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The sun is setting on a hot day, he hides coyly behind tall sycamores, his reflection playing on the undersides of trees on the riverbank. His warm breath is the breeze that kisses my cheek. The river carries me on, over pebbles and rocks below the glassy surface. Dragonflies dart around, flying gems that glisten in the sun. The heron, with diligent patience, hides seamlessly in the trees awaiting his next meal. He takes off when I get near, his frame is much larger in flight. The sweetness of honeysuckle is thick in this warm air. The trees on the riverbank are laden and dripping of the sweet flowers. As I gently glide through the water, the waves lap against my boat, almost making the sound of kisses. This is my river time. All these beautiful things, I love. There is passion in Nature, it is in birdsong and in the breeze. It is in the river as it moves along and the swaying of the trees. This is where I breathe.
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Jun 4, 2013
Jun 4, 2013 at 7:14 PM UTC
My River Trip [Short Descriptive Essay]
a cup of coffee makes difference on how you manage to make it put your love into the cup of coffee it makes it sweet put a bit of hate and it becomes sour every cup of coffee defines you and your personality the way i make my coffee maybe different for you but the coffee beans, the the milk, the way i make is same as you but the chances of making the same coffee as i make is a zero because every style, every cup makes a difference every smell of the coffee,the style,the amount you put everything is different but you never realize the fact that the cup of coffee is the same cup of coffee whether you add something or remove it remains the same cup of coffee you never know how hard it is to make a cup of coffee and yet you bark about it being bad because you never seem to understand their people's hardwork unless you feel it even if its a cup of coffee you enjoy it with a passionate love and care HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR CUP OF COFFEE because it's the same cup of coffee that has been made by a diligent hardworker putting his love and affection to his work the very same coffee beans that has been farmed by a diligent hardworking farmer the very same milk that has been brought to you by hardworking milkman you never cease to understand how hard it is to make a cup of coffee with a smiley on it because you never tried that but but but you will still bark about it even if its your fault even if you know that you should've hold the cup firmness you understand everything once, you throw your selfishness and wait to admire the hard work ,the love,affection,the care that one cup of coffee brings you and you realize that a cup of coffee is not a cup of coffee it's a world on how you decide to see it
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Jul 5, 2018
Jul 5, 2018 at 1:55 PM UTC
A CUP OF COFFEE
a cup of coffee makes difference on how you manage to make it put your love into the cup of coffee it makes it sweet put a bit of hate and it becomes sour every cup of coffee defines you and your personality the way i make my coffee maybe different for you but the coffee beans, the the milk, the way i make is same as you but the chances of making the same coffee as i make is a zero because every style, every cup makes a difference every smell of the coffee,the style,the amount you put everything is different but you never realize the fact that the cup of coffee is the same cup of coffee whether you add something or remove it remains the same cup of coffee you never know how hard it is to make a cup of coffee and yet you bark about it being bad because you never seem to understand their people's hardwork unless you feel it even if its a cup of coffee you enjoy it with a passionate love and care HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR CUP OF COFFEE because it's the same cup of coffee that has been made by a diligent hardworker putting his love and affection to his work the very same coffee beans that has been farmed by a diligent hardworking farmer the very same milk that has been brought to you by hardworking milkman you never cease to understand how hard it is to make a cup of coffee with a smiley on it because you never tried that but but but you will still bark about it even if its your fault even if you know that you should've hold the cup firmness you understand everything once, you throw your selfishness and wait to admire the hard work ,the love,affection,the care that one cup of coffee brings you and you realize that a cup of coffee is not a cup of coffee it's a world on how you decide to see it
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It’s a coloured and shaded broad daylight. Bring me my hourglass, my paintbrush. Keeping a timepiece, how soon my brush strokes become finer it is not the task. Try once more, strike a fine chord in time, ever ticking but doesn't make a sound!   Let’s read the small prints, the shadow lines on the pitch of the slit sun shines! A dark spot in the light, some dotted lines on a blank paper, however witty you might describe it, count on the tweeting birds short and cute, singing in the open air. Light and dark the two tallies, ins and outs. The times come and go, flowing fine. For now, let’s take a look inside. Tint and shade nor tone them now. Zoom in and out, just watch them as they are. This cool sleek shade on the sunny slate is it a shadow, or some quivering curly hairs or are these reflections of flocking clouds, diligent sea eyeing deep down on the ground? Read the small prints, shadows in the daylight, before the show is wrapped up. And down the evening pool, the sun parts away with the black swan.
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May 23, 2017
May 23, 2017 at 9:11 AM UTC
Mind The Small Prints
This little man that I know with money in his sockets and routine in his pockets has self proclaimed that he is a tight *** When I envision a *** such as this, I imagine a bundle -- of securely aggregated, perfectly sharpened number two pencils. The businessman just shy of adulthood and too tired to remember –even the beginning of his of disclosure, denied his struggle to acclimate a multifarious lifestyle, appropriately suggested in the form of a triangle, and a circle, both of which embody polar opposing adaptations of humanistic routine. The two shapes: The circle, denies the break in motion by imposing a constant cycle of diligent compression, there is no room for pause only steady flow and relentless drive. This influence of life impression slows down the heart, body, and soul while speeding up time. This particular commitment accommodates the dry colorless beings that embrace and accept boxed imprisonment. Traditionally, the triangle denotes rhythmic patterns that elevate and drop to a point in which imposes a healthy reflective pause: progression, reflection, balance. As stated, as a provincial approach, a regular triangle flat on its base, peaking at the top represents a healthy, solid life routine. In contrast, the triangle can be flipped upside-down introducing an entirely new dynamic, composed of flat-lined monotony, tapered off to a regressed realm of destruction, regret and disorder. Despite the uniqueness of the standard triangle model to the man in question, it is important to compare the negative reflection, for it applies to the entirety of this investigation. We used to be lovers, he and I. We shared my giant pillow-top that I bought on the black market for a meager two-hundred fifty. -- A mere steal at that rate. We occasionally exchanged ideas, mainly about ethical concerns related to globalization and the environment. I attempted to give him a cooking lesson once, but that failed, indefinitely. The bust was not my doing, but simply, a great disinterest on his part; or better yet an inability of not being better than me at something. Everything has gotten so crowded.
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Jan 18, 2010
Jan 18, 2010 at 1:17 AM UTC
something that happens.
This little man that I know with money in his sockets and routine in his pockets has self proclaimed that he is a tight *** When I envision a *** such as this, I imagine a bundle -- of securely aggregated, perfectly sharpened number two pencils. The businessman just shy of adulthood and too tired to remember –even the beginning of his of disclosure, denied his struggle to acclimate a multifarious lifestyle, appropriately suggested in the form of a triangle, and a circle, both of which embody polar opposing adaptations of humanistic routine. The two shapes: The circle, denies the break in motion by imposing a constant cycle of diligent compression, there is no room for pause only steady flow and relentless drive. This influence of life impression slows down the heart, body, and soul while speeding up time. This particular commitment accommodates the dry colorless beings that embrace and accept boxed imprisonment. Traditionally, the triangle denotes rhythmic patterns that elevate and drop to a point in which imposes a healthy reflective pause: progression, reflection, balance. As stated, as a provincial approach, a regular triangle flat on its base, peaking at the top represents a healthy, solid life routine. In contrast, the triangle can be flipped upside-down introducing an entirely new dynamic, composed of flat-lined monotony, tapered off to a regressed realm of destruction, regret and disorder. Despite the uniqueness of the standard triangle model to the man in question, it is important to compare the negative reflection, for it applies to the entirety of this investigation. We used to be lovers, he and I. We shared my giant pillow-top that I bought on the black market for a meager two-hundred fifty. -- A mere steal at that rate. We occasionally exchanged ideas, mainly about ethical concerns related to globalization and the environment. I attempted to give him a cooking lesson once, but that failed, indefinitely. The bust was not my doing, but simply, a great disinterest on his part; or better yet an inability of not being better than me at something. Everything has gotten so crowded.
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*She will lose herself in a book and find herself in poetry She thinks that religion is a sacrilege and that long showers are sacred She makes love when she's tired and never tires of making love She is irreverent in her humor and pious in her gravity She is diligent in completing her work and ambitious of her quest for leisure She is the personification of romanticism and the embodiment of compassion She exists harmoniously in my mind*
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Mar 7, 2014
Mar 7, 2014 at 8:32 PM UTC
Embedded
only the moon knew her darkest secrets, the depth of her thought was the deepest, up all night, its something she does frequent, she's an angel from heaven, that fell for a demon, a beautiful image, turned into a broken spirit, constant arguments and disagreements, her smile held pain, but she stuck to concealment, because her friends and the world were incoherent, I got to see her smile one day, ever since then, nothing has been the same, she no longer puts that same smile on her face, she once felt grace, but it turned to disgrace, the beauty she holds is inexplainable, the purity in her soul is gold, yet unattainable, because she no longer holds trust, what she thought was love, turned into lust,,an addicting drug, that having is a must, the magical feeling, turned into dust, she misses the memories, kisses, and hugs, now she confides in her own sorrow, asking god for a better tomorrow, he gives her a light to follow, but her own pride is hard to swallow, A beautiful intelligent female, who felt love through the most intimate detail, at school she was the most diligent female, filled in amazing aspects, and assets, but she continues to feel the absence, and still doesnt comprehend the circumstances, for his actions, of dissatisfaction, still to this day hasnt changed her reaction, the biggest heart break shes ever dealt with, it was minor to him, but her heart really felt it, like a beautiful ice sculpture, she melted, and there I was the person to who she vented, staring deep into her dark brown eyes, i saw what nobody else saw, deep deep inside, she was wise at mind, i searched more within, as the sun rised, a beautiful lonely girl, that told me under the stars and moonlight, "hold me close and never let go." i was there to carefully listen, she opened up like a book. after she looked up to me and said i was different, that i just might be what her heart was missin, her eyes and smile once again glistened, i told her, "look at the stars, look how they shine for you, until the stars in the sky shine no more, i'll always be there, until the end of time for you."
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Dec 19, 2013
Dec 19, 2013 at 2:25 PM UTC
The Beautiful Lonely Girl
only the moon knew her darkest secrets, the depth of her thought was the deepest, up all night, its something she does frequent, she's an angel from heaven, that fell for a demon, a beautiful image, turned into a broken spirit, constant arguments and disagreements, her smile held pain, but she stuck to concealment, because her friends and the world were incoherent, I got to see her smile one day, ever since then, nothing has been the same, she no longer puts that same smile on her face, she once felt grace, but it turned to disgrace, the beauty she holds is inexplainable, the purity in her soul is gold, yet unattainable, because she no longer holds trust, what she thought was love, turned into lust,,an addicting drug, that having is a must, the magical feeling, turned into dust, she misses the memories, kisses, and hugs, now she confides in her own sorrow, asking god for a better tomorrow, he gives her a light to follow, but her own pride is hard to swallow, A beautiful intelligent female, who felt love through the most intimate detail, at school she was the most diligent female, filled in amazing aspects, and assets, but she continues to feel the absence, and still doesnt comprehend the circumstances, for his actions, of dissatisfaction, still to this day hasnt changed her reaction, the biggest heart break shes ever dealt with, it was minor to him, but her heart really felt it, like a beautiful ice sculpture, she melted, and there I was the person to who she vented, staring deep into her dark brown eyes, i saw what nobody else saw, deep deep inside, she was wise at mind, i searched more within, as the sun rised, a beautiful lonely girl, that told me under the stars and moonlight, "hold me close and never let go." i was there to carefully listen, she opened up like a book. after she looked up to me and said i was different, that i just might be what her heart was missin, her eyes and smile once again glistened, i told her, "look at the stars, look how they shine for you, until the stars in the sky shine no more, i'll always be there, until the end of time for you."
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A delicate facility holding a capacity of around two-hundred is taking control of the present lesson being presented, as only true. - a pleasant blessing - im told. It's hard to believe, and almost harder to imagine accurately without drastically changing the way we look at life; (Blasphemously), if we don't think the same, do the same, be the same,                           Well I refuse
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Jun 29, 2014
Jun 29, 2014 at 3:01 PM UTC
A Diligent Burden
The robotic surgeon didn't blink Smoke, swear, or fool around; He was the newest design of science His metal feet firmly on the ground. Robotic surgery was the latest Improvement over the manual kind There were no variations in technique; No reliance on flaky mind. He was diligent and precise Cutting flesh to invisible templates; He never erred and he never missed Never once paused, to vacillate. Trusted beyond the regular surgeon, Using his fragile, shaking hands; The robotic surgeon could do anything Because he wasn't just a man. The newest miracle of science was hailed As the end, to the older style; But one day the program blew a fuse- And he cut her head off, by a mile.
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Jun 30, 2010
Jun 30, 2010 at 8:20 AM UTC
The Robotic Surgeon
** A new poetry posting site from God's own country, Kerala in India Poetry dates all the way back to the beginnings of Humanity. People have always been questioning nature, and the day-to-day existence of themselves and other humans love, death, survival, war, injustice, and the universe are all examples of things that have been questioned by men and woman since the roots of human existence. Whether in nursery rhyme, ballad, jingle, rhyme, anthem, or music, people have found poetry to be an outlet for expressing these questions, sensations, and experiences People often associate it with strict rhyming patterns, complicated vocabulary, hidden iconic meanings, and difficult rhythmical conventions. Poetry is even taught in school to be an intricate, complicated, inexplicable puzzle. True, poetry is difficult. Sure, it can be harder to understand than prose. However, that is only because sometimes it is involved with your inescapable complexities and uncertainties of your existence. In this era when the soul wants to go on a spree, imagination and creativity are all merged to serve and let you fulfill your wish to express. The pen, mightier than the sword, is free and can conquer hearts all over the world. So here is a site which allows unity in diversity and considers not cultural and racial barriers. It welcomes professionals and amateurs equally as poetry believe not in prejudice. Human beings are free to write their feelings and emotions. We therefore invite here people from all over the world to celebrate under the ipoetree. Feel at home here under the shade of this tree which pines to have as fruits your poems. Williamsji Maveli (Williams George Maveli) is an enthusiastic and solid writer. He is a sincere, resourceful and diligent in his poetic work. He is very well connected and networked within the literary community and is willing to take up projects even in his tight schedules. His writings reflect the amount of research on the current events that has gone into it along with his knowledge and expertise in the field. However, Williamsji’s many poems are simple to read, interpret, and understand. His latest book, titled “ARAMVIRALTHUMBATHU…” (On the tip of the sixth finger), is now published and released by H & C Books,Trichur, Kerala in India, which is a collection of lyrics. If anyone is interested, please email to [email protected] or write to WILLIAMSJI MAVELI PO BOX 3 ANGAMALY ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, KERALA - INDIA **
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Nov 22, 2013
Nov 22, 2013 at 2:23 AM UTC
ipoetree - a new poetry site from Williamsji Maveli
** A new poetry posting site from God's own country, Kerala in India Poetry dates all the way back to the beginnings of Humanity. People have always been questioning nature, and the day-to-day existence of themselves and other humans love, death, survival, war, injustice, and the universe are all examples of things that have been questioned by men and woman since the roots of human existence. Whether in nursery rhyme, ballad, jingle, rhyme, anthem, or music, people have found poetry to be an outlet for expressing these questions, sensations, and experiences People often associate it with strict rhyming patterns, complicated vocabulary, hidden iconic meanings, and difficult rhythmical conventions. Poetry is even taught in school to be an intricate, complicated, inexplicable puzzle. True, poetry is difficult. Sure, it can be harder to understand than prose. However, that is only because sometimes it is involved with your inescapable complexities and uncertainties of your existence. In this era when the soul wants to go on a spree, imagination and creativity are all merged to serve and let you fulfill your wish to express. The pen, mightier than the sword, is free and can conquer hearts all over the world. So here is a site which allows unity in diversity and considers not cultural and racial barriers. It welcomes professionals and amateurs equally as poetry believe not in prejudice. Human beings are free to write their feelings and emotions. We therefore invite here people from all over the world to celebrate under the ipoetree. Feel at home here under the shade of this tree which pines to have as fruits your poems. Williamsji Maveli (Williams George Maveli) is an enthusiastic and solid writer. He is a sincere, resourceful and diligent in his poetic work. He is very well connected and networked within the literary community and is willing to take up projects even in his tight schedules. His writings reflect the amount of research on the current events that has gone into it along with his knowledge and expertise in the field. However, Williamsji’s many poems are simple to read, interpret, and understand. His latest book, titled “ARAMVIRALTHUMBATHU…” (On the tip of the sixth finger), is now published and released by H & C Books,Trichur, Kerala in India, which is a collection of lyrics. If anyone is interested, please email to [email protected] or write to WILLIAMSJI MAVELI PO BOX 3 ANGAMALY ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, KERALA - INDIA **
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"O where are you going?" said reader to rider, "That valley is fatal when furnaces burn, Yonder's the midden whose odors will madden, That gap is the grave where the tall return." "O do you imagine," said fearer to farer, "That dusk will delay on your path to the pass, Your diligent looking discover the lacking Your footsteps feel from granite to grass?" "O what was that bird," said horror to hearer, "Did you see that shape in the twisted trees? Behind you swiftly the figure comes softly, The spot on your skin is a shocking disease?" "Out of this house" ‚ said rider to reader, "Yours never will" ‚ said farer to fearer, "They're looking for you" ‚ said hearer to horror, As he left them there, as he left them there.
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O Where Are You Going?
The silhouette in the mirror, As dark as night can be. Not a single thing can be heard, Nor a single thing seen. Terrified of the vast unknown Running 'round in circles Without any corners to cut, Just speed bumps to hurdle. The silhouette in the mirror, Lost where nothing is found. Searching, trying to find a light, But hope is still around. Searching, trying to find the light That fills the silhouette, And hope whispers in the distance, "I'm here, stay diligent." The silhouette in the mirror, Just hoping to be found. Still positive, yet vigilant, A dim light shines abound. As the light is being approached Hope is starting to shine. The silhouette's getting closer To reaching hope in time. The silhouette's now filled with hope, And a bright road's ahead To find what is yet to be found, The light hope's whisper said. Holding a light to the mirror The silhouette can see All he was ever searching for Was who he's meant to be.
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Apr 29, 2012
Apr 29, 2012 at 11:55 AM UTC
The Silhouette in the Mirror
The world of a lonely child, Is a world of pain greater than any, The child may seem happy, That is only a face, A masquerade of emotion to only blend in, As the years fade and he becomes an alien among children It is too late, the loneliness that has lurked in the shadows And blocked by imagination, Has escaped, And incased his heart in darkness, It squeezed and turned, Harder and harder, With no escape, The child suffers, He may be kind, He may be diligent, He may be caring, But he is marked by his loneliness, A mark even greater than the scarlet letter, A mark scarier than death, No one would want to be his cure, Because they are afraid of the mark, Even though they are its weakness, The child will grow evermore alienated, Until he is incapable of blending, And too reserved, to reach out, anymore, He is no longer a child, But a fully grown adult, Ready to leave and face the world, Without a single person to call a friend, Forever marked with loneliness, He is cursed to be Alone.
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Dec 13, 2015
Dec 13, 2015 at 1:22 PM UTC
The world of a lonely child
[Verse 1] In the dark , We come out and play We are its children, And were here to stay Running through , Hungry for strays No invitation, take me away Im not cruel, But thats still what you see Club to club, Come see this city with me Hungry for life, Without your pity I dont want it, But you give it Still cant say she wont start up Still cant say she wont start up a fight You go city Cause in the city of life she cant she cant wait [Verse 2] In the darkness, A killer awaits To **** a life, And the lies you make You do another, So this death can live Just keep on dancing, To the movie your in The smell of your sweat, Just lures me in Your heartbeat, Does sing to me Running feet, Beats my blood My ghost inside you, Soon will be Still cant say she wont start up Still cant say she wont start up a fight You go city Cause in the city of life she cant she cant wait Hungry for strays, hungry for life, no invitate your pity [x8] I dont want *** but you give it Still cant say she wont start up Still cant say she wont start up a fight You go city Cause in the city of life she cant she cant wait [x2] [Verse 3] Now its over, You've taken your life The dark grows thin, And I'm left to hide I don't regret it, But its sad anyway Now were both dead, And scared of the black This life of games, And diligent trust Its the things we do, Or the things we must Im now tired of being cussed So go sleep forever end to dust Writers: Nicholas Routledge, Michael di Francesco, Matthew van Schie, Tomek Archer, Alice Glass, Ethan Kath
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Dec 10, 2017
Dec 10, 2017 at 3:59 PM UTC
Lyrics to "Vanished" (Crystal Castles)
[Verse 1] In the dark , We come out and play We are its children, And were here to stay Running through , Hungry for strays No invitation, take me away Im not cruel, But thats still what you see Club to club, Come see this city with me Hungry for life, Without your pity I dont want it, But you give it Still cant say she wont start up Still cant say she wont start up a fight You go city Cause in the city of life she cant she cant wait [Verse 2] In the darkness, A killer awaits To **** a life, And the lies you make You do another, So this death can live Just keep on dancing, To the movie your in The smell of your sweat, Just lures me in Your heartbeat, Does sing to me Running feet, Beats my blood My ghost inside you, Soon will be Still cant say she wont start up Still cant say she wont start up a fight You go city Cause in the city of life she cant she cant wait Hungry for strays, hungry for life, no invitate your pity [x8] I dont want *** but you give it Still cant say she wont start up Still cant say she wont start up a fight You go city Cause in the city of life she cant she cant wait [x2] [Verse 3] Now its over, You've taken your life The dark grows thin, And I'm left to hide I don't regret it, But its sad anyway Now were both dead, And scared of the black This life of games, And diligent trust Its the things we do, Or the things we must Im now tired of being cussed So go sleep forever end to dust Writers: Nicholas Routledge, Michael di Francesco, Matthew van Schie, Tomek Archer, Alice Glass, Ethan Kath
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Prayer For Called and Gifted Jesus you are the savior of the world author of salvation and creator of the universe and all good things. We are so small and frail and yet in your goodness you saw it fit to give us so much and to raise us up to more than we can be. You bestowed on your people different, beautiful gifts and call us to use them for others and for you. You have called us each by name and given us unique gifts, each with an integral part to play. You have given us a purpose and a reason. You have given us a passion for life. We are called to be beacons of hope, bearers of light. As wheat only produces fruit once it dies, may we also die to the things that hold us back from experiencing the fullness of your love for us. Help us Lord to be good stewards of the gifts you give so abundantly and so freely that we would be diligent, responsible, and humble as we try to live your love out in the world. You said to your apostles: "Go forth and make disciples of all nations; proclaiming the gospel by your lives and baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit". Lord, bless the people in this room; send your Holy Spirit and let it come to rest in our souls. Guide and lead and teach us along the journey of life to use our gifts that you gave us "for the greater glory of God". Just as we pray for ourselves Lord, we also pray for all those in the church and throughout the world that you would help them realize and utilize what they have been given to make this world a little better and to further your kingdom right here and now. May we all be a "blessing for life and a blessing for Christ"! We ask this and all things in your most beautiful and precious name. AMEN.
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Dec 5, 2015
Dec 5, 2015 at 3:56 PM UTC
Prayer for Called and Gifted
Prayer For Called and Gifted Jesus you are the savior of the world author of salvation and creator of the universe and all good things. We are so small and frail and yet in your goodness you saw it fit to give us so much and to raise us up to more than we can be. You bestowed on your people different, beautiful gifts and call us to use them for others and for you. You have called us each by name and given us unique gifts, each with an integral part to play. You have given us a purpose and a reason. You have given us a passion for life. We are called to be beacons of hope, bearers of light. As wheat only produces fruit once it dies, may we also die to the things that hold us back from experiencing the fullness of your love for us. Help us Lord to be good stewards of the gifts you give so abundantly and so freely that we would be diligent, responsible, and humble as we try to live your love out in the world. You said to your apostles: "Go forth and make disciples of all nations; proclaiming the gospel by your lives and baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit". Lord, bless the people in this room; send your Holy Spirit and let it come to rest in our souls. Guide and lead and teach us along the journey of life to use our gifts that you gave us "for the greater glory of God". Just as we pray for ourselves Lord, we also pray for all those in the church and throughout the world that you would help them realize and utilize what they have been given to make this world a little better and to further your kingdom right here and now. May we all be a "blessing for life and a blessing for Christ"! We ask this and all things in your most beautiful and precious name. AMEN.
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I am a white, Jewish girl from Florida. Hit me. Hit me with your white girl jokes, Your Jewish American Princess stereotypes. I will giggle and squeal right along with you. Because yeah, I do order white chocolate mocha frappuchinos from Starbucks, I Instagram pictures of my nails, I take selfies, whiten my teeth, straighten my hair, Shop at Forever21 and drink Naked Juice like it is my job. Yeah, my daddy buys me things, I don’t pay for my data plan, There’s no way in hell I would drive a sedan, I wear Nike shorts and avoid any nearby cameraman, And let me tell you, I love jamming out to old school Britney Spears. Hit me one more time, because none of that means I am any less intelligent, Any less diligent, Any less likely to face judgment Than any other slice of diversity around me – I am a white, Jewish girl My nose is not its own cartoon, I eat bagels (but I absolutely hate lox), I’m not tan or even the least bit tinted, And god knows I don’t wear Uggs. Tell me I need to get married young, Major in business, Wear clothes that leave me airless, Get some of that European gracefulness, But don’t tell me I’m dumb. Don’t tell me I’m not thoughtful. I’m a white girl. Take a glance at my resourcefulness, Understand my goals of being ambitious, Get rid of your own stereotype-inducing cockiness, And notice me in all of my flawlessness. Because I am a white girl, And I am unique, strong, inventive, Empowered, passionate, adventurous, Indomitable, unbeatable. I am an individual – Not part of some whole that you put me in to stabilize your mold, Not the example of a societally scatterbrained ***** meant to be your centerfold,   Not a previously worn-out piece of clothing thrown to the gutter unsold, Rather a human being of my own rules and my own morals A human being with ideas and intelligence and power, A white, Jewish girl, A person.
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Nov 21, 2013
Nov 21, 2013 at 5:31 PM UTC
White Girl
I am a white, Jewish girl from Florida. Hit me. Hit me with your white girl jokes, Your Jewish American Princess stereotypes. I will giggle and squeal right along with you. Because yeah, I do order white chocolate mocha frappuchinos from Starbucks, I Instagram pictures of my nails, I take selfies, whiten my teeth, straighten my hair, Shop at Forever21 and drink Naked Juice like it is my job. Yeah, my daddy buys me things, I don’t pay for my data plan, There’s no way in hell I would drive a sedan, I wear Nike shorts and avoid any nearby cameraman, And let me tell you, I love jamming out to old school Britney Spears. Hit me one more time, because none of that means I am any less intelligent, Any less diligent, Any less likely to face judgment Than any other slice of diversity around me – I am a white, Jewish girl My nose is not its own cartoon, I eat bagels (but I absolutely hate lox), I’m not tan or even the least bit tinted, And god knows I don’t wear Uggs. Tell me I need to get married young, Major in business, Wear clothes that leave me airless, Get some of that European gracefulness, But don’t tell me I’m dumb. Don’t tell me I’m not thoughtful. I’m a white girl. Take a glance at my resourcefulness, Understand my goals of being ambitious, Get rid of your own stereotype-inducing cockiness, And notice me in all of my flawlessness. Because I am a white girl, And I am unique, strong, inventive, Empowered, passionate, adventurous, Indomitable, unbeatable. I am an individual – Not part of some whole that you put me in to stabilize your mold, Not the example of a societally scatterbrained ***** meant to be your centerfold,   Not a previously worn-out piece of clothing thrown to the gutter unsold, Rather a human being of my own rules and my own morals A human being with ideas and intelligence and power, A white, Jewish girl, A person.
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We are young men buried in books Shoveling words every day As we are gradually shaped into tools. Ours minds drained deep in the pools Of knowledge. So they say We are young men buried in books. We find ourselves caught in hooks Of wisdom seekers shall we pray? As we are gradually shaped into tools. Exhausted, some will turn into crooks While we proudly remain grey We are young men buried in books. We bear fruit of hope from the roots Of pain so follow the rules we lay As we are gradually shaped into tools. Are we zombies in schools? In our paths we never stray. We are young men buried in books As we are gradually shaped into tools.
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Sep 25, 2014
Sep 25, 2014 at 10:11 AM UTC
Diligent Minds(Villanelle)
deep below the wishing well, in the tomb of wishful pennies, live a team of diligent elves, working day and night. palms outstretched they grab each cast away coin as it falls, clutching them to their grimy chests in hunger. they box them all up and melt them down in flat sheets by the dozen in factory fashion in precision. and they build from them tools and weapons; whatever it is that they need. their business is balanced on the backs of believers who pour out their hearts to deaf coins in scrunched eyes and in whispers and a flick of their wrists to the darkness below. perhaps if they knew the fate of their coins, the industrial dungeon just storeys below they might have spent their wishes on a shooting star instead, destined to shatter through space.
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May 22, 2014
May 22, 2014 at 6:34 PM UTC
make a wish
*we are witness to atrocities committed by regime over its peoples over time* 1. we are witness.. shattering glass of reality arranged into chosen shard-feeds like omni-gov surveillance into meticulous mind-grafts spluttering eternal-stats for public mind control spewing mini-truths of perpetual war raids disillusionment of history forever rewritten control supply-and-demand create dark-cloaked dilemma and monitor shortage and famine make-believe elements so well played to auto-frenzied latch thinking is degraded and actions.. well, less said 2. diligent and loyal yet harbour secret-hatred feed visions stilted by politrix deception and manipulation propaganda is the oleaginous-game by wand-over-mind totalitarian is the kingpin-holder of cards and yet, who is really being played! eternal marionettes on a conveyor-belt can't even play with yourself alone your **** your **** your every move.. watched - surveyed - and studied by that ubiquitous-bulge eye you cannot escape right opposite your low hard-bed you're broken into popping-parts that YOU won't recognise! thoughtcrime-police is gonna accost ya get up, comrade.. get UUUUUUUUP! 3. we are witness life-tube covered in darkened vapour-swirls we are witness children conditioned to watch their parents.. too closely we are witness truth so smothered, now re-fed by repeat-metaphor we are witness dictata.. dictata.. we are witness austere existence in a tacky one-room flat we are witness subsist on black-wheat and imitation-repast we are witness regurgitate the party-dialect on and on and on (after a while, we end up half-believing.. ) *only the clock which strikes thirteen can smell the charred-reality as leftover-truth is shoved into incendiary obsolescence* tick-a-damn-tock and that would be.. one S T - 26 sept
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Sep 26, 2013
Sep 26, 2013 at 11:53 AM UTC
we are witness..
*we are witness to atrocities committed by regime over its peoples over time* 1. we are witness.. shattering glass of reality arranged into chosen shard-feeds like omni-gov surveillance into meticulous mind-grafts spluttering eternal-stats for public mind control spewing mini-truths of perpetual war raids disillusionment of history forever rewritten control supply-and-demand create dark-cloaked dilemma and monitor shortage and famine make-believe elements so well played to auto-frenzied latch thinking is degraded and actions.. well, less said 2. diligent and loyal yet harbour secret-hatred feed visions stilted by politrix deception and manipulation propaganda is the oleaginous-game by wand-over-mind totalitarian is the kingpin-holder of cards and yet, who is really being played! eternal marionettes on a conveyor-belt can't even play with yourself alone your **** your **** your every move.. watched - surveyed - and studied by that ubiquitous-bulge eye you cannot escape right opposite your low hard-bed you're broken into popping-parts that YOU won't recognise! thoughtcrime-police is gonna accost ya get up, comrade.. get UUUUUUUUP! 3. we are witness life-tube covered in darkened vapour-swirls we are witness children conditioned to watch their parents.. too closely we are witness truth so smothered, now re-fed by repeat-metaphor we are witness dictata.. dictata.. we are witness austere existence in a tacky one-room flat we are witness subsist on black-wheat and imitation-repast we are witness regurgitate the party-dialect on and on and on (after a while, we end up half-believing.. ) *only the clock which strikes thirteen can smell the charred-reality as leftover-truth is shoved into incendiary obsolescence* tick-a-damn-tock and that would be.. one S T - 26 sept
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Nigeria our great and beloved motherland, where multitudes of tribes unitedly stand. Our land of hope by two rivers divided, with lush vegetation by nature provided. Nigeria our home of people resilient. A land of great icons in works diligent. We hail thee our great and revered black nation, our land of human dignity and redemption. God arise and take your place as sovereign Lord. Enthrone Thyself in Nigeria's seat of power. Make her edicts and laws Thy eternal word. Let justice prevail in her courts by the hour. Our flag will peace and industry symbolize, whilst our history will always immortalize the deeds and sacrifices of our heroes past. Help us Lord to serve our beloved land with zest. Nigeria the blessed will pervasive peace know, even when the threats of tumults seem to flow. Her crops and yields will neighbouring countries nourish, from her fields that inexhaustibly flourish.
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Sep 17, 2021
Sep 17, 2021 at 5:01 PM UTC
Nigeria My Motherland
#*He is quiet and confident Always does what is right Quite a conversationalist When relevant Believes in keeping to himself In a place of unknowns Knowledge and wisdom his strength Diligent and optimistic an achiever in life Simple and good at heart Understands and complements mine Loves romantic songs I am just the opposite Can’t stand any Retro is the only station, we listen to together in the car Has little understanding or interest of what I write Yet, always listens to/ reads my scribbles Our choices and tastes opposite as can be Not, when it comes to matters of heart*#
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Sep 3, 2019
Sep 3, 2019 at 1:48 PM UTC
Aditya
a million ears listening no one hears a thing basest news a big surprise ignominy is crowned king a squander of treasure best minds laid to waste price of fear forever accrues funds the purpose of the place eyes of a diligent nation brains filled with briny mush ears clogged and waxen expertise in smelling **** central intel brainiacs the heft of heavy dudes a sordid nest of vipers collecting despots dues Music selection: Radiohead, Artificial Intelligence Oakland 2/14/11 jbm
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Apr 12, 2013
Apr 12, 2013 at 7:34 PM UTC
Central Intelligence
Remember the sandcastle  that we used to build? It took some time but little did we know we have handcrafted our future it was a hard work and patience Passerby's liked it, others did not but what do they know? We had fun building it! We were diligent to fill it with sand Sand that was formed into an art of love A castle that we both own Yes, you will be the king, and please, call me 'milady' We will rule the kingdom No negativities shall come in Not until when we came back Those sands of promises and memories become pain Everything was ruined when the waves washed our dreams away.
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May 31, 2016
May 31, 2016 at 7:09 PM UTC
Let's Build A Sandcastle!
young lovers enthralled in a passion that can melt the deepest Alpine snow cap announce an intention to join as one till death do you part the elders smile at the audacity of your grandiloquent proclamation youthful optimism expressing pollyannish sentiments born of wistful hope yet to learn the rules of the vows of matrimony and the endless sweet labor required to keep it alive and well thus i pass on this sage advice when the baby cries at night when the car won't start when the rent bill is due and you find yourself a bit short i wish you love... when the cupboard is bare and the desire to satiate swelling hunger pangs is overwhelming i wish you love… when you find yourself travelling through roads that are unfamiliar and foreboding when you are hopelessly lost in the darkest reaches of the Black Forest i wish you love… as you grow as individuals straining your relationship when in laws become outlaws and the pulls and pushes of family and friends becomes unfamiliar and misunderstood i wish you love… when resentments and insecurities conspire to undermine trust when greener pastures pose a mirage of better things i wish you love… when oversight and neglect leave you empty when the luster of the edelweiss bloom fades when exasperation melts the Alps greatest glacier flooding everything you have when the untended furnace doesn't fire and the last log is consumed be patient be diligent be expectant be kind hold on to it believe in it practice it trust it may it bind you in a perfect circle and all your fondest hopes and wishes will be yours i wish you love… Stevie Wonder Signed Sealed Delivered Salutation for Engagement Party Maxine Lintel and Glendon McCallum Munich 11/29/13 jbm
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Nov 30, 2013
Nov 30, 2013 at 12:09 PM UTC
i wish you love
young lovers enthralled in a passion that can melt the deepest Alpine snow cap announce an intention to join as one till death do you part the elders smile at the audacity of your grandiloquent proclamation youthful optimism expressing pollyannish sentiments born of wistful hope yet to learn the rules of the vows of matrimony and the endless sweet labor required to keep it alive and well thus i pass on this sage advice when the baby cries at night when the car won't start when the rent bill is due and you find yourself a bit short i wish you love... when the cupboard is bare and the desire to satiate swelling hunger pangs is overwhelming i wish you love… when you find yourself travelling through roads that are unfamiliar and foreboding when you are hopelessly lost in the darkest reaches of the Black Forest i wish you love… as you grow as individuals straining your relationship when in laws become outlaws and the pulls and pushes of family and friends becomes unfamiliar and misunderstood i wish you love… when resentments and insecurities conspire to undermine trust when greener pastures pose a mirage of better things i wish you love… when oversight and neglect leave you empty when the luster of the edelweiss bloom fades when exasperation melts the Alps greatest glacier flooding everything you have when the untended furnace doesn't fire and the last log is consumed be patient be diligent be expectant be kind hold on to it believe in it practice it trust it may it bind you in a perfect circle and all your fondest hopes and wishes will be yours i wish you love… Stevie Wonder Signed Sealed Delivered Salutation for Engagement Party Maxine Lintel and Glendon McCallum Munich 11/29/13 jbm
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It is my sincere pleasure to inform you of the return of the Robins to Hill Country .... Stately , regal birds they are , with a dark gray coat and a breastplate of burnt orange ... Telling tall tales of their Winter quarters , blessing my backyard by the veritable hundreds .. Dining voraciously on earthworms and grasshoppers , sifting through the grass like diligent window shoppers .. Singing sweet melodies and carrying on conversations , 'tis a great blessing indeed to have them home from vacation ...
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Jan 31, 2016
Jan 31, 2016 at 8:53 PM UTC
The Return of The Robins ...