Long Sates Poems

Fathers of disastrous; 
are crueless father of evil, 
who live in the globe, 
and destroy the light.

Fathers of disatrous’
They kindle the fire, 
and off the light.
They are unmerciful, 
and live long.
They humiliate, 
the poor ones,...

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Most Christians and Jews are familiar with the days of Noah, Lot and Elijah.  Because the days of Noah are associated with the global flood that lasted forty days and forty nights. When only...

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Mitch McConnell is a long distance runner,and he runs to win,and he has been running the race,and never gives in!!!Derby Day is his friend in "Louisville Kentucky,and when he bets on the "Derby Horse" it...

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     my angel, fallen ...

            gossamer linen, violet lace
           ...

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Intimacy
by Rahat Indori
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
 
I held the Sun, Stars and Moon at a distance
till the time your hands touched mine.
Now I am not a feather to be easily detached:
instruct the hurricanes...

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* This is a rather intricate form I created called a “Torridelle” - I hope you enjoy it! *

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my Angel, fallen ...

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The highlight of my Alaskan vacation was a singular
unexpected breach of a humpback whale.

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Most mornings I can be found in my backyard,
checking milkweed leaves I protectively guard.
I collect them to nourish and nurture til the day
butterflies emerge, dry their wings, and fly away.

I smile at the sight of...

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Me and my ol' hoss Dan ain't got no perticler destination.
We saddled up early this mornin' as the sun lit God's Creation!
With my hound dog Spooks breakin' trail we jes' meander along.
What a glorious day...

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I miss you 
With every longing breath
That pants in sweet silence.
With every insatiable spark 
that ignites my being
And with infinite tears of all my life
That glides down the empty spaces
Of my mournful soul.

For each lifeless...

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We're in a bad state of our life.

The nation is in a uproar over simple-minded things.

Why we let a thing such as oil run our life?

Women in short skirts.

Known in the "Hood" as female dogs.

But...

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Simply unaware....or perhaps I don't care
what others say or do
It's partially true
I'm through

Used to care what they think
of my words, of my ink
not anymore....
So much more is in store
you see...rhymes keep knocking at my door
I...

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It Only Comes From Within

While sought eagerly,
mirage like, it vanishes as you approach,
only to move further beyond you.

It does not come from without, 
nothing that you have done,
rather it only wells up and warms and...

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 I love you as I love the warbling birds of spring
That tones sweet the fragrant hours of day
Just like the Trini flower's soft murmurings
On the sacred fields tender as you lay.

I love you as...

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No Maria -
when a Bernstein motif lingers.
No rosary beads -
they'll simply slip 
through bourbon-stained fingers.
God carved the seven continents,
with skillful guise, 
and Puccini cries.
Adam's rib was imminent
when his chest burst splinters
into a scorned dodger's eyes.
No...

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*Image of Excitement Unlocked giphy by Escape Hunt.

Time

Life millstones pressures creation to sort
through essential time, balms the albatross
over seasonable means, paid in court.

A past fraught in qualm, trading ourselves short,
wills the clock face, hands smile--it...

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"The worst feeling is to be ignored once, then twice, 
then again and again by someone you consider precious."
                ...

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An apple a day keeps the doctor away;
But hugs are the best for your heart.
They say all is fair in love and in war,
But fair can keep lovers apart.

Normal’s a setting on washing machines,
But love...

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"Do you think I'm more the hue or the line?" she said.

He thought for a few seconds and then replied,
"I've always thought of you, like the bread and the wine"

"The idea is more of a...

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The quiet words that speak to us without sound or saying
That stem from seedlings of open prayer within our heart
Divesting poise of quintessential quietude relaying
Conversation with our inner voice in the language of the sermons...

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Day and night, I trip time while crossing datelines. 
Slicing between stars, my ride purrs with speed turbines.

To Walden’s Pond, I frequently, eagerly go
for chats with my hero, the first hippy, Thoreau.   ...

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A wedding gown pure white, the sign of change aquatic.
The baptism of water, fire — sins death spurs life.
Sweet oil like rain, offer of praise — symbiotic.
The raise and court of hands; the congregation’s rife
emotion...

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If I had more than my share of gold.
Ranked favorably with Mr. Gates,
I'd travel forth to see the world,
Try all the lavish food that sates.
December would find me cruising south
And taking all my friends along.
We'd...

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Stephanus Marcus Book 1
Canto 6
Verses 2 and 3
Young Guenevere did speak to Katharine.
"Yes, my strong leopard knight doth tarry late
and keeps the dale thus free and verdant green
till James on Whitsuntide then claims his mate.
Tis...

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The soul recoils when darkness lingers on 
plunges into a silent deep to drown
but dreams come alive by the light of dawn
resilient is the one that breaks not down.

The yearning for applause does not abate
grace...

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