me. Did you know that goes on...

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(Original poem)
Frozen ripples of moments

When in the hued horizon the crimson sun rose
I saw you flash across my dew latticed meadow
Chromatic glare of dawn flushed your satin face
On flow of time the ripples of my...

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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself ~ Octavia E. Butler


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During a period of despair and emptiness, 
I used to peer into deep tunnels of pettiness. 
Dark and dull hobgoblins gnawed at my heart,
I've developed a strong sense of impart. 

Now, each one grasps what we are...

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October 12, 2022 Scripture Meditations Based on John 5-6

Key Verse – John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that...

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Precious is my life, authored by God based on His sovereign plan…
He chose me before the world began
To belong to His royal clan
And bear His name in the best way I can.

So precious is my...

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What am I thankful for?
As I lay here my mind searches 
Afraid of waking up 
it lurches
Vacilating within
the folds of my covers and brain
Trying to return 
to my slumber again
Attempting to hang on
to my infinite...

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Out west, near Black Hills, over South Dakota way,
On land where layered rocks records eons before –
Some thieves rode the badlands that hot steamy day.

Rough riding rustlers raided a ranch; stole a boar.
Those thieves took,...

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When sorrows bring me down
And I haven’t a friend to be found
When dread darkens my thoughts
And nothing I feel is worthwhile
When fear colors my whole world
And hues of black flow all around

There is the opportunity,...

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Eagles  and  Stallions two poems interwoven
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My Black Bird has long been gone.
Memories of many flights, linger on.

Only a Pony, today, fast and strong,
could bring this old souls, life along,

I miss that beautiful open...

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BEING WHAT YOU ARE

Frolic branches of trees shake, butterfly leaves flutter
with the trail of summer squall the feisty forest plays.
Don’t make your mind a sprawling forest of wilderness
if with the flickering shadows of foliage at...

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