Short Goliath Poems

Contractual agreements with publisher caused DELETION...

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a goliath frog
ancestor of devil frog
scary in alleys...

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Stone in David’s sling:
One of five chosen, the one
That killed Goliath....

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He stands before the giant tank,
until it halts,
and then, like a goliath,
climbs aboard,
and to the solider whispers,
peace....

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Here's a thought for you to ponder:
Where on earth should a girl wander?
This world is vast
The die is cast
Why worry?  Goliath yonder!...

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Goliath stood up straight and tall
But David knew that he would fall
Goliath was stoned
And everyone groaned
His shoelace tripped him after all!...

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Listen to poem:

Goliath, a boastful huge giant,

And David, a shepherd and pliant,

So he took a stone,

And crushed his head bone,

Then Israel roared like a lion....

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There once was a voice that took flight,
I chased after prepared for a fight,
we fiddled with fickle 
and stumbled a little
then scribbled with all of my might....

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goliath frog throws his tummy around
rainforest is where he is often found
snapping up shellfish blue
consuming littler frogs too
slurping up insects with nary a sound...

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There once was a diver called Trish,
Who met an enormous jewfish.
She was dwarfed by its head,
And then, drooling, she said,
‘I’d like to see you on my dish.’

* The goliath grouper is also known as the jewfish...

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I get up at sun rise daily
Ready for garden work
A hoe on my shoulder
Cutters and rake in my hands
And gum boots in my feet
But with Goliath at the gate
The courtyard I cannot leave
And hunger is my daily bread...

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Do you find yourself
under those stones that you’ve thrown
Pummeled with self-hatred
forever alone

Looking up in delirium
Goliath parades
Blinding your vision
—a gravesite charade 

(Dreamsleep: December, 2022)...

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David has become Goliath
Goliath has become David
the world is spinning
out of control
nuclear bullets
battle paper butterflies

The indigenous as usual
suffer indignation
history spins in circles
again and again
...

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david
            valiant, indomitable 
  conquering, ennobling, lauding
underdog, hero, behemoth, villain
   hulking, bestriding, oversizing 
              massive, monster 
                        goliath



Date written: 01/20/2023...

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Faith
fervent, bold
searching, hearing, obeying
Moses, David, Saul, Goliath
hardening, rebelling, questioning
lukewarm, haughty
Incredulity

6/13/2019
Sparkling Diamonds Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Joseph May...

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Like a beacon shining with eternal bliss
The victorious underdog will always exist
As the true diehard David and Goliath fan
Resourceful as the incredible shrinking man
Motivated by lack of respect and esteem
Never saying die and fulfilling the dream...

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Placed by God in a
Babling brook, five stones
David took, to fight
Goliath giant man
David shephard lad

Five smooth stones by
God commanded
Make your mark as
God intended

Running fast
One in sling
Listen hear

That stone
Singing

Bling...

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David and Goliath

I stood before the behemoth,
(aware of my dimension)
and cast my eye upon his intention
and feared not, for the Lord is my protection.
                         ***

Reference:
Old Testament: 1 Samuel 17: 1-58...

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The Goliath reaches deep underground,
grabbing a hand full of coal
Crushing the black rock in his huge maw,
polishing it to gleaming diamonds.
Flinging the treasure into the ebon sky.
So at night we can look heavenward,
and enjoy  a million stars
 in a midnight sky....

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Does corruption blind intelligence,
does greed devour truth

Will intention cast the final vote,
its motives never moot

As David slew Goliath,
Lilliputians lie in wait

To bind and tie an Angels wings
—the Devil at the gate

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2017)...

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Natures sweet angel has arrived
metal eye that doesn't discriminate
invisible warrior jousting with a giant
slowing the destruction of earth's heart..
David slaying Goliath with sling and rock
from the cool-cool lungs of a bramble God
We're always six feet from our prayers...

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Does corruption blind intelligence,
  does greed devour truth

Will intention cast the final vote,
  its motives never moot

As David slew Goliath,
  Lilliputians lie in wait

To bind and tie an Angels wings,
  —the Devil at the gate

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2017)...

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The typical becomes so cynical
Silently the moon lulls me to sleep
With a celestial song
In my dreams I'm so naive
I'm not myself
Unafraid & strong
I lead an army into battle
I slay Goliath with just a stare
I fly with invisible wings
While the muse of music sings
Her song to victory....

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When Bayt lahm guttured Bait lehem,
no bagels and baguettes are baked.

As hummus and labneh melting down,
prickly grapes grown in Golan Heights, 
Awakened Elchanan terminated Goliath.

Raising Rachel tribes of nomadic life,
goes to a mysterious hypogeum.
The underground chamber,
forefather of Hebron and Nablus....

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Titan Goliath challenged young David to a floggin'

     But David with his slingshot beaned him on the noggin!

          Dave viewed the carcass and was heard to say, "Nothin' to it!"

                His envious brethren said, "Yeah!  'Twas just a lucky hit!"

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
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