There Has To Be A Reason
There has to be a reason--
for Winter and for Spring
and for Summer and Fall.
There has to be a reason--
for sunshine and for rain,
and for the snowflakes that
gently fall from heaven's
clear blue sky.
There has to a reason--
for the blue birds that
sing ,and for the buttercups
that burst into bloom.
There has to be a reason--
for darkness and for light,
and for the stars, that
twinkle oh so very brightly.
There has to be a reason
for the earth and the moon,
and for the sun that shines
like a beacon of fire in the sky.
There has to be a reason--
God created a beautiful
world especially for you
and for me.
by Roxanne Dubarry
November 11, 1987
Wonderful, Wonderful Jesus
Wonderful, Wonderful Jesus!
What a Wonderful Lord!
Wonderful, Wonderful Jesus,
Oh, how much I love you my
Lord.
Wonderful, Wonderful Mediator--
Oh, Please hear my prayers
My Lord.
Wonderful, Wonderful Savior--
Oh, please forgive all my sin,
My Lord.
Wonderful, Wonderful Comforter--
Oh, please comfort me, my Lord.
Wonderful, Wonderful Jesus!
Oh, What a wonderful Lord!
by Roxanne Dubarry
November 11, 1987
Standdown Day
USS Coral Sea—Spring 1979
standdown day
no flights
alone I stand upon flight deck
three football fields long
thousands of tons of solid steel
an insignificant gray speck
upon the bounding main
below decks five thousand sailors
and marines on a mission
some scramble, others grind on
some sleep
fourteen-hour days
seven days straight
now standdown day
dusk
gulf water mirror still
a vivid rainbow spans in
a high, full, majestic arc
horizon to horizon
night
below decks I pass berthing
areas crowded with
bed racks stacked three high
eerily quiet for a crammed
metal city
I must work through the
Night and into the morning
Looking forward always to
The next port
by Robert Gorelick
November 11, 2025
Written: November 11, 2025, for contest sponsored by: Tania Kitchin
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alabaster wind
branches bow in silent prayer—
snow clings like secrets
Written November 11, 2025, for contest sponsored by Brian Strand
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Screen glow
Slow throw
Burnout
Turn out
Workload
Cloud road
Ping pong
Yawn song
Zoom call
Moonfall
Grindstone
Dreambone
Clock face
Soft grace
Task list
Kiss missed
Push pull
Hush lull
Bedtime
Head climb
When shawn
Mows lawn
Day to remember those who served
Vietnam, Korea, Middle East
Our gratitude is well deserved
By all who live and those deceased
Remember tours, hiding fear
Vile ambushes in plain sight
Them backs recall the tons of gear
Extraction with the heli flight
The ruthless sun and blowing sand
All in day's work where work is war
Reproaching looks in foreign land
And guarded sleep on earthen floor
Live chats while missing kids and wife
Oh, silly troubles way back home
A soldier, living grueling life
While facing combat stress syndrome
It stays with you, forever more
Long after battles go away
Our guys and girls, they are postwar
Salute our Vets on their day
November 11, 2025
I will climb the tallest mountain,
brave the bottom of the sea.
Wherever you would set your dwelling,
there is where I want to be.
I would roam amid the darkness
though impossible to see.
Wherever you would set your dwelling,
there is where I want to be.
I would journey through the jungle,
find and climb the tallest tree.
Wherever you would set your dwelling,
there is where I want to be.
I would follow to the heavens
if there was a place for me.
Wherever you would set your dwelling,
there is where I want to be.
Chanté Walker
November 11, 2024
November 11 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on John 19-21
Key Verse – John 19:11 Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above…
PRAISE BE TO GOD FOR HE IS POWERFUL
Praise be to God for He is powerful, upholding us
through His power in our:
Steadfast salvation
Settled stewardship
Supplied satisfaction
Secured sanctification
Successful servanthood
John 20:19-21 Praise be to the Lord for granting us peace:
Always by His affectionate assertion
Abundantly through His affluence
Affirmatively with His appraisal
Absolutely along His attribute
Assuredly amidst His approval
John 21:17 Praise be to the Saviour for
enabling us to love Him according to His:
Truth against fear
Triumph with faith
Testimonies of fortitude
Trustworthiness and faithfulness
Teachings upon His tested foundation. Amen!
November 11, 2024
Written: November 11, 2023
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Oh, what strength and valor the heart may be!
As a way of enduring life's various struggles,
Minor flaws are where it typically falls poorly.
Which develops drastically, days troubles
We brace for battle by bearing sturdy gear.
To meet physically with something awful.
Defiantly ignoring the potential to feed fear
And convey your fierce drive to win, lawful.
An anonymous, as feathery as a fluffy cloud,
A thoughtless phrase, a glance, a demeanor
Destroys our smug sense of awe; to be proud
Both stamina and vigor vanished in a steamer.
Despite whether it is stubble-covered or spare,
Losing may as well teach us how life will dare.
Written: November 11, 2023
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Zeal, which requires forbearance as its root,
Akin to a home built upon sleek clay
Yet, as brave as all the walls on the route
And its high spires proudly rise to the sky.
Though skilled creators leave behind a trail,
Aesthetic pyrrhic shapes on every hand.
Shining sculptures in shady nooks prevail
And waterfalls dance in some pastiche stands.
Yet, when a gloomy easterly breeze blows,
The worst wind blows, and dewy showers fall.
Always defeating a hindrance that flows
Then! The ornate design crumbles and crawls.
Earning love spells the skill to endure pain.
Masonry-like friendship called to remain
Written: November 11, 2023
"Everywhere we look, complex magic of nature blazes before our eyes". Quote by Vincent Van Gogh
Fragmented form created by Poetess Constance la France
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A breeze kissed trees, laying in a bucolic trance,
Whilst a sunny curtain hived from prying eyes.
Praising comely love, sparrows spurred stance,
In a cynosure spotlight of vivid crimson skies.
Leaves rustled and wiggled in a dulcet tone,
An elixir, as magical as jade rolls, is shown.
The lake sighed as he saw him flush alone,
Swans scantly snuffed the spur to stare.
As they hear the news, the skies are aware,
Happiness spilled in furtive floods of dare.
Fetching flowers fiercely feast with a glance,
Soothing the forlorn grass as it flops in size.
For them, butterflies burst busily into the zone,
To quell their anguish, blot out the blare.
Awakened from my slumber,
Gloom pervades my room,
I sojourn through a shrivelled meadow.
A sage told me to look past the crumbled meadow,
For redemption is risen from its slumber,
And light permeates its room.
As I approach redemption’s room,
I see a lush meadow,
I'm awakened from the vision in my slumber.
The night calls me from my slumber, my room is a door to the meadow.
November 11, 2023.
I Asked, I Believed, I Confessed
Miracle Man
November 11, 2023
Once, my days were lived as a feather,
wind blown, and without fixed direction.
Unknown to me, life’s storms I’d weather,
until God changed my life’s deflection.
Looking back, I see, only faint shadows,
of days when I had no message to share.
But from sin’s depth I abruptly arose,
God had answered my sinners prayer.
Morning wakes me up by God’s light* so radiant
Cheering my heart with love that’s triumphant
Blest am I to spend the day, blissfully vibrant.
In the afternoon, my soul cheerfully stays vibrant
While to others reaching-out, optimistically radiant
Sharing peace that makes life hopefully triumphant.
As dawn approaches midst achievements triumphant
I cling to the Lord with faith, steadfastly vibrant
Thankful for His warm fellowship, sweetly radiant.
Now, I behold tomorrow as radiant, triumphant and vibrant.
*John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
November 11, 2023
10th place, "Unlock the answers with a tritina" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Di11y Da11y; judged on 11/14/2023
“We
don’t know
them all, but
we owe them all”
is a reference
to veterans.
I’m grateful
to each
one.
A smile, so deep like midnight sleep
There's secret hidden in her peep
A painted face of mystery
Crafted in guise of mastery
Even the ancients did not know
The meaning in her mystic glow
Her amber spark, like deep sea gold
Harbors a depth that was untold
There's something in her dark-brown hair
That casts a soft glow in the air
But there's a thought that is worthwhile
Even her two eyes wear a smile
The real color of her skin
Gives every mind a swirling spin
The beauty cloaked in mystery
Baffled the minds of history
5th place
1256 New Poem Only Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Brian Strand
Judged: November 11, 2023, PST
1st place
Any poem poetry contest
Sponsor: Robert James Liguori
Judged: November 15, 2023, PST
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