dorothy-andersonWhisper

American
CourageCourage is portrayed on the big screen as Rambo bursting onto the scene or John Wayne playing the tough cowboy that saves the day. Its displayed in all kinds of bravado like Bruce Willis in the Die Hard movie series or James Bond's physical prowess in espionage. These are typical, cinematic emblems of the ever invincible hero. / Did those men ever cry? What happened to them when they were afraid? / I once told my father, after my brother took his own life, that he should go to counseling. He had to be struggling. Like me, I know that this horrible news shook his world to the core.
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Jun 1, 2023
Seed PlanterI don't want to sow any weeds / There's already plenty of them in the world / They do nothing but choke out
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May 31, 2023
DispeledHey, fellow people / There's something on my mind / I've something to share
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May 31, 2023
Each And Every One of YouTo each and every one that reads these words / I don't know you, but I care about you / You were made in the image of God
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May 29, 2023
The Wolf Is At The DoorThe wolf is at the door. He's menacing, a hungry predator out for blood, out for a meal. Death and destruction are in his sights. He's looking for a way in, any weak spot that he can find. Make no mistake--he's a skilled enemy. There's no shortness of determination on his part. / So he huffs! / And he puffs!
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May 27, 2023
The Unwelcome House GuestHe never asks to come, and he never wants to leave. And he's really no guest at all. / What he wants is to burrow into your brain, like a bad virus. He'd be very content to short circuit your hardware in your head. His ultimate desire, though, is your complete destruction. / There're many names for him: The Prince of Darkness, Father of Lies, Satan, Lucifer and the Devil are a few titles. He is the enemy of our souls, slick and cunning, deceitful and alluring. He's no more than a thief and a killer, certainly not your impish pal in a red suit with a pitchfork.
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Apr 28, 2023
Joy DestroyersJoy Destroyers: / Holding grudges / Unresolved anger
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Apr 28, 2023
compilationswhen love's not served on silver, but sliced on knives' edge / from wounds we learn to draw the gentlest pledge / the violence unseen
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Apr 28, 2023
Rule #1 in Writing PoetryRule #1 / Don't write to please by writing something so above the ordinary and grandiose, yet at the same time writing something that's not even believable to yourself.
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Apr 27, 2023
The George Bailey PrayerIt's a Wonderful Life (the scene at Martini's bar) 1946 / "Dear Father in Heaven, I'm not a praying man, but, if you're up there and you can hear me, show me the way. I'm at the end of my rope..I... Show me the way, God." / Same movie (the scene with George Bailey on the bridge, toward the end of the film)
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Apr 27, 2023
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