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'bound For Mental Institutions'

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Jason Whitlock, R C Maxwell,
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Paris Dennard, Darrell Scott,
Ben Carson, F Lee Francis,
Tammy Bruce, M...

P S Its Poetry Write On Write On Congrats To My Fellow Poetry Soupers Part 18

...P S its POETRY WRITE ON WRITE ON CONGRATS TO MY FELLOW POETRY SOUPERS PART 18

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Transform Me Oh Lord

...Transform me Oh Lord into a new creation. 
Cover me with grace and mercy each day and night. 
Lead me Lord into Thy hands.

Valerie D. Staton...

Fading Memories

...By Valerie D. Staton

It pains me my memories are fading 
My parent’s memories were sharp as tacks
It is their recollections I am invading
I wish I could have my memories back
I preserve moment...

Chickadee

...CHICKADEE
By Valerie D. Staton

Outside my window in a maple tree,
I saw the most beautiful Chickadee;
Seated on a bough, the little songbird,
Sang the sweetest song I’d ever heard;
The tiny b...

Who Would Have Thought

...Who Would Have Thought
By Valerie D. Staton


The first time we met I was a bit scared
To be in a union unequally paired

You smoked cigarettes, I did not
You liked the cold weather, I liked ...

Curtain of Rain

...A Curtain of Rain
By Valerie D. Staton

A curtain of rain
Fell from graphite colored sky…
Cars are floating by...

Sounds In Everglade

...Sounds in Everglades
By Valerie D. Staton

Across Everglades
A cacophony of sounds
Natural soundscape...

I Love You

...By Valerie D. Staton


I love you…
More than Elmer loves glue
More than Bruce loves Kung Fu
More than Sara loves pie
You’re the apple of my eye

More than Samson loves Delilah
More than smo...

Grown To Die

...Grown to Die
By Valerie D. Staton


Beautiful and fragrant is how we’re described
Yet they cut us, as soon, as we arrive
Crammed into vessels with limited space,
To put a smile on another one'...

He Created Me For a Reason

...God Created Me For A Reason
By Valerie D. Staton


My mother did not initially want me
Tried to spontaneously abort me
But the God who sits on high would not let me die
He created me for a rea...

Betty's Swing

...By Valerie D. Staton


Down a long winding road there lived Old Betty Ann
In an old wooden house, the color of sand

Her home was surrounded by gardens and trees
And wind chimes that sung with...

Between a Crevice

...Between A Crevice
By Valerie D. Staton


Between a crevice
I spy a city that thrives;
Trucks meander North
Pedestrians move, along
sidewalks the color of sand...

A Word From You

...By Valerie D. Staton

Whenever circumstances go awry,
And it seems like you cannot catch a break;
Cast your cares on the One who sits on high,
Who's incapable of making mistakes;

There is pur...

Defrost

...Defrost
By: Tanejah Staton
12/07/2018
“Unrest of Spirit”
Sponsored by Julia Ward



Everyday is the same
Only the date differentiates these passing days
Quiet rooms no one to call
Regret, ...

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