LISTEN
...For the rush of water through pipes
For the sounds of Saviour's screaming
For the gentle touch of night
It is a play toy for madmen
With children's voices silenced
Listen
For a door silently...
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Categories:
plaudits, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
PRAISE BE TO GOD FOR ADMONISHING US TO FEAR HIM REVERENTIALLY
...July 20 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Proverbs 24-26
Key Verse – Proverbs 24:21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change.
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Categories:
plaudits, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Alliteration
February 13th, 2023 old man winter gave a one two punch
...February 13th, 2023 - old man winter gave a one...two punch
Overladen snow covered crackle and crunch
though, this skeptic owned a doubtful hunch
that such 24/7 round the clock whether coverage
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Categories:
plaudits, abortion, abuse, age, anger,
Form: Rhyme
Six Million Dollar Man
...Your eyes are failing
It's been a while
Although you've got
That cheeky smile
Their service contract
Long expired
So grandpa you should
Have retired
Your speedy legs
Once raced the bes...
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Categories:
plaudits, age, family, grandfather,
Form: Rhyme
The Adonis
...He knows it.
He knows how beautiful all the world thinks he is.
Aware of the adoration, shallow infatuation.
He’s not blind to where this has led.
The fame
The fortune
The girls
The boys
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Categories:
plaudits, pain,
Form: Free verse
Tell Me While I'M Alive
...While the sun set
While at rest,
the hay is lay,
Write me beautiful songs
and poems
fill my corridors
with plaudits
While you can,
knock at my door
and with me share the
good ...
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Categories:
plaudits, care, inspirational, love, relationship,
Form: Free verse
A Psalm To Solemnize Pure Tin Forefathers Mothers
...A psalm to solemnize pure tin forefathers/mothers...
Who didst unknowingly, unquestionably,
and unwittingly script vitality
and the prologue to Thanksgiving,
(which theme poem initially writte...
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Categories:
plaudits, adventure, africa, age, america,
Form: Rhyme
Gratitude For Running Water On Tap
...Gratitude for running water on tap...
and heat flowing with a snap
After shaving and showering,
yours truly feels winsome
though morose seeing
unwanted adipose "love handles"
inflating mine ...
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Categories:
plaudits, 12th grade, america, angel,
Form: Rhyme
Usain Bolt Is a Phenomenon
...Usain Bolt is a phenomenon.
It used to be: "Stockily Built,"
"Shooting like the ball from a canon"
And seriousness up to the hilt!
Along came Usain like a bolt!
Not with the tight and stringen...
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Categories:
plaudits, art, beautiful, body, sports,
Form: Rhyme
A Good Poem
...How will I know if I’ve written a good poem?
Is self-assessment the best measure of its worth
Shall I seek a plethora of plaudits at random?
If it’s funny, then perhaps, laughter and mir...
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Categories:
plaudits, poems, poetry, writing,
Form: Terzanelle
Sunrise
...Sunrise
Warm amber rays
Greet me with morning light
Softly peeking through my window
A welcome voyeur is this peeping Tom
Who wakens me in time to hear
sweet trilling of songbirds
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Categories:
plaudits, sun,
Form: Rictameter
Supporting Actor
...I'm always the supporting actor
I've never been the star.
It seems I'm always the chauffeur
driving someone else's car.
I've always been a loyal player
never the captain of the team.
It feels...
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Categories:
plaudits, how i feel, life,
Form: Rhyme
Minesweepers
...You may talk of submarines
And of other war machines
As you sip your beer and talk of yesteryear.
You may even look with awe
At the ships that roll and yaw,
And the carriers as steady as a ro...
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Categories:
plaudits, boat, devotion, history,
Form: Rhyme
On Reading Really Bad Verse
...I know some folks who would not know a poem
If it slapped them in the face.
The way some string unrelated words together
Is an absolute disgrace.
Sometimes, the grammar is so bad it r...
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Categories:
plaudits, angst, growth, humor, image,
Form: Rhyme
Who Makes An Enemy
...Who makes an enemy of a wounded child of God,
Who claim to understand God’s amazing grace
They walk unrighteous paths with feet unshod.
They choose the path to perdition, long and broad,
While ...
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Categories:
plaudits, encouraging, inspirational, relationship, spiritual,
Form: Villanelle
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