Long To the contrary Poems
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Contract Against Greatness
In Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged"
she paints a nationalistically wealthy saint
where also lives a monochromatically utilitarian narcissist,
sucking on attachment to fame and power
for bought and sold ZeroSum accounting Souls.
If the perfectly powerful pure patriarchal patriot
were your...
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Categories:
to the contrary, culture, health, integrity, mental illness, peace, philosophy,
Form:
Political Verse
Retire V Retread
What I have for you today is not so much about re-treading an outdated fuel-based system--
little bit like reshuffling the chairs to fix the decay
of a segregating Country Club.
No, this is addressed to economic...
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Categories:
to the contrary, earth, giving, nature, philosophy, poverty, religion, science,
Form:
Free verse
Small Gifts: Contributing To Other's Happiness
For each gift that you make to a man’s spirit,
Servant gift, not the kind that dishonor brings,
There’s a peace that comes soft. (Can your ears hear it?)
And the heart of the man soon forgets its...
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Categories:
to the contrary, giving, memory,
Form:
Rhyme
Let My People Shine
At sixteen
People's Bible Church
sent me from rural Michigan farm lands
to Moody Bible Institute
in siren-screaming Chicago
Church fathers assumed,
despite curious evidence to the contrary,
that I was a StraightWhiteMale
born-again
wanna be choir director
Because I could sing with gospel appeal
and...
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Categories:
to the contrary, health, integrity, muse, music, nature, peace, wisdom,
Form:
Parallelismus Membrorum
Princess Psychiatric Appointment
So, Yang,
who would you like to meet
your psychotropic doctor today?
[no answer]
I'm hoping Princess Yang
will speak with us today,
because she is my favorite,
I must confess
this PositivEnergy bias
for conserving nutritional activities,
nurturing co-relationships,
cooperative ZeroZone centering balance.
Hi,
I'm Princess Yang,
and...
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Categories:
to the contrary, caregiving, daughter, earth, education, health, humor, mental
Form:
Political Verse
Sensory Revolutions
It is a longterm scientific revolution:
THAT, despite visual perceptions
to the contrary,
Earth revolves around our light
and heat SunSource,
And not the other way,
Sun daily rounding Earth,
abounds all our sensory assumptions
to this EarthBound space in UniversalTime.
THAT our home...
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Categories:
to the contrary, earth, environment, green, health, peace, religion, science,
Form:
Political Verse
Christian Conversion
I am familiar
with evangelical conversions
understood as moving away from sinner,
unredeemed heathen,
unenlightened addiction to evil,
demonically disempowered
reprobate status
moving toward regenerative winner status
saved by the blood of the Lamb.
This traditional way of processing
progressive
therapeutic conversion
is a change through predation,
colonization,
of...
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Categories:
to the contrary, caregiving, change, christian, earth, health, peace,
Form:
Political Verse
Sebaceous glands connected to follicles secrete an oily substance called sebum
Sebaceous glands connected to follicles secrete an oily substance called sebum
With a title deeply rooted
in subject matter iterated above
invariably makes for hair raising poem,
though I immediately attest said material
constitutes atypical topic
the writing process (with intent
to...
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Categories:
to the contrary, 12th grade, 9th grade, age, anger, beautiful,
Form:
Free verse
Lilibonelle Poetry - To Win a Heart
TO WIN A HEART
To win a heart you must be true.
Integrity, should you win let it be part of you.
You'll find no need for compromise,
True love, is not ever in disguise.
it's in the eyes, true...
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Categories:
to the contrary, integrity, true love, truth,
Form:
I do not know?
They Get It
They Get It
Have you ever wondered about your life, the life of your spouse and children, and the life of your career? Have you wanted to know how it all will look when you...
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Categories:
to the contrary, appreciation, blessing, christian, family, father son, heart,
Form:
Narrative
The Rogue Soldier
the “rogue” soldier
one US soldier gets blamed for killing 16 civilians in
Afghanistan,
and the whole world is chattering
like they did when the qu'rans were burned---
this time, after the 16 were shot dead,
they were rounded...
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Categories:
to the contrary, life, world, soldier, perspective,
Form:
Free verse
Case Closed
I am greatly annoyed by dismissive people. ...
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Categories:
to the contrary, confusion, judgement, passion, wisdom,
Form:
Prose Poetry
70
(I wrote this poem when I turned 60…already somewhat old and gray
and now that I’m am 70…it’s still appropriate today.
I’ve lived through another decade with family and friends still sharing hopes and dreams and fears…and...
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Categories:
to the contrary, age,
Form:
Rhyme
Murderous Sprees
Murderous Sprees...
sinister Population Control, Sans Cosmic Creator?
Maybe,... I shudder to think
up the sleeve and ornate cufflink
of divine maker, a deliberate pitch
to foist Homo sapien on brink
viz self destruction,
asper bedlam upon Earth that doth stink
a hellish...
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Categories:
to the contrary, america, anger, discrimination, education, judgement, prejudice, rights,
Form:
Political Verse
What Is Love
Love is a kiss
A prelude to the dreams we hum
A postlude of what has become
Love is a wine
Intoxicating heart and soul
Over the mind it gains control
Love is a song
A melody to remember
Forever a burning ember
Love...
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Categories:
to the contrary, devotion, faith, heart, kiss, love, valentines day,
Form:
Rhyme
Marks of the True Christian - Romans 12: 9-21
Show real genuine Christ-like love
but what's genuine love really like?
look at life of Jesus there's it's seen
his effected everyone it sure did strike
Give God your first place of honour
serving Him with all fervency and zeal
be...
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Categories:
to the contrary, bible, christian, truth,
Form:
Rhyme
Word Power
There were words spoken by JESUS that ring loud within me.
They were words never before spoken or heard from another.
He said, "All POWER in heaven and on earth is given to me".
He later said to...
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Categories:
to the contrary, words,
Form:
Verse
The Vocabular Extraordinar
With Vocabular Extraordinar their words do
entice.
...
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Categories:
to the contrary, allegory, funny, on writing and words, metaphor,
Form:
Rhyme
Sure Cure For a Sick Nation
Alas, we've elected bozos on both sides to again guide the nation!
(Some folks are sobbing in their ale, others are filled with jubilation!)
To rid this great nation of such knaves, here is what I would...
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Categories:
to the contrary, political, satire, integrity,
Form:
Rhyme
My Wife
I do not know who I am anymore
My life is turned upside down and sideways
I am angry
I am hurt
You think your are helping
No ...
You are only hurting!
She is MY WIFE
You are just a man
That thinks...
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Categories:
to the contrary, anger, angst, cancer, character, marriage, wife,
Form:
Free verse
OUR LITTLE CORNERS
I know there are some people out there who in their hearts believe that…
in spite of all the evidence to the contrary our planet Earth…is flat!
When I hear this…I admit…I am astounded…
for I believe the...
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Categories:
to the contrary, inspiration,
Form:
Rhyme
Nothing
admittedly ...
I have trouble
accepting the existence of nothing
not because I'm so grounded in reality
(or what my puny mind defines as substance)
but because, with all the beautiful mass in the Universe
I just plain find it highly...
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Categories:
to the contrary, philosophy,
Form:
Free verse
Rio Grande River
Now this is quiet a famous little stream, many untold story
The muddy waters run slow, but don't let it fool you when it comes alive
Divides the United States and Mexico, but it is just a...
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Categories:
to the contrary, historyold, history, old, river, drug,
Form:
I do not know?
High Noon
High Noon
By Kevin Robey
April 21, 2013
I want to run my fingers through your hair
Before my wheezing, one last breath of air
I can’t breathe anymore I say with remorse
This happy trial has finally run its course
To...
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Categories:
to the contrary, emo, emotions,
Form:
Rhyme
Our Farming Friend
I think it’s time to share for those pet lovers who care ,
about a friend we had when just a lad.
He was just a wee pup and with us grew up,
working around the barn on...
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Categories:
to the contrary, animalsjoy,
Form:
Narrative