STAND IN LINE
It’s been 26 years since that tragic day in Colorado…April 20, 1999
when 10 students and one teacher were killed in Columbine.
I remember most of us in the country with tears flowing at the time
assumed that things would change…that they’d be different…after Columbine.
But nothing was done…despite how the the fabric of our country shook…
and 12 years
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Categories:
stand in, grief,
Form: Rhyme
Stand In His Strength
Pressing, pushing past the threshold
Beyond your once imagined line
Till you fear you'll fold
And that you'll fall behind
You have hidden reserves untold
Tests and trials you'll find
They will help us know
Strength to break any bind
And our spirits will grow
Climbing high like the hind
So let the pressure flow
Knowing we'll stand just fine
His strength on us bestow
And trouble
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Categories:
stand in, encouraging, endurance,
Form: Rhyme
Stand In Truth No Matter What
Never fear when your truth is blamed
Fear when your wrong is justified
No matter how deep the truth will submerged
Truth will find a way to show up to the surface
Don't do it to others what not to do to yourself
Don't be proud to be good at turning the story upside down
Because one day your
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Categories:
stand in, character, feelings, truth,
Form: Free verse
Cupid's Stand-in Does His Darndest
My dearest Mrs., Ms., Mystic, or Miss,
this morning Venus had a special "ask".
She said to make you fall in loving bliss,
for Cupid's ill and not up to the task.
I'm nervous as I'm kind of new at this.
My first question, should I wear a mask?
I guess I am off to a rocky start.
Oh my,
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Categories:
stand in, humor, love,
Form: Ottava rima
To Those Who Stand in the Flame
To Those Who Stand in the Flame
Your sweat and tears
are felt in the quiet spaces—
we see how you toil where
the air burns, heavy with ghosts,
how strangers rise in the
name of saving.
Hands and hearts steady,
bearing the weight of devastation—
through these gutting days,
we owe the stars to you.
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This poem honors the brave souls—firefighters, neighbors, and kind
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Categories:
stand in, beautiful, blessing, creation, dedication,
Form: Free verse
I STAND IN HOPE--
I STAND IN HOPE--
Resilience in spite of challenges and difficulties
Unwavering spirit not dawning darkness on my light
Deeper sustains my radiance I stand in hope
08/18/24
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr.2024©
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Categories:
stand in, anxiety, character, hope,
Form: Free verse
Stand In His Presence - 1 Kings 19: 11
God's instructions are simple enough
asking that we would just obey
knowing the Lord has our best at heart
trust His words all of the way
God says go and stand, so simple
right on the mountain to be seen
a lesson to be under His word of truth
every week shows you're truly keen
Being casual in your approach
God's blessing will be
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Categories:
stand in, god, mountains, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
I Stand In Prayers
I stand in prayers...
I stand in prayers.
To pay my humble respect to the Almighty
I close my eyes,
I bow my head,
To see an unseen God
May be just a spark of light.
In the darkness that surrounds me
My mind plays havoc.
Concentrate, imagine you are standing in front of the Lord, I say to myself.
But behold,
I see my mother
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Categories:
stand in, allah,
Form: Free verse
My God, Thank You For Enabling Me To Stand In Your Liberty
November 13 Scripture Meditations Based on Galatians 5-6
Key Verse – Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
MY GOD, THANK YOU FOR ENABLING ME TO STAND IN YOUR LIBERTY
Thank You for enabling me to stand in Your liberty
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Categories:
stand in, blessing, christian, faith, god,
Form: Rhyme
A Stuntman
There're a lot of
Strange, funny and weird stories
It's common to be employed as a stuntman in acting
But not to be employed for something evils
But not to be employed as a scapegoat
Maybe a ghost is looking for a substitute
But it's certainly ridiculous
To look for a stand-in for sickness
To look for a stuntman for your
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Categories:
stand in, betrayal, evil, god, sick,
Form: Free verse
Stand In Jesus Firm Foundation
when you hit rock bottom "STAND"
Because your true foundation IS
Not rock, granite, nor sand, it’s Jesus- HALEHUJAH AND
AMEN
8/23/22
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr.©2022
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Categories:
stand in, analogy, endurance, engagement, introspection,
Form: Light Verse
Tell Your Enemies To Stand In Line
When you rise above the storm
Your enemies will not like it
Thai’s fine; don’t decline your purpose
Tell your enemies to stand in line
They will never stop your shine!
If circumstances knock you off your horse
And your enemies try to change your course
Keep riding, keep pushing on!
Life moves forward in the face of your enemies
When you rise
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Categories:
stand in, destiny, faith,
Form: Free verse
Stand-In
A simple touch,
A kiss,
Raw, beautiful, passionate,
A message,
One after another,
Learning, laughing, having,
Love, passionately made
More than I should have,
Too much,
I’m falling,
I feel it in every beat of my heart,
Waiting for the moment you pull away
Finding someone better,
The kisses less frequent,
The raw beauty of whatever built,
Destroyed between us,
The messages slow,
My replies stand,
Yours never seen
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Categories:
stand in, beauty, deep, desire, feelings,
Form: Free verse
Stand In a Field and Scream
When you are confused, anxious, in pain, your stomach in a granny knot.
Near the end, nowhere to go, no friends, no family that understands.
"Stand in a field and scream," it helps, they say. I can tell you; it does not.
You've given yourself away; soul, body turned into a parking lot.
It feels like you exist only
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Categories:
stand in, anxiety, betrayal, depression, lost
Form: Villanelle
Stand In a Corner
When someone says he is very cold in complete freeze,
tell him to stand in a corner. It's 90 degrees.
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Categories:
stand in, humor,
Form: Epigram
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