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This Woman His Wife 1
It breaks his heart to know
she does not always trust in him
nor understand the much she means to him.
 
The sight of her smile
enchants his manhood.
He plays and replays her laughter
haha!
He simply can't get enough...

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Categories: shortcoming, love, perspective,
Form: ABC



Restoring Sanity
I’m willing to care for myself and believe in a higher power, which is God of course I must admit!
An inner peace that shares with me unconditional love - my broken-hearted spirit adores it
Restoring sanity...

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Categories: shortcoming, endurance,
Form: Rhyme
A Haku From My World-2014
The internal fire
searing away life's pain
change summers forest

born into the world
contemplating renewal
ice covered rivers

all seasons cycle
pain love life feeling anger
eternal rhythm

bright autumn color
death brings life and renewal
pain will fade away

hope reborn once again
upon springs breath...

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Categories: shortcoming, change, conflict, confusion, emotions, memory, nature, voyage,
Form: Haiku
2 Terms of Political Office
2 Terms Of Political Office

A political leader of a country successfully managed to extend his term of office...
Brings up the question of the wisdom of the previous curb imposed to 2 terms in office....
Bolehland has...

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Categories: shortcoming, community, future, history, humanity, leadership,
Form: Free verse
Hand In Hand
Falling, I don't know what to do
Down the lane, all thoughts sink
Traveling through my own blue
Coming, I feel Thy eyes' jot blink
You give me a hand in my hand
All thoughts give way, blue brand

Your hand...

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Categories: shortcoming, angel, art, bible, christian, cool, god, inspirational,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member America's God
It must be clear that God's involvement with a nation or people does not exempt them from their insistent practice of human frailties and evil deeds.  Moreover, as one of his many mortal creatures,...

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Categories: shortcoming, america, bible, christian, courage, creation, faith, jesus,
Form: Prose
Personal Productivity Measured Courtesy
Personal productivity measured courtesy...

Unspecified number of hours spent
many yesterdays ago since March 6th, 2021
reading (cover to cover) Pennsylvania Gazette
March/April 2021 issue.

Proud papa highly regards eldest daughter,
University of Pennsylvania alum
as academic whip smart high achiever,
she did...

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Categories: shortcoming, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, angst,
Form: Rhyme
Personal Productivity Measured Courtesy
Personal productivity measured courtesy...

Unspecified number of hours spent
yesterday March 6th, 2021
reading (cover to cover) Pennsylvania Gazette
March/April 2021 issue.

Proud papa highly regards eldest daughter,
University of Pennsylvania alum
as academic whip smart high achiever,
she did (after quite a...

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Categories: shortcoming, 12th grade, blue, character, devotion, father daughter,
Form: Rhyme
The Prodigal Returns
We were once poor orphans, Wondering from place to place, never calling anywhere home.
Lead astray by sin, we soon felt the heartache from symbolized Babylon.
Thinking we were and had everything,
till iniquity was found in thee.
Our...

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© Joy Payne  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: shortcoming, bible, character, christian, evil, faith, love, pain,
Form: I do not know?
Starboy
He was a cousin that was more of a brother
Always so grown as if he knew better
So broken his focus always in the stars
Dealing with his demons running with cars

I helped raise and teach him...

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Categories: shortcoming, pain,
Form: Rhyme
The Great Teacher
He was a man whose tongue held no lies,
For he was the direct descendant of our father in the heavenly skies.
Born to a body of fleshy sin,
Though what laid beneath was unlike the rest of...

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Categories: shortcoming, christian, religion,
Form: Rhyme
Forgiveness Universal
Well, friend, I just wrote you a reply, this was a story, of facing the "Beast" "Fear". I lost this, I hit a new tab on my computer, lol! Yup all gone, lol! 

... 

My...

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© James Long  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: shortcoming, age, anger, angst, anxiety, appreciation, atheist, bereavement,
Form: Bio
I Am But a Grain of Sand
"Happiness and sorrow ebb and flow like waves upon a beach, 
and I am but a grain of sand."
                ...

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Categories: shortcoming, character, how i feel, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
Shadow
Hugs from the old oak tree so big
Caressing my shortcoming
Letting me understand the beauty of it bring
So close to mine is now to part.

Shadows buried so deep
Is now on top of everything
Embracing every light of...

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Categories: shortcoming, death,
Form: Lyric
The Roadside Eatery
It was a pretty long drive but not tedious
Thanks to smooth arterial roads; well laid
The shortcoming was absence of eateries
And we were looking for a decent eatery.

All efforts to find out one came to naught
That...

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Categories: shortcoming, culture, feelings, food, travel,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Best Wishes For the Rest
The bettor I set forth, the less you appear to care. 
Hence, the best I attempt, the farther I prosper. 
It looks that you cannot complete this assignment. 
For every solo blink, sheerer gets incitement.

The time...

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© Sotto Poet  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: shortcoming, analogy, appreciation, character, cheer up, community, confidence,
Form: Rhyme
Love Is Not Perfect
LOVE IS NOT PERFECT
Love your heart and your soul would be at rest
Do you preach love when love doesn't exist in their eyes?
Get the foul words out from your mouth
For in us lies the christmas...

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Categories: shortcoming, abortion, africa, art, beautiful,
Form: Blank verse
The Leavening of the Soul
Character, as then just a word
gathers or depletes, what's heard,
times nuance, profiting as first
the truth, or consequence' invert.

Character, becoming known
the self to God, by His alone
no shortcoming, can meter less
the trial, becoming, moment's press.

Character ~...

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Categories: shortcoming, character,
Form: Monorhyme
Know Him
look at a person
know his sobriety or aggression
look into his eyes
know of  what deep down lies

you can know his passion
you can know if there's disdain or compassion
know if with you he wants to maintain...

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Categories: shortcoming, allegory, angel, anti bullying, anxiety, change, giggle,
Form: Rhyme
Only God Knows My Heart
Only God Knows My Heart!!

You’re not God.  Don’t pretend to be.
Only God knows what’s inside of me.

To God alone, I come and humbly confess.
I trust him to clean up all of my mess!

Each day...

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Categories: shortcoming, confusion, faith, god, heart, how i feel,
Form: Rhyme
Travellers
We are all travellers to destiny,
on the unknown highway of life.

Some roll in glassy tortoise shells.
Others move as simple chameleons.
Still others fly in dead birds in sky;
and also swim as frogs in cages.

If you travel...

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Categories: shortcoming, destiny, metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Donate Them
lets give them sight
sans light, we know their plight
for them every moment is a challenge ,they  fight
lets bless them with the missing light

they maybe well informed with braille
but of things they can't enjoy there's...

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Categories: shortcoming, adventure, allah, fantasy, farewell, fathers day, goodbye,
Form: Rhyme
The Committee To Re-Elect the President
The Committee To Re-Elect the President

By Elton Camp

On political matters I take no position
But it’s fun to watch those with ambition

This Committee is now composed of two
And they seem to know just what to do

To...

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© Elton Camp  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: shortcoming, funny,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member My Enticing Spirit
With your slight, your spirit shines splendidly. 
Ought to never seal the pores on your skin. 
They have a lot to do with your personality. 
As I would bet it, you are as yet a...

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© Sotto Poet  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: shortcoming, analogy, appreciation, beauty, conflict, devotion, farewell, simple,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Ambivalent
Available options stand the bile as they make the will bent
Massachusetts may be best for the holiday to be spent
But the rod of its weather may hit the comfort of its rent
Indecision, glorified from knowledge’s...

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Categories: shortcoming, confusion, deep, education, people, perspective, wisdom, words,
Form: Acrostic

Book: Reflection on the Important Things