Heaven Moving On Poems

Death kissed me on the cheek
and said I could remain
I still had time to keep
but she’d be back again

For death she is a woman
A fickle...

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It's partial to Winter's bark gloom and weed bite—
Then comes Spring with his light massaging through stone,
In cold spots along her dark towering spine—
That lovers...

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Be ye a temple to thyself,
be plain and simple right off the shelf,

or be a Mayan of long ago, 
a calendar odds that stole the...

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Heed this call, my son, for my heavenly realm awaits
Familiar faces wait patiently beyond the gates
You stated proudly that you've lived your dream
Your wife was...

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Nothing I do will change things no matter how hard I try 
Sometimes the only option you’ve left me is to say goodbye 
Sometimes no...

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Candlelights

By Mark D. Stucky
A candle drives darkness back
with beauty of glowing light,
giving of itself as flame’s fuel
until completing its calling.
Then another candle takes its place…
and...

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The heart's core, life's tapestry
My very essence, woven as I've grown
A vault of treasured memories
Echoing through my blood and bone

A lifetime of precious moments
This private...

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The Son so raised
 He died or did He
and set shall the Son over the horizon
Or does He
And set shall the son
comes down from the...

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good morning, beautiful ~

spring was in the air
an explosion of love and bliss

surely this was what heaven would be like



AP: Honorable Mention 2022

Posted on August...

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My prayer is clamorous, “Let this cup pass.”
somewhat pious, a smidgen of brass.
God's Word relates how mountains were moved,
waters turned back and shackles removed.

Thus so...

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Husband constantly beating and batting,
His kiths, like allies, consciously hitting;
Father-in-law, in his way commanding,
Mother-in-law, dire duties demanding;
Neighbors mocking at physical darkness,
Her skinny dullness and financial...

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For Cliff...

Beyond this realm of all we know
Exists another where souls can grow.

A welcome space proved true by faith
Where wings, brand new, are greeted,
EMBRACED.

This special...

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When I was only seven and happy we moved

leaving my very best friend Spot behind

leaving a family member

I cried for many weeks

I missed my best...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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a fast moving sky
few tiny peeks of heaven
light blues chasing grays...

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