Long Stoics Poems

(The Apostle Paul is waiting at Athens, and some of the Epicureans and Stoics engaged him in conversation.)

Agon, Aidos, Apate, Bia, Corus and Dysnomia (talking amongst themselves) say “What will this seed picker say?”

(A seed...

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A fine mist of rain falls silent 
on his thin, sharp-angled face. 
He picks up the pace and tilts 
his head to the wind. He walks 
through the plundered slumber  
of crumbled poverty, abandoned,...

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A light mist of ethereous rain falls 
silent on his thin, sharp-angled
face. He lengthens his stride and 
leans toward the wind. He walks 
through plundered poverty; crumbled
by the weight of exodus. Abandoned
to the blood-rough nails...

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Sonnet I

In realms of emerald hush where sunlight strains.
Through veils of green. A silent throng takes root.
A clovered congregation on the plains
Their stoic forms a timeless lushful loot.
No melodies from throats unseen they sing.
No pleas...

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Dear Son,

As you read this letter
I believe you are fully fledged
And perhaps you have already selected
A straight soulmate among your flying flock
I know my absence's had your heart brimming with rage
May your rage wither as...

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"Arma virumque cano"

No more the Viking sagas
Singed by the dragon’s breath
No more the valiant charges
Into the Valley of Death.
No more the knights of chivalry
Bewitched by a maiden’s pallor.
No more the sword-drawn cavalry
Galloping with dash and...

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Stoicism I consider here now as I rest
I can declare proudly that I did my best
As I always tried hard to pass the test
Kept objectional thoughts close to my chest
Didn't go off track from a...

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The sole praise for being blessed is priceless.
Inhale the soft glow of the soul welly.
It's false to force others to your embrace. 
He just pulls the faint air from blessed body. 
Desire to get rid...

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    The simple recipe for a healthier life
    a Stoic view unaffected by impulses or emotions
    The impressions and interpretation of the world
   ...

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Oh it's so hard to be tranquil.
But I'm doing the least that I can
to harvest passionate experiences
in the cargo-cult van.
To divest of stress and worry.
To divest of uncertainty and dependency. 
To opt instead for calmness...

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Empty Depth of Barren Canyon


to know the empty depth of barren canyon,
the reverberated sound of distant fear,
feel the surging scar of river’s scalpel,
bleed the muted red of sun bleached clay.

to feel the eyes of passersby...

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We breathe
into our worlds
a hint of angst
afloat upon
a scented kiss
of thanks.
We see the world
through jaundiced,
seeking eyes
betrayed by
canyon wrinkles
cloudy skies.
We hear
soft gentle moan
of whispering Elm
share secrets
only rooted stoics tell.
We touch			
moments eternal
as we scroll
past paths
of everlasting
that we...

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A true great honor
     walking upright
no way a fawner
     alert and bright
under the spotlight
     a bestowed pride
relish the limelight
    ...

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Emperor of Rome, in a time of peace,
Marcus Aurelius filled with pride.
Steadfast in his stoic belief,
in virtue alone does he abide.

The school of righteous thinking,
Zeno of Citium, in three hundred B.C.
Emotionless throughout the painted stoa,
Learned...

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She said somebody staged sordid shows.
Sometimes, simple souls sold solo songs.
Seems sad sounds saturated seven solid scenes.
Silly sad singers sat, singing silently since Saturday.
Sunday snow suddenly stalled; stood stunningly still.
Stoics stopped strangers shipping stolen steaks.
Sandwiches,...

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Stoic Silence Serves

The silent stoic stands
mumbling ice crusted mantra
“my light must never fail”.

Riddled by the sting of stony hail
blanched white by salty spray
peering into the maelstrom’s eye

un-blinking in the excoriating gale
knowing its duty is to...

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OH MY GOD!!!

Assemble all the gods we’ve built,
stand them in a line, then walk along
the corridor and ponder which is yours,
which is mine?  Dragons, stoics, satyrs,
saints, all stony faced with colored paints.
Some in regal...

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