Blood and Kin, Part II
......His hand flashed fast, the Colt spoke loudly,
Dalton was struck, flew back wildly.
Silas shifted right, cut down that man,
still fumbling with the gun in his hand.
The other man threw his ha...
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Categories:
silas, abuse, anger, conflict, dark,
Form: Cowboy Poetry
Blood and Kin, Part I
...He walked into the dusty saloon,
maybe an hour after high noon,
his face still smooth with the touch of youth,
eyes dead-set on seeking out the truth.
He saw him there, two men at his side,
lo...
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Categories:
silas, abuse, anger, conflict, dark,
Form: Cowboy Poetry
What Can Be the Reasons To Keep Demons While They Are Volunteers To Take Them Out
...When the sun rises
and it is shining brightly
on the entire earth.
When Holy Spirit
enters a holy person,
stays permanently.
When demons enter
a dirty person , can be
chased out eas...
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Categories:
silas, encouraging, motivation, religious,
Form: Haiku
Believe On the Lord Jesus Christ - Acts 16: 31
...This jailer faced death or fullness of life
his voice was a cry of real desperation
he knew his boss would spare no mercy
such was his sinful state in utter pollution
The apostle Paul's words b...
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Categories:
silas, christian, faith, jesus, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
Another Day At the Jail - Acts 16: 19-34
...A jailer has never two similar days
never knowing what will be next
I should know for that's what I do
way back in the days of no text
There were these two prisoners
two Christians Paul and Si...
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Categories:
silas, day, prison, truth,
Form: Rhyme
Paul and Silas
...It was grim and gloomy
Devoid of hope for freedom
They were bound and thrown
Into man’s maximum security
After severe beating and humiliation
In utter hopelessness
But God was still saying...
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Categories:
silas, allusion, bible, blessing, christian,
Form: Free verse
Song of Praise
...Like Miriam in the wilderness
I will raise my tambourine high
To praise this king
Who brought me from my Egypt
Into the Promised Land
You have carried me through
The desert
The barren wastel...
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Categories:
silas, age, appreciation, art, best
Form: Free verse
Macedonian Man
...To Phrygia, to Galatia,
And then up further north:
Thus, Paul and Silas hatched a plan,
And so they ventured forth.
But then, a bit perplexingly,
Christ would not let them through.
The Asia r...
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Categories:
silas, bible, travel,
Form: Rhyme
Life On the Farm
...***
Spring comes early,
when you live on a farm.
There's new born life,
and sounds in the barn.
Silas, the rooster,
was cluckin...
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Categories:
silas, 1st grade, animal, children,
Form: Personification
To Some Extent
...To some extent
My existence is being questioned
For the choices I've made
My dreams are being queried
For watching me sleep and still dream
My conscience is being crucified
For the horrible...
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Categories:
silas, africa, anger, betrayal, dark,
Form: Free verse
Old Life
...Old life
A tree has a seed
A small seed gives life to a tree
Now a tree grows
By girth it increases
Leaves green they look
The only shade for hot sun
A hope keeps glowing for the garde...
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Categories:
silas, 7th grade, allusion, dedication,
Form: Free verse
Soliloquy
...Sigh
Someone say
Something
Sate my starving
Synaptic surges
That slowly but
Hopefully won't
Succumb to so
Stated selfless
Self-proclaimed
Salesmen and
Women
Selling
Subjectiv...
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Categories:
silas, christian, faith, inspirational, light,
Form: Fibonacci
Obliviousness Concerning Lapsed Driver License
...(alternate title: days of yore bubba's zayda
flush with buggy boo horse sense).
Norristown City Hall police person
informed yours truly
on September 15th, 2020
mine automotive driver license e...
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Categories:
silas, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
A Shell Tells
...A whelk shell on the bathroom windowsill
reflects modest colours curled twirled around
its helix. It takes me back to where I found
this gastropod with others dumped as spoil
over a bank behind...
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Categories:
silas, dog, fishing, humorous,
Form: Quatrain
Nothing Great Was Ever Achieved Without Enthusiasm
...*title is Ralph Waldo Emerson quotation
Enthusiasm often is the reason
behind much-needed change and happiness.
Add zest to common sense and careful planning.
You hold the recipe to ...
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Categories:
silas, bible, desire, emotions, happy,
Form: Rhyme
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