Short Fortified Poems

~Fortify the lonely with a hug and a holy kiss~

1/13/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr © 2021...

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A house divided cannot stand
  A nation divided destroys its own land

A house united, its will is fortified
  A people united, no force can untie...

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Fortified with vitamins 
And iron 
Essential amino acids 
And omega 3,
I venture into work. 


            W.A CHOLT. Copyright Fergal O Reilly 2019....

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In the midst of my desires
Lay the castles of my heart
Dreams are fortified, hopes are restrained
Only faith will prevail and unlock 
The castles of my heart...

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Mayhem
Reigns above hills,
Behind city wall lies
Fortified dreams in chaotic
Order.

Languish
In confusion
Of emperor’s torment
Levy madness, out of control
Refrains....

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mind de-fortified
thoughts unchained
scattered voices drowned
feelings left unbuttoned
desires laid to rest
eyes shut forever
emotion of salvation claimed
climax of soul-ace...

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Hadrian,a man of defensive thoughts
Fortified Wallsend to Maryport;
Now fallen down,past its use-by-date
This Roman barrier across our land-
In some folks minds,it still stands!...

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Fortified against unbelief-blow
Magnified faith in God* does glow!

*Mark 11:22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.

July 18, 2019...

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When hearts are bonafide
truthful actions applied,
time becomes justified.
Feelings may coincide,
when great hope's purified,
and hearts are fortified.

Strong hearts
and great hope....

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Dear calico cat your colors splat,
in oranges and golds and fortified blacks.
A pallet for the eyes to see your rich
fur tapestry..
The sun embraces your royalty.
How glorious is God's gift to thee....

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layer
    on layer
interlocked
     reflections
tints
    &outlines,
dreams
on
a bespattered
     palette:
transversed
  by
     light&shade
constellations
of
absolutes,
virtuosity
   made
     free...

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In twilight between  two Suns
You've decided to drink the fortified wine
To close your eyes
to think of better days
with Thyme in Caskets
and all in sundry
marvelling at saviours
that are nameless
in the forests of Broceliande
singing to sunlit air...

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Fortified ponderous wandering soul
Reaching for the stars above 
Blessed and beautiful barely whole
Gods wayward plan to send me love
Oblivious and cast away 
Undaunted meanderings hit a wall
Sun rises moon fades away
Hungry my soul stands astutely tall...

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draught of somnolent disdain breath 
in dehydrated well of pain
fortified dam hides tears
wailing rains ruin all
barricades broken in flash flood 
debris of deluge everywhere .



Dated 28th May 2020

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A Healing High 
Compressed goodbye 
Fortified 
With a tender lie

My doubtful sigh
A lawful bide
Notarized
With wishful stride

Bleach bled dye
Red run rye
Petrified
With a bloody tide

A terror suprise
Tears run dry
Circumcised
With control abide...

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God’s compassion* magnified

Christ’s meekness intensified

Lord’s provisions fortified

…I yield; pride… defied!

*Psalm 86:15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

July 28, 2019...

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The pale speckled gates had been shut.
We're saying our final goodbyes to the city.
Dawn is breaking through the fortified walls.
The calming silver haze of dawn,
A sparkling, gleaming beacon of joy,
It's a new day, a fresh beginning.
I scribbled every morning....

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think not of injury,
but of remedy.

feel not afflicted,
but healed.

stay not unhappy,
but fortified.

remember all the knowledge gained
from the moments of being pained. 

may you find pure enlightenment,
a way to ease your troubled mind. 


November 6, 2017...

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I forged a fistful lance for my battle.

I shield and fortified my faith whilst I forced my feeble to fracture..

My lance punctured my adversaries to fall..

I forbid fornication and forget my rankle..

I form a fortress of chastity and remain taintless.. 

I extinct fornication and pray for purity.....

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This conceivable whisper,

once taunted me...

action beckoned, strive my will,

Circle broken...

The new ring surround, strong, silent with truth...

Divine intervention...

Peace, deliverance crowned...

Away from the shadows...

torn past, scathing nightmares banished
rebuilt the hearts of ruin,

conceivable whisper...

Fortified in a time once borrowed....

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The ache in my back
  puts me on track
for a double dose
  of rum and cognac

The pain in my feet
  I'd like to delete
Pour me a double martini
  stick of cherry zucchini

The throb in my head
  makes me feel half-dead
I know this sounds risky
  a liter, 90-proof whiskey

Thus fortified
  no need for bromides
We're flying to Prague
  make mine an eggnog...

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" Desire is the root cause all human suffering" - Gautam Buddha
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

A thought born out of temptation
fortified by repeated justification .

Unfulfilled desires lead to frustration
Often ends in anger and ruination.

Contentment, an eternal bliss
keeps us away from abyss

10.06.2021
For byte size poem no. 6,Line Gauthier...

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A long walk away
In a dusty recess in my mind
In a polished drawer 
You will find
A picture of you in a fortified tower
A picture framed in a glorious hour.

You smile at the lens
A genuine smile; not one of your lies
And your eyes sparkle like clear water
Stipped of pretence
Shown out of disguise.

In this picture you love me
As I loved you
In that hour
In that tower....

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Rusted iron crosses 
Bled by ocean spray
Fascism’s fury rages
Churning ruptured remains
Haunted by steel specters
Drenched in frigid light
Waves of ruddy soldiers
Toppling tyranny’s tide
Machine gun masses
Deafening and fortified
Ricocheted cries crawling
Over fleshy speckled mines
Limbs of solidarity 
Buried on foreign shores
Blood brothers of freedom
Veterans of world wars...

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Hybrid seed planted on rocky ledge
Shallow shoots baring tomorrow's dreams
Sunny vistas lure fragile roots to the edge
Clouded visions hover distilled with availing streams
Prevailing winds scour surface, growing strains hedge
Cool, night air shivers; a paring frost rends fibrous seams
Blighting fears preen stalk but fealty's sustenance cannot dredge
Morn's warming rays on your fortified residual gleams...

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