Short Besetting Poems

David sang of Deliverance
Blessed in God's mercy
We sing of forgiveness
Great is God's Love
Our sins washed away
Transgressions out of sight
Humans love disobedience too
You know us inwardly
Yet Grace is available
When we turn away
From sins besetting humanity...

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Protracted Years
Written: by Tom Wright
6/18/2018

Protracted years have seen,
My days become scratchy, 
Like a cheap pen’s nib on a cardboard box,

And my thoughts are silent utterances,
Of developments long ago; 

Today, my sub conscious is plagued,
By besetting remembrances, as I jettison things,
And find no moments for retention;
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Empty eyes,
tired of teardrops...
They croon of ages long gone
when chaotic deeds were done...
Empty skies...
deprived of dewdrops...
they cry of seasons unknown
when chaotic seeds were sown.
Empty arms,
waiting for warm embrace,
pressed against drenched pillows
they beat against besetting billows.
Empty charm,
once garnished with grace,
She lost her bliss and royal ray...
hanging with hays keep beauty at bay....

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