Short Handed Down Poems

spotted grandma's hands
lovingly helping others
handed down softly...

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~

handed down to me

eighteen caret with gold leaf

Grandmother’s bequest

~...

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The Court handed down, their judgment found
And then the Law was done
Obamacare is everywhere:
Healthcare for everyone!...

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Handed down from generation to generation
Letting the light shine
Having the business mind
Young entrepreneurs
Shines....

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Fear, like prejudice,
  should not be handed down

To fallow the orchard
 —or barren the ground

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2018)...

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Today I’m thankful for our ability to laugh…
one of the many gifts handed down from our creators above….
and I pray all our laughter is genuine…
and spring forth from a place of love....

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The story goes, so I’ve been told
Tales handed down from days of old
That when we die our soul migrates
And we’re transformed to other states
If that’s the case, when I’m reborn
I want to be a Unicorn

© John W Fenn  15-02-2009...

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sleep eluded for such a long time
I guess I was tired of what life handed down
never content, never assured
of what my future held

now I surrender and dream sweet dreams
the sleep of angels, I have found
nestled in the warmth of your body
in the protection of your love...

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You are the path 
you follow
it came from life
It came from Grace
Handed down 
through 
the human race
Spoken to
given to know 
the difference is their own
minds sometimes 
alone
With thoughts and dreams
Laid out 
in a wrinkled line of REM
Left and right
 the two of them...

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Prayed for courage

And in return was given porridge

Topped with salt instead of sugar

And water for milk

Cooked in a kitchen of filth

To be eat out of a chipped saucepan

With plastic chopsticks for cutlery

Tracing help into forage ferrell wild oats

The holy father's sins 

Handed down to his children...

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Forrest of faces
Flanked by rainment fine,
 Appear in many places
Up and down the line.
Stories beyond the scope are told,
Music from mindfull deeps,
Emotons handed down form "old"
Coming forth in leaps.
Energy from the ladies and sirs
Merge with flawless ease,
I feel the touch of many hers,
And I'm in love with these....

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Father, forgive me for I have sinned...

I confess it all, repenting complete
penance handed down from a curtained confessional
kneeling, I beg for Your forgiveness
vowing to tread a righteous path
knowing in my heart, as I depart
I will still wrong others
that Satan always comes creeping back 
and tonight, I will sin again...

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Brother worry,
Sister rain,
Mother darkness,
Father pain.

You can pick your friends,
But not your family,
How did this begin?
Handed down to me.

When will the sun return?
Looking for the light,
Hanging on,
Until my world is right.

Searching for relief,
How did my darkness start?
The day you left me,
And broke my heart....

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A moment at night
Something fall outside the door
Sparkling gem so bright

Pick up a shovel
Whilst getting to melt soil
Held it on my hand

Can't utter a word
Vibrant hue and glow persists 
Turns to diamond.

As its warmth persists
It suddenly fall while glows
Keep shinning afar

Old woman get it
Handed down on my palms then
Become one with me....

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ode to the Orchid


A summers day . an orchid like no over catches my eye,
Petals heavenly shades of violet and pink entwined,
The vivid cloulers a divine taste of paradise handed down from gods,
Surely A portrait of the luxurious treasures that await us all in the afterlife,
O to stay and gaze at this beauty all day,
But night draws and ends my love affair with the orchid....

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She placed her apron tightly on
 it hid her nightly gown
 and gently whisped the recipe
 from ages handed down.

 She tweeked many recipes,
 if they were not her own
 became her families fav chef
the best they ever known.

 She's a wife, sister and Mother,
 Some day a Grandma too
 and someday her recipes
 will be handed down to you.

Wrote By: Jessica Thompson
 date: 3/31/14...

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We persecute

Punish ourselves

Then accept whatever sentence

Handed down to us

For merely showing human kindness

Which we equate to weakness

Knowing also full well 

We have absolutely no 

And there is no form

Of appeal

Or salvation 

For those of us amongst us who

Try and care 

Yet it never seems to get us anywhere

But in the dock 

Standing accused...

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I prayed,I prayed,
Almighty God,
Wisdom I need,
I believed,
Had no doubt,
And wisdom was,
Handed down indeed,
Wisdom was lonely,
So I went back to Him,
And this time He bestowed,
Understanding,
Wisdom and understanding,
Roll hand in hand,
One the idea,
The other the plan,
A little greedy,
I am back again,
I need expression,
So I can express,
Wisdom and understanding,
To my family and friends.......

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It's warm, it's calm - there is a feeling of change
long before the evening shadows lengthen.
Even before the clouds have gathered,
the westerlies; they quietly rise then strengthen.

The stag trees can be counted one by one above the forest.
Handed down experience supports
the range, drawing closer in a different hue
that rain is on the way -
when the mountains paint their deepest blue....

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I have had many gifts
Throughout my life
But none can be compared to the one's
That was handed down to me, from the one above
Gifts so awesome
Gifts so rare
Something I can hold
That is truly dear.

A Daughter so kind
That is one of a kind
A Son so determine
Not to be his mother everyday burden
Treasures so unique
Children so sweet
These are the treasures
We should cherish and keep....

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The battle well fought,
Blood drips from the blade.
Clans kill each other,
A grave history made.

Women and children weep,
Men driven by fear.
Prejudice handed down,
Death year after year.

The torch forever blinds,
The flame of hatred burns.
A sad lesson taught,
But no one ever learns.

With malice in their hearts,
The war will never end.
The righteous always rise,
To do it once again....

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Not always but

The Search is often

Engaged In writings 

Of the past..

Such writings may be

Handed down from

Sages who have 

Weathered the criticisms

Of the centuries..

A deference to their

Words is accepted

As the search ensues..

There seems also

The appearance of

A realization that

All of this is story 

Equal to other stories

Of searching in 

Other climes......

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I almost failed a test
handed down to me
I admitted I am often a slave
but I want to be free.

Free to be His wife
as I'd promised I'd be;
slaves don't choose their fate
accepting His ring is the key.

Not a key on a keyboard
one that calls to me
even when I sleep,
it robs my memory!

No. One that opens a gate
one that fills my heart with glee
where all my loved ones are
for all eternity.

SKB...

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When we fell in love,
No more to be alone.
It was a gift from God above,
Handed down from His throne.

No more to be alone,
We became one flesh.
Handed down from His throne,
Our spirits to refresh.

We became one flesh.
Nothing can part us but death.
Our spirits to refresh,
Until our final breath.

Nothing can part us but death.
Our union is like the dove.
Until our final breath,
When we fell in love....

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Take me to the hill
from which the rainbow rises
to pay ancestors’ tribute.
Share the memories
handed down by mighty chiefs,
warriors who loved the land.

Harmony once reigned
between their tribes and nature
until white men invaded.
Interstates now run
through our backyards -- urban sprawl.
Endangered is our future.



*Entry for Chris's contest, but originally written for Rick's "Ancient Songs" contest....

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