Short Preceded Poems

Flocking birds of cloudy patterns
Preceded by dragons breathing,
Flaring lights burst bright
While streamers luminescence....

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Preceded by the past
Predicted by the past
Preferred more than the past
Product of past thoughts
Portal to the future
Prevalent to wisdom
Place in time all happens...

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I have every intention of killing you
In the name of Love
I will not harm you
But my Love extinguished your last preceded thought
Your life will not be yours
It will not be Mine
It will be Ours....

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Coal, oil, and fossils were not always here.
Neither were fish or land plants my little dear.
They preceded Mesozoic,
And were clearly Paleozoic.
Do you want to know more? Please come sit right here....

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Just a few years left till I meet my maker
Hope my reputation hasn't preceded me as a heartbreaker
I'm truly a decent soul
Quite stunning as a whole
But at times I lose it, run wild over hell's half acre...

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As they bask in the glory of Hollywood
Those in India will speak of Bollywood
And oftentimes remember Tollywood
Which must have preceded Bollywood
And even Nigeria’s own Nollywood
Which precedes our own Jollywood
O Kenyan cinema arise!
O Jollywood arise!...

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Bestowed free will
Then why be still

With power comes responsibility
Each thought birthed manifests reality

Thoughts in turn, preceded by desire
Thus need for stillness, since heart afire

Upon our choosing cessation
Bliss imbibed by resonation 

03-December-2020...

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Busty Betty beguiled the besotted boys
Painfully plain Polly puzzled over her plight
Dapper Dan discovered the delights of drive-ins
Blushing busty Betty before long began to bulge 
Polly perceived  her problem and preceded
To point the poor papa and his problem to the priest...

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CHILD

A child
is an innocent replica
of God's creation of mankind
a splendid rendition of beauty
a near perfect example of love
A child brings great joy
preceded by gales of laughter
Thank you Lord for my child

5 September 2018
For the contest sponsored by Vermillion Scythe...

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A melt down occurred high outside
That ended a fabulous ride
Let's love licorice
But recall Icarus
Whose fall was preceded by pride


Author's note: Licorice is dark and an allegory for the bad things one needs in life.  We know that bad is stimulating, but too much of a good thing can have the opposite effect....

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What's the point of love actually

If your dearly beloved family 

Live hemisphere's apart from you

To me that sound's

Not so much like the definition of love

But far closer upon reflection resembles

Love if that Love 

Is preceded by the prefix

Love
Paradise 

L-O-S-T
Or
L-O-S-S

Thereof...

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     The very first rapper preceded 
       Ice-T by aeons and eons

     Though his rap-a-tap-tap
       never earned him lights in neon

     Humbly plying his trade in forests far
       from billionaire rapper stars

     The woodpecker taps out his tune on trees
       ~ at times nearby, have a look-see...

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an immersion ethereal
full body scan performed
magically and enigmatically 
straight down from head to feet
following perfect sacred geometry 
in a single sweep preceded by a knock
a distinct tap on the top of head at crown
akin to an energy disc moving through form
remaining parallel at every instant in linear time
is what we can only call as being touched by grace...

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Substance unveiled
Previously veiled

First step taken
Won't be shaken

Ready for the journey
Pack up the gurney

Fear is fuel
Will need renewal

Failure an option
Fling away caution

Stronger than before
Improve previous score

Guidance needed
Faith preceded

Assuredly provided
Attention undivided

Back again
To train

You never left
Never felt bereft.
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Thinking of day you were born still brings tears to my eyes. I was in a most unhappy marriage of my own making. Two beautiful girls preceded you, bringing me much joy, but you pulled at my heart strings and glinted in my eye. As you lay on my body once born, you looked up at me and sort of smiled. My little missing puzzle piece.

purest love is born
    in physical form today
        in the shape of you


30/09/2019...

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As a Secret Service agent in the old west,
you preceded another James and all the rest.
Your years before Mr. Bond were about four score.
Nobody like you and Artemus had come before.
Your missions were definitely not for the meek.
You and Mr. Gordon got in trouble each week.
James West, you had to be the first super spy.
When I saw your shows, I could see why.

Based on the TV show “The Wild Wild West”.
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Mostly the discarded voice
Who is never noticed
That is never heard
Who is mostly ignored like a lone bird


Always the sidepiece
Never the centre
Usually forgotten
Barely remembered


Heartbroken
Voice cracked
Choices regretted
Face draught


Usually replaceable
never indispensable
Barely needed
Always preceded


Maybe I am selfish
For wanting to be cherished
For wanting to be adored
Wanting to be put before....

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A Father

Your father is someone to protect you
Someone to help when you’re down
To help with something new
Give you a smile when you’ve a frown
A father is always there
No matter the circumstances
Always there to care
Gives you many second chances
Gives you hope when needed
Never leaves you behind
Unless something had preceded
That had once assigned
Him to be left aside
Him now off to the side

Written on December 11, 2019...

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Preceded death;
Absent  of breath;
What have I left;
As my remains you view;
Yet this is not me nor is it you;
As the many changes have came and passed;
I've gone on into the aftermath glances;
Phoenix wings and light so shine;
 I have flown I have risen;
 I have flied, tho! You cry;
Sigh!,.....................
Shhhh! Don't cry I'm  O K
I'm with God NOW





Written by James Edward Lee Sr © 2021
12/13/21...

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She sits
She and some
Enlightened in stillness
They face serenity's soft light
In cotton comfort of white
I've laid me down
Some sit 

Solitary surrender
Graces each mellow moment
With tempered voice
Her words sinks in
Suspending super ego
Soul searching seeps in

Freedom floats like birds
Undisturbed, they fly and pass by
The sound of heart beat
Invokes retreat

Himalayan Singing Bowls sound 
Preceded by gong 
Taunya Laya's Studious and outdoor treat is profound.

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