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Silas Poems - Poems about Silas

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

Premium MemberBelieve 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

Premium MemberAnother 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



Premium MemberPaul 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

Premium MemberMacedonian 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

Premium MemberLife 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

Premium MemberNothing 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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