Short Exhorted Poems

We made fun of how she pronounced her words
And laughed when the press called her 'Lady Bird'

  But Mrs. Lyndon Johnson was a gracious First Lady, who gave ecology a push 
  When she exhorted us, southern style, to "Plant a tree, a shrub, or a bush."...

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Thou art enjoined to enjoyment,
Exhorted to exultation.
Thy responsibility is to be responsive,
and impishness be thy imperative.


So cherish thy good cheer, 
And be not judicious in jubilation –  
Rather exude exuberance,
For to revel is a revelation, and
It is on pain of death that 
That thou art commanded to Live!...

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Abandon not your vow to do what is right
Built upon integrity along sincere practice 
Cling to your commitment with steadfastness
Directed toward service and reaching-out.
Exhorted for loyalty and fidelity’s tenacity
Fulfill your role well with honest heart
Guarded against hypocrisy’s destruction
Hoisted for readiness to help by God’s grace....

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Exhorted (past tense) and exhorted                                                          (past participle); strongly encourage 
or urge (someone) to do something

Trump Had Exhorted

People to commit crimes, Trump had exhorted;
Terribly evil things distorted when he extorted;
Dilapidated,
And constipated;
Off stage should be escorted and then aborted.

Jim Horn...

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