Joseph Spence Sr

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12/02/2025395 Sonnet
12/02/2025316 Sonnet
08/16/2025348 Sonnet
08/07/2025428 Sonnet
06/28/2025683 Prose
06/14/2025302 Sonnet
06/05/2025310 Sonnet
05/27/2025477 Sonnet
05/06/2025541 Sonnet
04/30/2025496 Sonnet
04/27/2025471 Sonnet
09/11/2024483 Other
08/31/2024918 Other
08/31/2024259 Other
08/31/2024372 Sonnet
07/12/2024397 Other
05/04/2024609 Sonnet
08/29/2022854 Verse
08/26/2022876 Epulaeryu
12/29/2020824 Dramatic Verse
12/06/2020639 Free verse
07/07/20201242 Couplet
05/07/2020861 Sonnet
01/07/2020994 Pastoral
12/23/2019671 Free verse
11/28/20191139 Dramatic Monologue
11/28/2019911 Acrostic
08/21/20191506 Pastoral
06/26/2019879 Elegy
05/17/20191372 Couplet
07/09/20104916 Classicism
07/05/20102409 Lyric
07/02/20103028 Ballad
06/30/20104305 Free verse
06/29/20108111 Narrative
06/25/20103078 Narrative
06/23/20102303 Villanelle
06/20/20105485 Didactic
06/15/20101597 Light Verse
06/13/20102107 Senryu
06/11/20104018 Etheree
06/09/20102755 Sonnet
06/07/20103897 Acrostic
05/31/20102906 Burlesque
05/29/20101742 Burlesque
05/25/20101979 Epigram
05/23/20101863 Senryu
05/23/20101382 Senryu
05/23/20101862 I do not know?
05/19/20101882 Epulaeryu
10/09/20091494 Imagism
09/06/20091559 Acrostic
09/06/20091447 Senryu
08/24/20091522 Couplet
08/24/20091213 Senryu
08/24/20091294 Senryu
08/24/20091862 Etheree
07/07/20092477 Free verse
06/28/20091553 Senryu
05/22/20092466 Haiku
05/18/20092331 Haiku
05/17/20092236 Haiku
05/15/20092547 Didactic
05/13/20091777 Couplet
01/02/20092272 Didactic
11/29/20082096 Sonnet
11/09/20082566 Free verse
11/02/20082638 Epulaeryu
10/26/20081817 Sonnet
10/22/20081617 Sonnet
10/19/20081874 Senryu
10/15/20081866 Dramatic Verse
10/11/20082640 Free verse
10/01/20082292 Epulaeryu
09/28/20081521 Burlesque
09/07/20082698 Sonnet
09/05/20081958 Free verse
08/28/20081266 Free verse
08/27/20081294 Senryu
08/27/20081046 Free verse
06/15/20081109 Senryu
06/14/20081416 Haiku
06/12/20082175 Senryu
06/09/20081102 Senryu
06/01/20081057 Free verse
05/30/2008864 Couplet
04/21/20081718 Senryu
04/20/20081059 Kyrielle
04/15/20081033 Didactic
04/14/20081032 Free verse
04/10/20081334 Sonnet
04/06/20081283 Cinquain
03/20/2008972 Epulaeryu
03/18/20081146 Haiku
03/16/2008860 Tanka
02/21/20085103 Haiku
02/03/20081097 Free verse
01/22/20081488 Senryu
01/20/20081400 Senryu
01/18/2008925 Senryu

Quotes

Quote Left Write your script with the most adventurous characters imaginable. Tell others, get out your comfort zone, don’t worry about what they may say. Question your own action, presentation, use all of your inspiring stickers. Ask what it will take? The implement it to be victorious! Quote Right
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Quote Left Create your environment from your best innate tenacity. Always embrace the abundance of an inspirational mentality. Eliminate distractions, clutter, and work from a place of brightness. Create a winning, uplifting, vibrant, courageous action to implement! Quote Right
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Quote Left Always take time out for rejuvenation and redirection. Inquire as you move along the path. There is no one best way. Different paths—different solutions. Refinement is a constant process of growth for better results! Quote Right
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Quote Left Be clear, state your objectives, always follow-up, and follow-through. Use your entire arsenal of being to proliferate continuous action. Activate your passion with sincere acuity in the moment and time. Energize your senses for maximum performance and success! Quote Right
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Quote Left Some with a false illusion state, “The grass is greener on the other side.” Never allow anyone to speak over your life. Only God has the final word. Keep watering your garden and let your grass grow greener and not weathered away. Always plan seeds for growth. Birds with sharp beaks will be there just waiting. Don’t be discouraged. Their beaks are outnumbered by the seeds you plant! Quote Right
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Quote Left Always embrace a series of abundant mentality. Ask yourself the obvious question, “What will it take”?! Don’t worry about what others will say—get out of the comfort zone. Remember, “Ask, and it shall be given!” Quote Right
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Quote Left Fully embodied yourself in positive actions. Sit in the front row and not back. See, hear, listen, grow from getting the most out of your experience. Give your time great taste, don’t let your time go to waste! Quote Right
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Quote Left Develop and nurture your passion in life. Play real to win, not lose. Take fearless actions. Cleanse yourself of everything, not serve you! Say “Hell Yes,” and avoid “Hell No!” Quote Right
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Short Stories

TitleCategories
Quietly Silent Eerie Landscape With Night Fighter inspirational, mystery, scary, thriller, war,

Biography

Greetings my friends. I am looking forward to working together with you. I am Prof. Amb. Dr. Joseph. S. Spence Sr., a prolific, worldwide acclaimed award-winning, best-selling poet. I follow my faith and am a World Peace Ambassador of Human Rights, Humanity, and International Diplomacy. My mother taught me how to read, write, interpret, and recite poems in high school, and have uplifted worldwide humanity with inspiration since. Served in poetic leadership positions, conducted seminars, recitals, and assisted poets worldwide to publish the golden words from their crystal inked musing pens. I authored ten uplifting poetry books and numerous peer-reviewed articles. My recent book, “Sincerely Speaking Spiritually,” uplifts and inspires souls to press on and achieve the highest heavenly prize for which ordained. This is the link to my book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53256236-sincerely-speaking-spiritually.

I studied English literature, creative writing, African Diaspora, Japanese linguistics, and poetry at the University of Maryland Global Campus, Howard University, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. During my military service as a decorated U. S. Army officer, I wrote poems for my comrades in arms who named me “Apollo,” Greek god of poetry. Received worldwide awards for my uplifting poems, short stories, and articles. Inducted into various International Scholastic Honor Societies. Governor William Clinton appointed me Goodwill Ambassador for Arkansas, USA.
I look forward to us working together. My residence? Wisconsin!

The following alliterated acrostic poem, sonnet format gives my poetic identity:

Joseph Spence, Sr: Acrostic, Alliteration, Sonnet Poem!

Jumping Jupiter, a jubilant sundae lover, and just a jewel.
Oppressed liberator, optimistically captivating; oratorical.
Saintly passionate, succulent salmon sampler; sweetheart.
Exquisitely enchanting, enchantingly amatorious; éclat.
Playful, painstakingly passionate, pajama wearer, patient.
Handsomely helpful handyman, harmonizer of happiness.

So sensationally super; Sagittarius son of John Spence.
Pleasantly personable, and matriarch Maud Spence’s son.
Enabling, exquisite, eloquent, evolving, and enterprising.
Naturally nice, no-nonsense, and a nutritional nobleman.
Carrot consumer, constant comrade, and cold-war veteran.
Heavenly enlightened, and just an elegant eggnog taster.

Sweet as syrup, shining armor off the shelf; savoir-faire.
Red-blooded poetry connoisseur and radioactively lovable!

© Prof. Amb. Dr. Joseph S. Spence, Sr., USA (Epulaeryu Master)!

 

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