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Overtakes Poems - Poems about Overtakes


Inspiration
Somewhere between when sleep overtakes and then when I'm not really awake as if on a film running through my head the reel unrolls a story unfolds and I never lose the thread tho' the plot may be somewhat bizarre from whence I know not yet never forgot I find words appear in my mind from way over yonder out of the blue and...

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Categories: overtakes, film, humorous, inspiration, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member FAITH IN GOD WHO OVERTAKES US WITH HIS BLESSINGS
March 8 Faith in God Bible Meditations Based on Deuteronomy 28-29 Key Verse – Deuteronomy 28:2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God. FAITH IN GOD WHO OVERTAKES US WITH HIS BLESSINGS God overtakes us with His blessings as we obey...

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Categories: overtakes, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Quatrain



Night and Speed Overtakes Me
I feel the need for speed; scant traffic, no cops. Floor now my ready heavy foot. I’m a teenager again, whooping and hollering, no warning lights in my freewheeling way. Then, fear rides inside my heart, its white knuckles upon my mind. Panting as if I had been running, I peer at a now danger filled highway, driving much too slow....

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Categories: overtakes, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Death Overtakes You
Death Overtakes You Death overtakes you like a summer storm. Suddenly, It’s upon you. Darkness covers your world... Fear grips you. Consumes you. The lightning appears. It reveals things you did not see. Things you forgot. The thunder roars. You hear things you did not hear. Remembering… Rain quenches; Washing away your sorrow and pain. Carrying away your tears. Passing... ...

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Categories: overtakes, death, death of a
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Ivy Overtakes Columbus Hall
Ivy has overtaken Columbus Hall The classrooms on the east side are in shadows No one can peek out or see the sky from those classrooms for the windows have been long nailed shut It is not like there was warning It happened sneakily and stealthily In between exams at the end of summer and the sunshine of August's new freshman...

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Categories: overtakes, natural disasters, nature, school,
Form: Free verse



Death Overtakes You
Death Overtakes You Death overtakes you like a summer storm. Suddenly, It’s upon you. Darkness covers your world... Fear grips you. Consumes you. The lightning appears. It reveals things you did not see. Things you forgot. The thunder roars. You hear things you did not hear. Remembering… Rain quenches; Washing away your sorrow and pain. Carrying away your tears. Passing... ...

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Categories: overtakes, angst, anxiety, bereavement, death,
Form: Blank verse

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