Long Unsaved Poems

Medieval Poems



Deor's Lament (Anglo Saxon poem, circa 10th century AD)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Weland knew the agony of exile.
That indomitable smith was wracked by grief.
He endured countless troubles:
sorrows were his only companions
in his frozen...

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Sweet Rose of Virtue
by William Dunbar (c. 1460-1530)
loose translation/modernization/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

after William Dunbar

Sweet rose of virtue and of gentleness,
delightful lily of youthful wantonness,
richest in bounty and in beauty clear
and in every virtue that...

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MORNING DEVOTION

Heavenly Father:

I lift up travelers to You. 

I pray for peace for Jerusalem and safety for Israel. I pray that between one and all of Her children would come to a saving knowledge of...

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Prelude

After banishing my foe off to hell
The Lord took pity on my soul 
And returned it to my undead shell
Again, I was alive and whole

But the consequences of a second chance
Meant that I would have...

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           I saw her writing in the rain,
               Bent to shield...

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Lament for the Makaris ("Lament for the Makers/Poets")
by William Dunbar [c. 1460-1530]
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
 
i who enjoyed good health and gladness
am overwhelmed now by life’s terrible sickness
and enfeebled with infirmity ...
how the...

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How much pain,
Can one take?
How much rain,
Floods the lake?
How much before the damn breaks?

How long does immortality last?
While we believe we cannot die,
Before life takes us to task,
And we realize we’re living a lie.
We can...

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THE WORD OF GOD

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us with
every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, in Christ, just as He choose us in Him
before the...

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When looking into the mind's mirror
All that's found is fear there

Peering into that dark place
Not recognizing the face

Lurking there's the daemon, the monster
Yet some still see what they once were
Standing way off on a distant...

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Time is your only friend,
That stays with you from beginning to end.
An immortal guide for your immortal life,
On this very short little ride.

From the womb to the tomb,
Just a short put to doom.
Spanning the years,
Flames...

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O God You only know where I would be without You!
There is no one else in my life who can ever replace
You! No matter how hard I try I would never be happy!
No matter how...

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Our Gracious Heavenly Father does shield born again believers during
natural disasters.  Even though it might result in the lose of their earthly
lives and/or properties. 

He has been known to save one house belonging to...

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This single large Tsunami wave west cost USA's states of:
California, Oregon and Washington. This is the angelic visitation
a young black man had on his way to the gym and he's not used
to being visited by...

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The first time I heard the term the Watchmen on the Wall was from now deceased television evangelist Hal Lindsey. Did Hal Lindsey invent the term? No in the Old Testament of the Bible, the...

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Television information commercials target senior citizens to purchase life insurance polices. All in order to have their loved ones have no unpaid bills and final expenses! But there are no info-commercials targeting preparations on ...

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Waaaake Uuuuup!
is what i heard for this generation 
time is on their hands 
but death is on their faces.
And time is definately not waiting, on anyone.
And so your American alarm tic- toc spoke to you
It...

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I felt my name slip off his tongue 
Before he even thought to consider 
Whether to pronounce it 
Ashanti Asante or Asanti 

Oh Queen Nanny, let them be 
Pitch black warriors 
made night their playground...

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Dear Heavenly Father, 

I lift up travelers to You. 

I pray for peace for Jerusalem and safety for Israel. I pray that between one and all of Her children would come to a saving knowledge...

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How Hungry for GOD Are You?

How hungry for GOD are you? Do you pray and read the
Word daily?  Do you stay in an attitude of prayer throughout
the day?  Do you stay in fellowship...

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How in the world do you prepare a loved one for dying?
What if you as well as others have faithfully prayed
For your love one's healing? But instead of improving,
It only becomes much worse. And you...

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“All Scripture is God-breathed

 And is useful for teaching,

Rebuking, correcting

And training in righteousness,

 So that the man of God

 May be thoroughly equipped

 For every good work.”

To receive anything that

Will last you have to run

Righteously...

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"Walking on Water in the Between Worlds Place" 

when darkness came
the remaining, 
those beautiful 
transingularity 
neo-automatons, 
imbued with dark matters 
running through the wired 
dendrites of their splintered brain, 
where implanted, the voices 
of the...

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'You are so enjoyable! '
'I enjoy the hell out of you! '
Is it possible to give another greater praise? 
What on earth would it be? 
'I love you' is so fraught with expectations...
Not wanting to...

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RIP is what they wrote above me,
But that hasn't put an end to this thing.
The bugger's still up there happily,
Prancing and dancing,
And I can't get any sleep!

If I could get out of this box of...

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To the GOD of all creation: 

First of all PAPA GOD, I ask YOU to forgive me and cleanse
me from all unrighteousness and cleanse my heart and my
mind for, I know that I have opened...

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