Life Narrative Poems

Oh that Lily, she the epitome of a  
Golden Child as I watched her
Exuding effortless grace, a liquid-silver baton—  
a Haddon Heights Garnett....

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Daniel followed God wholeheartedly 
He is a foreigner in Babylon
Many are jealous about his stand
For the king believe and admire him
He became the Governor of...

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You can set the mindset and the tone of how your life will be. 
Yes, you can set the mindset with your thoughts and the...

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(Funeral pyre in Katmandu)

A Wish Fulfilling Gem

The world is a karma burning engine. 
We resist it, we curse it, we do our best
To try and...

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Lessons you don’t expect are the best kind
Like broken bones and hearts
But also, even better
The kind of things small children teach
Things like appreciation of now
And...

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Gwen does not feel the least guilty about an affair with Glen.
He is married, but they have not been in love for years.
His wife, Florence,...

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Thanksgiving Day comes this one day a year
A simple reminder
To enjoy the simplest things in life
The nourishment of basic needs
Of family and friends (food and...

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I once knew a man who was tall and skinny.
I was 35 at the time with a small family.
If he had a family of his...

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Today my grandson, the four year old one,
Gave me a gift more valuable than any other.
The fact he didn’t even know he gave it
Doesn’t make...

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(“Field of Dreams - Flanders 1917”, 2020, original oil)

HellBent

Rumors of war, hard-ons for war
Bad dreams and perverse fantasies 
Driving dirty old men forward into battle.

For...

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Enclosed around parental safeguard
my personhood was exposed to freedom 
bound by subjection to authorities
which my mind never questioned
since I acknowledged such as the ideal… 

Then...

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Day Blood (Old English)
By R.A
Day blood, thou shalt to run into 
thy building.
Building of habbeth, twas once brilling
with life, now of extirpation.
Day blood, thou shalt...

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(My Persian rug, 2024)

A Painful Journey

I live a quiet and isolated life
But it’s been one of great adventure
That leaves me now a bit worn out
Although...

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If you ain't discipline
You will keep living wrong
Going astray
Thinking you're on your way
Going insane
Living in insanity
Believing in illusion,
Forgetting about reality.

In the pursuit of success
You can't...

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It’s November and it’s that time of the year for Open Enrollment for health care coverage. Yeah, this happens in November, but the good news...

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