APPLE IN THE GARDENEve took the apple, and gave it Adam, and everything changed.
We were taken from paradise and moved to another place.
That is now causing us to choose life or death.
The apple was powerful and changed the world we should pay attention to the words and pray.
God told us to follow all the rules....
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Categories:
paradise, inspiration, poems, usa,
Form: Rhyme
The Artist in YouA vein in me narrows a little bit every day,
I have tethered myself to shallow promises;
strengthened my organs of clay,
and deceived them to believe
Forever is either momentary bliss or death.
But then I heard a call in the blinding dust, echoing;
I saw you assembling pieces of my skin,
meaningless, disintegrated, ignored-
And sewing them up considerately;
A new...
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Categories:
paradise, god, love, mystery, myth,
Form: Free verse
Galactic SocietyA New Society
Eras, centuries, and histories have disappeared
New social systems are emerging and disappearing
But it all disappears, is destroyed, is forgotten. Time is a killer
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Categories:
paradise, fate, future, life,
Form: Free verse
Contemplating paradise
glorifying days gone by
meanwhile wasting time
i’ve got nothing more than an alibi
to make sense of this paradigm
i’m betting on a future paradise
where starry moonlit nights entice
and sunshine saves the day
while guileless children play
Submitted on April 6, 2025 for contest STEVIE WONDER sponsored by KAREN JONES (Pastime Paradise) - RANKED 2ND...
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Categories:
future, nostalgia, paradise, time,
Form: Rhyme
Mirza Ghalib English Translations 3MIRZA GHALIB ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS
Urdu poems about speech, wine, Paradise, poets, poetry, words and grief.
To hear my rose-bestrewing speech,
first place the flagon before me!
—Mirza Ghalib, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Let someone too obedient for wine and honey
transform our paradise into hell.
—Mirza Ghalib, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Grief overflows the cup despite the abundance...
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Categories:
paradise, moon, poetry, poets, rose,
Form: Free verse
Dreams and Emancipation
i followed where the birdsong led
landed onto heaven's paradise
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Posted on April 4, 2025...
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Categories:
paradise, bird, freedom, heaven, nature,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
paradise, allusion, beauty, green, perspective,
Form: Haiku
Past ParadiseOver lush green mounds
Did stand many thriving towns
They did spread over vast azure pools
With help from shipbuilders' mighty tools
And mighty were the first to land on those shores
Valiant are they now in myth and lores
Strong were those who weilded weapons in battle
Stronger yet were those content with land and cattle
Amongst the trees so dark and...
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Categories:
paradise, fantasy, history, literature, myth,
Form: Rhyme
What I don't want to miss in the eternal hereafterIn the life that's to come after this,
here's something I don't wanna miss:
in the eternal hereafter,
I don't want to be without your laughter,
or without your morning or goodnight kiss....
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Categories:
paradise, true love,
Form: Rhyme
I'll WaitYes, I'll wait for you
A little bit everyday,
Every moment, when I'm awake
Every moment, when I'm idle.
I'll keep waiting till my flesh rots
I'll keep waiting till the music dies off;
And I am left blind, deaf ,
In a mysterious desolation.
But I have learnt to love the silence,
So, I believe, it won't be much of a problem....
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Categories:
paradise, anxiety, grief, happiness, heart,
Form: Free verse
Elect in Heavenly DaylightAfter the elect
Sailed through the milky river
Christ, the golden lamb
Shined through them in daylight blue
Like Omicron Velorum
Inspired by the Manichaean hymn "Hymn of the Bodies in Paradise"...
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Categories:
paradise, beauty, heaven, nature, river,
Form: Tanka
Sleepless in ParadiseFoundation.
If you've gone through separation, did sleep come easy or not?
Title
Sleepless in Paradise
I once knew Love and stayed briefly within its shadowy keeps
Sated
But now separated
And unmated
I can no longer enter
For I no longer sleep
(C) Copyright John Duffy
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Categories:
paradise, heartbreak,
Form: Rhyme
Paradise
I sit in the sun, as leaves rustle around me
Looking out over the open yard, as peaceful as can be
Bright blue skies, quietness, freedom so nice
I now live where to me, it is paradise
Feeders are ready, waiting for birds to arrive
Gardens are ready, waiting for flowers to strive
To grow with me, as I rest, heal...
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Categories:
paradise, fate, home, peace,
Form: Rhyme
Lost ParadiseAdam and Eve were kicked out of the garden, then they started eating meat
Away from plentiful fruits and vegetables, they started a fleshly retreat
Unwittingly sliding down Jacob''s ladder
Man falling from heaven down into dark matter
Away from the light of spirit
Closer to the root in this world and no longer intuit
Taking deep dives and swims in...
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Categories:
paradise, bible, fruit, garden, health,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
paradise, words,
Form: Acrostic
Specific Types of Paradise Poems
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