Long Personages Poems

How one twenty first century married mortal male (me - Matthew Scott Harris)...
found himself bewitched about Circe,
particularly after reading book title by the same name.

An enchantress and a minor goddess
in ancient Greek mythology and religion
depicted...

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As I ascend the podium, a predator of piquant pontifications, my eyes ravage the assemblage of adversaries, their countenances a canvas of consternation and morbid fascination. The atmosphere is heavy with the miasma of malignant...

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I was touring the lovely countryside, once on a golden Saturday,
Lost within the raptures, of languid summertime's scenic display.

And I came into the vicinity, of a beautiful historic old home,
So being curious and interested, inside...

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Conquering Normans in siege they lay
waste to all England
to pillage and slay.

William the Conqueror rode overland
with nobles and ladies
of high ranking band.

Surveying all territories with equal measure
His decision unanimous,
and at his leisure

Decided on Londinium, the...

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There I was, in His presence,
like a pebble in a pond, surrounded & submerged in Satan's spirit,
I was safe though,
safe as sin in a liar's heart,
no threat of abduction, no bargaining for soul,
intimidation felt more...

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The missus unflagging crocheting efforts as Betsy Ross incarnate

With needle in hand incorporating love
in every single crochet stitch
that's my wife
tad more'n a quarter century ago
then newlywed to yours truly
slowly, magically but inexorably
transforming skein of yarn
into...

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Paraphrasing Dickens
speaking of Great Expectations
through Pip's distraining voice,
Our worst religious weaknesses
and political meannesses
and self and other deprivations
are usually committed
for the sake of avoiding elitist people
whom we most actively distrust.

On the other hand,
trust invites vulnerability
as distraining...

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                In "Jesus’ name," there is Victory" joyous, Victory
           ...

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Who are those people who write addictive prose
I read their lines and they make me feel transpose

Tell me who they are for I much like to meet them soon
They must be super human who perhaps...

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in the rusty tide animating bones
of deluded gods reaching for the lie
etched on eroded steles in dead lisps
licking flames of seers tossing guts
filled with blue and red fascists 
infecting the hands of the curious
willing to...

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WASTELAND

possessed
by words
            yet
             discourse-less
        ...

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possessed
by words
            yet
             discourse-less
        ...

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"Why is it", the donkey mused, "that horses get all the glory?
Seems throughout the ages its the same old hackneyed story.
We go unheralded and are treated with utter disdain,
While horses bear king and emperor about...

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In Observant Jewish communities everywhere
  From Jerusalem to New York
The word 'Goy' is used pejoratively               (Hebrew: Person/People/Nation)
  --No differently...

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George Washington Cole

1827 – 1911


So here I sleep.
Buried in this dirt.
Covered in this earth.
Returning to the dust.
Finding heaven in the whispers of the wind.
And as for all my friends here,
All these stilled silent voices of...

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There are eminent personages among the enlisted grades,
Who deserve the utmost in respect and well-earned accolades.
These are the dedicated Sergeants of whom I speak,
Who guide the strong and encourage the weak!

Steadfast leaders whom commanders rely...

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Old poems/new posts inspired by recent articles on PoetrySoup

All forms relate to the word
So from the beginning
They carried their ideas
In their minds eye
Shaping symbols
A dimension of spirit
The eye that underlies eyes
Vision makes the flash seem...

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(from novel  “Elinor Rigby”)
 
Why we have loved England?
Not for the Hide park,
ancient castles
and first class evergreen grasses and pastures,
not for Big Ben, Beatles music and other luxurious,
but for the awkward “puppet theatre”
gamed right...

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Jali, jeli
African historian
You’re a storyteller;
Praise singer;griot

Griot, jali, jeli
You’re a storyteller;
Singing, telling your tales;
Words songs in harmony wails;
Poet or musician;
Oral repository tradition;
Seen often as leader;
Advisor to royal personages;
Kings and Queens

Jali, jeli
African historian
You’re a storyteller;
Praise singer;

Sometimes called...

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I could not tell the two of you apart.
 even when i tried to squint you just
 grew narrower

 and these words are slender stalks in a field 
seamless yet sperate, unrhyming yet punctuated. 

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Esteemed personages and jurists
let the oral arguments begin.

Sir, the legality of your position on this
most serious of matters
limps like a drunken duck.

Madam your logic has diminished,
it trips over its own dung,
it bleats like a flea...

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Outline of the Book of Revelations
Introduction and Apocalyptic Christ, Ch 1
The 7 Churches, Ch. 2-3
Heavenly Liturgy, Ch. 4
Scroll and the Lamb, Ch. 5
Seven Seals Ch. 6-7
Seven Angelic Trumpets, Ch. 8-11
Seven Apocalyptic Personages
a.	Mother Mary, Ch. 12
b.	Father...

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Put me in a binbag
When I pass away
I really don’t mind at all
‘Cos where I’m put I’’ll stay

They come on Thursday morning you know
In their Phoenix truck
So throw me up in the back
I’ll be undiscovered...

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It is inspirational
 to read and watch people
 heroes, stars, saints overcoming hardships and trials
 and not succumbing to the darkness.

The truth is
 there are so many, a multitude of unsung, unknowns
 awe inspiring, ordinary,...

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Home computers arrived out of the blue.
They had been travelling through mind-space
for many years,
Most of us older personages had not a clue.

They came with other free magical packages
these were called 'software' and 'games.'
We diligently spent...

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