Uplifting Sonnet Poems

"One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life. 
The word is love” - Sophocles, Greek Poet 


Walking on lone path, wind...

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In spring's sweet grip, when buds begin to bloom,
My spirit, in joy, like blooms, does unfurled,
The sun's fond touch dispels the winter's gloom,
Whispering secrets to...

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I love to take an odyssey, that's rare-
with years that have so quickly flown away;
enjoy the scenes that flow from captive care
where on a magic...

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A playful rhythm arises from within
It is, it is, oh so mood uplifting
Each breath intake sees joy afresh begin
Light that ignites us, to vast space...

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Exuding triumph of gratefulness-glow
Propelled toward jubilant praises' height 
Midst God's provisions along harvest flow
We express our blest thanksgiving* delight.

Attitude of gratitude strives to shine
Smiting struggles...

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I am now "away from the noise,"  
my fruit gum I am chewing.  
Sitting here wondering what the boys,  
could be doing.  

 
 
Now all unpacked,  
a book I...

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Hope is a torch that brightens the dark
A match that lightens the heart.
Hope is a gentle touch that many a human doth lack
A loving kiss;Sensual...

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Its Gleaming Light-Beams Washing My Old Soul

So sad about some far-off hidden things
That are not my business, no not me
Washing these feet in such soothing...

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Diagnosed with cerebral palsy blight
To progress toward retrogression strain
Our special child was spastic day and night
Struggling along restlessness’ grievous pain.

His global developmental delay
Marked by seizures...

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As blaze of August fades into the Fall
horizons new have burned and turned to ash
and textures of the change of seasons clash,
a plague of frost...

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Spring is not all blooms midst attacks of blight
Smiting hope-filled buds as pests strive to reign
My garden loves the Season’s festive sight
May it be spared...

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Spring is coming and so are many bugs,
pollen allergies will be on the rise;
your sneezing and watery eyes means drugs,
there will be days of...

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The human spirit is a wondrous gift
bestowed on us by God the day we're born; 
instilled within our souls to grow and lift
the hearts of...

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*Image of Lyre Box Organ Grinder by Pixabay

Orphan 'Round

A chimp's bereft tambourine in its paws
jigged 'round a bunch of detaining gazes,
donning smiling countenances or jaws
that...

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I believe in divine mind, always present
Sometimes called universal consciousness,
Awareness of a Higher Power in the moment
Some may call it ever available righteousness.
I prefer to...

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