Robert Louis Stevenson - 1850-1894
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In an old-time real-book-with-pages feel in his day,
Robert Louis Stevenson wrote 'Treasure Island',
in his own inimitable way,
and tho' I know I may be wrong,
he could not have been pu...
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Categories:
stevenson, character, humorous, literature, riddle,
Form: Rhyme
the piano tuner
...The piano tuner
there used to be a greengrocer on the ground floor
except for potatoes, there was not much call for
another vegetable, the shop closed a piano tuner rented
the space and partly...
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Categories:
stevenson, absence, abuse, age,
Form: ABC
P-C Poems 23 and 24
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Poetry Challenge poem Number 23
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I almost wish I had d...
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Categories:
stevenson, appreciation, sweet love,
Form: Rhyme
Be Thoughtful of Others
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Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by
the seeds that you plant. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson
When sowing in a fallow field
A bumper crop you'll hope to yield
For ...
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Categories:
stevenson, encouraging, inspirational, perspective,
Form: Kyrielle
Subtle Signs
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It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something,
that quality of air that emanation from old tree...
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Categories:
stevenson, appreciation, inspirational, nature,
Form: Free verse
In The Eye Of The Storm
..."I find my peace in Jesus' name"
"In the eye of the storm" waiting
Wondering when's the next battle
When a chat turns to tittle-tattle
I hope never again, pray, then
"I find my pea...
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Categories:
stevenson, age, anxiety, caregiving,
Form: Quatern
Chapter 86 -- Damian Delilah Mallory: Young Solomons Exclude Desharah
...Date December 31. 2040
Damian Stood on the ground floor
Of the new Mansion while
GrandDad Hakim rested In the
Living room watching TV. The
First level was half complete.
Damian thought the...
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Categories:
stevenson, angst, emotions,
Form: Alliteration
A Handful of Seeds-Rls
...Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap
but by the seeds that you plant.
—Robert Louis Stevenson
A HANDFUL OF SEEDS-RLS
Plenipotentiary plea,
A handful of seeds; on bent ...
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Categories:
stevenson, christian,
Form: Kyrielle
Happy World Poetry Day Dear Poets
...Happy World Poetry Day Dear Poet!
You're a blessing, and this special day must show it
Your heart and mind just radiate
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Categories:
stevenson, celebration, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Tear-Shaped Beaker
...“You must suffer me to go my own dark way.”
Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde
TEAR-SHAPED BEAKER
the tear-shaped beaker,
an amalgamation of Hyde & Jeckyll
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Categories:
stevenson, conflict, dark, grief,
Form: Free verse
That's Close Enough
...*Image of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster by Wiki.
That's Close Enough
Shapeshifters, and or, shapeshifting ... preps our world always,
A speck sans a cavass, ... materializes a wor...
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Categories:
stevenson, allusion, change, character, identity,
Form: Sijo
Sequestered In My Cozy Nook
...I have known:
of wise detectives catching crooks
of "Thought Police" revising books
a shipwrecked family named Robinson
of lion, witch, and wardrobe magic
Heathcliff's heartbreak,...
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Categories:
stevenson, books,
Form: Rhyme
Got Me On the Edge-Known a Toby Mac Concert 2020
...Got Me on the Edge known
It was the evening of March 5th on a Thursday pre evening I left my job and just approximately two blocks away at the Baxter Arena convention hall it was a concert to be wit...
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Categories:
stevenson, analogy, culture, engagement, environment,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Moonlight Dancing
...It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men’s hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes a...
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Categories:
stevenson, moon, nature, tree,
Form: Imagism
I Return To Share Poetic Gifts
...It was nearly two years ago, that I left the PS site
Bidding my friends fond 'farewell,' I took flight
If the door is ajar, I think I'll enter once more
Hoping things are better than t...
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Categories:
stevenson, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
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