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BecomingThe thing I look for,
That thing I become.
The perspective I carry,
On that road, I am buried.
The grave you fix for me,
In that place, I never return.
The proportion you hold for me,
Always be a negligible one.
The unquenchable...
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Categories:
wisdom, confusion, desire, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Checkmate You LoseDo you tremble,
as the monstrous cadence,
of the rhinoceros' stride reverberates,
like the buffalo's onslaught?
Vipers at the water's edge,
darting hither and thither,
not above but beneath the surface,
their sinuous silhouettes fabric of nightmares, tearing sinew from skeleton,
swifter than...
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Categories:
wisdom, animal, dark, metaphor, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
Extreme FanaticismConstant below the belt down pinning is a manifestation of extreme fanaticism, especially of women to men and gay to men and implied sexual craving.
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Categories:
wisdom,
Form: Prose
If You Only Knewhexastich with rhyme
I drink my coffee standing on alert
knowing that my tasks move this chunk of dirt
on its axis... my world, my family.
Of necessity, I grab each moment
attacking life with God, at faith's expense
wringing out...
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Categories:
wisdom, 11th grade, anxiety, faith,
Form: Rhyme
MnemonicDo not embarrass
Your spouse when you're fighting
When cool, get along....
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Categories:
conflict, discrimination, perspective, wisdom,
Form: Haiku
OvercomeOvercome your dream
For future bright tomorrow
Find soul in tranquil....
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Categories:
inspiration, motivation, perspective, wisdom,
Form: Haiku
Heroic Champion
Written: May 14, 2024
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Embrace light within, never trail your cloak.
Embrace thrill, but stay safe.
Embrace strength with grace.
Embrace wisdom of servile bliss.
Embrace...
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Categories:
wisdom,
Form: Free verse
Time will tell What time it isBorn alone, die alone, time is so, I don't know
slow than fast, blowing past, grown attached, to life alone
Idle time, The devil's ground, mess around, and find a zone
A mile wide, and getting out,...
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Categories:
wisdom, encouraging, life, magic, metaphor,
Form: Rhyme
Silent DeceptionsTruth is always
an exploration of knowledge
we learn, we grow
without empathy and compassion
it all becomes useless
Now the blind see
the deaf hear
the smell of deceit
touches the innocent heart
the taste, burns all hope
Deception
the death of desire
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Categories:
inspiration, wisdom,
Form: Free verse
FaithFaith is equal death
Followers of Christ suffer
Heedless, yet, joyful....
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Categories:
inspiration, perspective, truth, wisdom,
Form: Haiku
ContractSign the agreement
Means giving your life and all
Fail or victory....
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Categories:
engagement, perspective, truth, wisdom,
Form: Haiku
The Edge of OblivionI can tell you that the edge of oblivion is a
comforting place for the wise
Oblivious to the wondering eyes of the layman
that watch, things are seen just as they are
All it takes is a...
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Categories:
wisdom, introspection, perspective, philosophy, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
Reason To WriteI write again because I have a reason to write and I have time. But given all the times in the world and all reasons to write, my webpage would be flooding with prose and...
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Categories:
wisdom,
Form: Prose
Things That Don't RhymeDon't apply you're impression of mediocrity about yourself to others because what you can't do does not mean that others also can't.
Saying that others can't because you can't is an insult to your own...
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Categories:
wisdom,
Form: Prose
CarnalityPower of this world:
Lust of flesh, lust of eyes and
Pride of life all passed....
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Categories:
faith, gospel, truth, wisdom,
Form: Haiku
Specific Types of Wisdom Poems
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