Long Verna Poems

"Well  to  a  certain  degree  yes I  really  don’t  want  to  impose.
I’m getting  used  to  my  deprivation."    As...

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The  road  to my hometown was  a  long, and arduous one.
I  loved  the walk ,and the privacy  it  gave  me.
My  mind  was  awash...

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"Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil for Thou art with me..."Psalm 23:5***

Last night on July 14, 2021 a beloved man of God, Ed White...

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Poetry Soup Hero's

Poets with golden ink and pens 
You make us move forward with your inspiration
With kind an honest, encouragement  and compliments 
Small act of caring all which has the potential to turn a...

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my grandmother’s name is Verna

some look at her and see section 8, welfare checks, abuse and neglect

they see insufficiency, ignorant independency, a trench-condemned wreck 

no collegiate education, no high-school diploma, they see a lack of...

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And On Love's Path May We Forever Trod

Once this soul beheld, - joy of morning dew
Dawn- its bright golden beams racing unto-
Verna glory within love's soft sighing heart,
Enrapturing language romance imparts,
Sight of flowering meadows, hill...

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Aunt Verna  really loved my benign timbre, the way I cuddled words as they came out.
Treasure troves unlocked with mystic reverence, would add a little sunshine for awhile.
How cleverly I sculpted rustic idylls as...

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MY VITILIGO, MY STRIPS
 
In the mirror, I see a canvas unique,
Where patches of light tell a tale mystique.
My skin, like a tiger's, striped and bold,
Each mark a story waiting to be told.4

Vitiligo, a work...

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~In His Eyes~
(The Minute poem)


In His eyes precious you know
He loves you so
Jesus can save
For you life gave.

God in His goodness  gives option
With God I'm on
Lord hear prayers
Believe He cares.

God makes us all unique...

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You were my moms best friend
and like a sister to me beacuse
you acted so young and you will always
be i know your dead but a part of you
yet remains ill always miss your jokes
and the...

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~In His Eyes~
(The Minute poem)


In His eyes precious you know
He loves you so
Jesus can save
For you life gave

God in His mercy gives option
With God I'm on
Hear your prayers
Believe He cares

God makes us all unique you...

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We plugged the jukebox nonstop,  
early 50's soft rock or jitterbug. 
That open-air dance floor shook
with a beat, steady and loud. 

My body rode the waves,
nerved through skin and bone,
blood pulsing hot with desire,
but...

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~In His Eyes~
(The Minute poem)


In His eyes precious you know
He loves you so
Jesus can save
For you life gave

God in His mercy gives option
With God I'm on
Hear your prayers
Believe He cares

God makes us all unique you...

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