Long Sadnesses Poems

And here we are, on the orbit of our illusions,
civilized madmen who have lost their compass,
the divine savage in garments of convention,
hiding the mysteries of the true soul,
living in the shadow of dreams, searching for...

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The banner I raised high in the air,
Singing "it is well,it is well, it is well with my soul"
Praying,"dear God,if ever we fail in life,
Teach us, never to give up on faith"
Preaching,"through all these hardles,...

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Hopelessness is that brief lapse, that necessary pause,
Closing the door on an existence of conflict.
It is that first gasp, that momentary stab of sadness,
Defying design and allowing no plan for escape or rescue.

It is fear...

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on a sultry day when there was nothing else to accomplish,
roaming around listlessly in my parents' house, stumbled at a little diary from my teenage years!
with a pretty picture of a rose bouquet on the...

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You will untie knots from your chain, with trembling hands whistling in the wind,
And you will be unstrung, in turn, from someone's necklace, like an exiled pearl.
Often, partings dress in mute garments, sleeping in the...

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countless years of toil took toll on his health,
                      cruel poverty ravaged his handsome...

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This life has turned around 
many curves past many 
beautiful places that have 
beckoned me to stop and walk 
among the wild flowers.

I have stopped to walk among 
the wild flowers bending low to 
smell...

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There is a wise old saying…an ancient Chinese gem: 
When three people walk together my teacher is among them.

We had a simple dinner with some friends and the first thing I was taught
was if you...

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the bartender gets more patients
than any shrink could ever dream of &
the ability to stay with them through bouts of 
loneliness, guilt, extreme sadnesses & self-destruction,
make her/him more worthy of an APA award at the...

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I went to visit mom today
And ask the standard fare

Are you Ok
Are you comfortable
Do you need anything

Tell me a story
Make me laugh with tales of long ago

Walking now and with bated breath
I tell you of...

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The day you brought me a Bird of Paradise,
         a rare flower which imbibed sun’s blushing orange glow,  
       ...

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We learn quite early the one place we can always feel safe and free from harm from the moment we are born…is in our parent’s arms.

As babies they cradle us before we can walk…when we’re...

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Seeking Serenity 


To seek serenity is simpler said than done

   at times so filled with sadnesses that come and go.

      When one's resolved or healed, another has begun...

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I f sadness ruled,
The world would be bare,
And none would wear a happy face.
Crying would be everywhere.
Hateful faces,
eyes pleading to be saved from thier eternal damnation,
no Jovial places
And when somone was happy they died.
Love would...

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