Long Singleness Poems

As I sit and look up to the sky I wonder 
why. Why do I go thru this pain
Me a 9 year living life having fun but didn't 
kno my innocents was gon be taking...

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HOPE BY N3
Slashed at the throat a blow aimed not at the esophagus but at the vocal cords
Paralyzed by something worst than fear,
Speech grows limp even as silent screams are constrained by shame’s chord.
Tethered like...

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Young woman, listen to me! Attentively and keenly listen;
To the crucial message of this word, you surely, must hearken.
Young woman, bad company always corrupts good character;
Put away slander and gossip; it is ok, to conceal...

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MAN'S DREAM :
This is ANDERSON WALKINGSHOES... 
VERSE 1:
When are you coming around, I'm alone here now.
Surrounded by fear, I am down.
Storm blowing my heart, I might drown.
Gathering strength, staying firm and sound (ooh).

PRE-CHORUS:
Ain't you feeling...

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Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For...

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The sky is blue the hue too
Upon my bed, my body rest, and my reflections shine through my precious square bed by the window, the birds pass by my windowsill, to sing and upon my...

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MODERN ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS OF MEDIEVAL ENGLISH POEMS

Inordinate Love
anonymous Middle English poem, circa 15th century
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

I shall say what inordinate love is:
The ferocity and singleness of mind,
An inextinguishable burning devoid of bliss,
A...

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Pressed Linens 


I left for the church when called to serve
A need for help in the kitchen was the request
When I arrived I saw the hurse had come 
And they were rolling in the casket....

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Huddled in Burton's doorway, head down,
the windblown rain at almost forty five degrees
soaking me from the knees downwards.
Reflecting on the paving, the red, amber and green
from the traffic lights heralded a wave of white from...

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Autumn’s cool breeze is over, girl
The leaves have danced their last
Memories of you drip out the edges
Of swollen eyes tied to our past
This chapter will never be read aloud
I doubt that others will ever know
We’d...

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In a world where beauty's confined,
To a frame, a shape, so pre-defined.
I refuse to bow to discrimination's hand,
Refusing to let it define me.

No more the shackles of slim and packed,
A revolution, where all sizes are...

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onetime-
I was just    one child all alone
and I wrote one piece
a day of poetry
grandma said
take one day at a time

uniqueness     singleness     oneness  ...

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As rains and the torrentialest of snows plummet, 
Filling all the skies and the area interstitial to earth and sky 
With a frenzy of flying flakes;
As gusty winds doth blow and toss the flakes this...

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Are you seeking and searching for someone
Whose affection and devotion you’ve won?
Do you long for someone you call, “Sweetheart”?
The answer to your anxious, aching heart

You have waited and waited for so long
For someone to sing...

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Brave and courageous they know the power of love
Hearts that bleed
Live by the creed of love
Giving their all
Knowing that love is like a tidal wave!


Shadows of comfort sprinkle the faces of those in love
Blades of...

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Hearts that bleed
Live by the creed of love
Giving their all
Knowing that love is like tidal wave!
Brave and courageous they know the power of love

Shadows of comfort sprinkle the faces of those in love
Blades of power...

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Pain paints poetry
Love gives us the victory
The heart breaks through misery
While words are cemented in history

Shadows of comfort will sprinkle your face
Blades of power will hold your mouth
Words of silence can’t escape
The thunderous ploy of...

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I went to a party for lonely hearts,
With friends to celebrate singleness;
The invitation read, cake, chocolate and tarts.

We played games like charades to show our smarts,
Truth and Dare was just full of silliness;
I went to...

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I must love the Lord my God first 
And then I must love myself next 
And I must divorce man I must pray 
For a relationship with God
 As He promotes as I pray for...

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Hope is not hopeless unless it's gone
Lost is not lost unless it's found
Where is the lightening 
And there's no energy fire

I am deaf yet hear the sounds

Hope is not hopeless unless it's gone

Love is...

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Today too many think that being in a relationship is superior to being single
Singleness is not always loneliness
Today being single is looked upon as some disease
At times there is the wrong conviction to get rid...

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Loneliness seems to hit hardest,
In the stillness of the night,
When silence surrounds me,
Before the darkness turns to light.

In the hours when I toss and turn,
And sleeplessness seems to go on,
When counting sheep doesn’t work,
It sometimes...

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Father Christ Jesus listeners often got swept by His charismatic manner
Blurted their intention to follow Him
That does not mean they were ready to be true disciples of Father Christ Jesus
In this Gospel story
A man wanted...

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SOLOGOMY

singleness took the lonely road
she’s gathering snow white roses
and dyed her flesh vanilla cream
she invites chocolate-dipped berries
and decorates with dove-white tablecloths
she wears a sparkling diamond
almost too heavy for this curious broad

all alone all alone all...

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Ties that bind, scars that hurt
Float around in my life
Shadows of isolation sprinkle my face
Blades of power hold my mouth
Words of silence cannot escape
The thunderous ploy of the heart
Ties that bind, scars that hurt remain...

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