Holiday Ode Poems

The whistler,
In the moonblossomed,
Evening,
Hums along,
Like a modest star,
His own company,
And melody,
With the golden leaves,
Bound to nothing,
But his own romance,

A drifter of drifters,
A gypsy of gypsies,
He...

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The writer in me says I must be,                 ...

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Awakening today to a newly retired life,
I'm more attuned to the world around me,
Grateful our freedoms mean little everyday strife,
Unlike hapless people across the sea.

Let's...

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I  cannot recall my very first place 
as a baby I did not know my home; 
a new baby's room dressed with pretty lace...

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Synonym of love, sent by God from above;
Address of affection, a perfect creation;
Patience personified, sacrifice epitomized; 
Combination of all roles, an oasis to all souls;
Matchless...

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It is a beautiful spring morning,                   ...

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Boy gets up at six
Needs no alarm of complaint
To shake
The brief night of sleep
From his hay-cropped hair

Brushes his teeth
Smokes a two dollar holler of cigarette...

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A lovely December morning like this,
connotes nothing else in our world but bliss.
A time to mine our richest depths of love
on fifth avenue's apartments above.
Every...

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Today I started off eating breakfast,                   ...

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My fondest wish this Christmas
Is for all who read this poem
To believe in Santa Clause again
And truly get to know him.

He’s not just a childhood...

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Ode to Bob

My little bird, 
that bites, 
hard.
How I love thee, 
anyway. 
You make me laugh, 
and cry, 
and believe
that all things 
are exactly…
what God...

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The New Year

The old year is out. The new, barely here.
Starting on promises you want to adhere.
The cleansing of old and of blossoming new.
Hoping that...

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Ripped and torn from parents arms

Causing psychological long term harm

Children being left traumatized

In detention centers full of cages

Various kids of various ages

Susceptible now to sexual...

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Jesus' beauty is boundless
His mercies are matchless
His faithfulness is flawless,
His truthfulness is timeless...
He is the reason for the season.

His lordship is limitless,
His fellowship is faultless,
His...

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There once was a popular car commercial that stated, "This is not your father's oldsmobile".  The manufacurer was proud to have built a better...

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