Long Subduing Poems

Translation of Eric Mottram’s Courbet: Elegy 8 by T. Wignesan

Blanches oeuvres ouvertes
résident dans les jours
la surface du banc de travail est noire
les géraniums-lierres
les fougères et les adragans
accumulent leurs oeuvres et jours:
La toile noire de Courbet
un...

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I’m on my way, I’ve got to go
(the reasons why you’ll never know),
whisked away in winter’s winds, your sleeping sighs remind me.
And I’ll ramble where I please,
sometimes slipping to my knees,
phantom memories a’ chasing close...

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Crazy Horse Monument

Up there! On the Black Hills Mountain, 1
A work in progress sculptured in granite,
Of a stern faced warrior, strong and determined, 2
Unadorned in a war bonnet, with his hair flowing in the wind,
And...

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the wealth of norman England is poised to grow
  towns enlarge, markets exchange, a fresh fertilising sprinkled culture
  kingdoms extend with numbers reducing
  old and new empires jostle, reshaping across continents and...

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Fragmented fairytales, Fermented freedom
There's no remorse for the dead, this I know
For, I've been dead for far too long
While there's not one ounce of sympathy to show
Red Redemption, Rhapsody Right 
I'm bromidic, lost, shallow, cold...

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What makes my son special? Let me highlight his qualities…
since his milestones are  my accomplishment-trophies.  
He recently received his “Most Generous” and “Most Well-Groomed” awards; 
and he is now busy, learning with fun,...

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October 1 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on Luke 22

Key Verse – Luke 22:67-70 Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe: And...

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October 6 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on John 7-8

Key Verse – John 7:37-38 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let...

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October 7 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on John 9-10

Key Verse – John 9:1-3 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.  And his disciples asked...

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June 10 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on Psalms 98-103

Key Verse – Psalm 98:1 O sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy...

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You asked me for a dance one night, ’twas late one New Year’s Eve,
and as I held you in my arms, your shape did wend and weave;
a sudden kiss as midnight struck (I thought it...

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Origami

Sitting quietly chatting sipping
fragrant coffee steaming.
Mind eyes mind's eye, all independently wandering
 'let slip' reins dangling.
Peace, as they individually pursue 
their individual endings. 

Activity, a quorum and a ladder 
gather them together,
a 'sale' sign erected...

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We thank You, Lord, for granting us joy* midst our Bible meditation
Communing with us gloriously during times of devotion
Listening to our earnest prayer and plight’s intention
Hearkening to us express heartfelt supplication…
…Toward worship’s blissful divine fruition.

We...

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God gives us joy* in our salvation’s excellence
Designed well along His wisdom’s prevalence
Rebuking the critics, putting them into shame’s silence…
Making us secured from sin’s penalty midst hell’s awful violence.
As His children, we experience His compassion...

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An evening stroll, on Midsummer Night's Eve ,
under the silver light of the horizon moon.

Life that burst among a small acreage,
of old-growth forests, flourished.

A delightful flurry of fireflies, drifting,
twinkle among the foliage, an amazing sight.

Echoing...

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December 30 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on Revelation 21

Key Verse– Revelation 21:3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will...

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An evening stroll, on a chill night,
under the silver light of the horizon moon. 
Life that burst among a small acreage, 
of old-growth forests, flourished. 

A delightful flurry of fireflies, drifting,
twinkle among the foliage, an...

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Once I found my ground
I felt rivers coming down
warmth in my cheeks
mourning the old soiled soil
that ceased to exist

I let life drop violently on my tendency to coil
Unaware that the opposite motion
Would stretch my arms
Legs
Torso
Dreams

--

I...

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November 12 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on 2Corinthians 1-2

Key Verse – 2Corinthians 1:3-4 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all...

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I’m not sure what’s happening in this country…sometimes I think it’s being overrun by fools…in some states they’re banning books…in my state, Florida, they’re banning talking about gender and sexuality in schools.

While closing up the...

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October 14 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on Acts 4-5

Key Verse – Acts 4:2 Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

LORD GOD, YOU ARE MY...

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December 12 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on James 3-5

Key Verse– James 4:6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

LORD GOD, YOU ARE...

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October 24 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on Acts 22-24

Key Verse – Acts 22:14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that...

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January 1 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on Genesis 1-3

Key Verses – Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.  Genesis 1:31 And God saw every thing that he...

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January 17 Relationship to God Bible Meditations 
Based on Genesis 49-Exodus 1

Key Verse – Genesis 49:25 … Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless...

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