An Ancient RuIn
...The guide with his cheesy hat, and colorful umbrella
encourages us to: gather 'round.
His anecdotal spiel is by rote. His shtick is fact-slim
and slick, but it’s also my current gestalt as I am ...
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Categories:
predictably, poetry,
Form: Free verse
One must possess the patience of Job,
...“The patience of Job” applied as an idiom that means to have great patience or endurance in the face of suffering. It's used to describe someone who perseveres through many problems or hardships.
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Categories:
predictably, 12th grade, adventure, analogy,
Form: Free verse
Ancient Ruins
...The guide with his cheesy hat, and colorful umbrella
encourages us to: gather 'round.
His anecdotal spiel is by rote. His shtick is fact-slim
and slick, but it’s also my current gestalt as I am dr...
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Categories:
predictably, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Invitations to life
...Dive deep if sea seems inviting enough,
Leap in a river, forget swelling flood,
Climb on to that temptingly tricky crest,
Walk down to the valley sloping that go,
Be guest to an unknown nameless...
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Categories:
predictably, adventure, life,
Form: Blank verse
Ivans Shortcomings
...Imperfect indifferent ineffective Ivan Inglebritzen
Was wistfully, wildly, wantonly weird at work.
Not indispensable, but rather despicable, desperate and diabolical.
Cautious co-workers candidly ...
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Categories:
predictably, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Alliteration
Mood Swing
...When Patty was in the manic phase, she'd ignore dangers:
She'd hold parties in her motel room for hordes of strangers.
One of them she married after knowing him half a day -
Did it occur that some...
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Categories:
predictably, character, crazy, depression, emotions,
Form: Lyric
Gratitude and Candor
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Written: March 2024
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Hold a revered status globally.
Strength only shines through when the glow appears.
unfolding behind them.
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Categories:
predictably, inspiration, strength,
Form: Free verse
Let My People Shine
...At sixteen
People's Bible Church
sent me from rural Michigan farm lands
to Moody Bible Institute
in siren-screaming Chicago
Church fathers assumed,
despite curious evidence to the contrary,
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Categories:
predictably, health, integrity, muse, music,
Form: Parallelismus Membrorum
BELLS
...BELLS
Bells that talk among themselves
Sounding their distinct messages
From one city church to another
Predictably on each exact hour
Yet sometimes for special reasons
In celebration, maybe ...
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Categories:
predictably, age,
Form: Free verse
The End Is Near
...One day the sun will rise only so far,
the earth will rotate but only slowly,
the elephants, whales, and jungle cats
will call out to each other,
rats and snakes will
dive deeper into their skin...
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Categories:
predictably, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Predictably Irrational
...In a world of endless choices, so often do we roam,
Guided not by sound reason, but the latest iPhones,
Predictable irrationality, our minds do plainly sway,
Making crucial life decisions, marr...
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Categories:
predictably, america, confusion, culture, for
Form: Rhyme
Singleton
...SINGLETON
Why do memories always make me cry
Many are old now, after so many years
One would’ve thought they’d run dry
But predictably, always yet more tears
Familiar melody or maybe even a ...
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Categories:
predictably, bereavement, miss you,
Form: Rhyme
Writers
...Let me tell
You some
More stories
Since so many
Of you are into
Stories
This one’s about writers
And a bit about
Social media
I’m no encyclopedia
But I’m a wannabe writer
And I s...
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Categories:
predictably, writing,
Form: Free verse
Four Cafes
...High above the quiet, darkened streets of January, the night wind begins to whisper secrets through my apartment window casements. Far below me lie four cafes, all in sync as they awaken from daytime...
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Categories:
predictably, character, drink, eve, humanity,
Form: Prose
Musical Chairs
...What I appreciate about playing musical chairs
This game is less about sitting around in chairs
and more about the traumatic absence
of safe secure chairs
And these chairs are silent as a co...
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Categories:
predictably, dance, happiness, health, humor,
Form: Parallelismus Membrorum
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