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"sow" poems
late night by the holland sill white framed and frilled alongside the meadow down by the grand where cat fish and cow pies and silly yellow bees make their stay there are swings now and empty barns (with quiet corners and broken walls) echoing chambers that speak of the past ...and little dogs not big ones the plaster cracks and wheat sways from a warm west wind it’s about time for that late afternoon pour you know how it cleans the soul old percy would say and flanders (the holder of those pigs) who fed us good with sow and milk as we plowed the dusty fields into the hot summer sun i can still hear the screams of river shore dreams the grand slams and flints run dry the barks and breaks and bends a world past with forbes and dolls and crab apple trees think i’ll take a trip up the back lane they’ve cut the brush and opened the line
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Feb 11, 2017
Feb 11, 2017 at 4:46 PM UTC
The River Grand
The air is perfumed with fresh rosemary's And the wild springs with lush berries Their presence colours the nursery with a sweet loom It bleeds into the forecast for tomorrow's gloom Nostalgia hits hard, heartbreaking and eerie For a day when I wasn't paranoid and weary Well, I'll be down by the Brighton pier Watching birds float past in lonely fear I'd love to turn away The pristine sun shines like Hades The outside scent is yellow, maybe Little daises laugh in the foreground Gardens sow a loving sound Once I could see hope in the trees And the love that whispered on the breeze Now the trees foreshadow longing And the gale howls with wronging I'd love to turn away The intimacy in my yellow tinted flowers seems to have faded And the soft orchards have been invaded My words burnt in a smouldering pile of dust And steaming with the heat of my lust I told a crowd I had something to say But the people turned away away away...
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Jun 14, 2018
Jun 14, 2018 at 1:12 PM UTC
Yellow Tinted Flowers
Even sunflowers need the rain to grow Like recycling scar tissue you refuse to show Like holding the words to a cookbook containing the recipe for disaster Like the blood of an open wound placed by the whip of an unruly master Even sunflowers need the rain to grow Like when you finally learn the meaning of you reap what you sow Like a magnificent sand castle washed away by the sea All the sand becomes one and denies the right to be free Even sunflowers need the rain to grow Like the sting from the phrase I told you so Like a deer caught in headlights frozen dead in it's tracks Like gazing the stars if we could just climb the smoke stacks Even sunflowers need the rain to grow Like excluding truth from what you think you know Like playing life in a game of poker, and the *** is everything but cheap Karma has the high hand, face up, read'em and weep Even sunflowers need the rain to grow Like running through red lights because all you want is to go Like a jack of all trades who can't fix his own heart Like the tortoise that took off before the race even start Even sunflowers need the rain to grow Like a hundred oars and no arms to row
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Nov 4, 2010
Nov 4, 2010 at 8:31 AM UTC
Sunflowers
The darker the berry the sweeter the seeds plant them because you sow what you reap. My skin is magical you see...for I am a special kind of breed. When I'm in the sun my melanin boils, plus heat is good for my ***** coils. A shade darker I've just became... From honey brown to a cocoa shade. Time to untwist my bantu knots and free my natural fro. The curly crown of victory as my melanin glows. I strut through the grasslands in tune with my inner goddess. My legs are thick and long, so now its time to flaunt this. shaking my hair from left to right & pump my fist in the air. Wish I was alive in the civil rights, but then I wouldn't be hear. People they envy my complexion, they wish they had my perfection. But honestly you can't hate on something God gave. Melanin queen, you reign in the lands. Zion queen, lets do a foreign dance. Melanin runs within my veins and pores. Melanin I love to be, I'm wading in the shores.
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May 19, 2016
May 19, 2016 at 5:31 PM UTC
Melanin
Can you see it coming Sprouting through the buried soil From the seed you unknowingly sow Can you catch it as it grow Spreading tender leaves green Feeding on your sinister thoughts Can you nip it off, can you? before the sapling gains ground Jealousy... Spreading its roots
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Jun 4, 2015
Jun 4, 2015 at 1:04 AM UTC
Jealousy
All I want for Christmas is some food to eat. Oh what a treat to have some meat. All I want for Christmas is clean water to drink, stuff that doesn't stink, that would be cool I think. All I want for Christmas is the bombs to stop, no more to drop. That would be the top. All I want for Christmas is for our food to grow, the plants we sow now that would be a show. All I want for Christmas is to be free to learn. Not to be a germ because I want to learn. All I want for Christmas is some medication. and some dedication from the United Nation. All I want for Christmas is to grow up strong. Am I so wrong wanting to belong. All I want for Christmas is some equal rights and somewhere to sleep through the coldest nights. All I want for Christmas is to earn a crust. With employers that we can really trust. All I want for Christmas is a chance at life for a man and wife not to live in strife. All I want for Christmas is oh so far away and on this day this is what I pray.
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Nov 12, 2014
Nov 12, 2014 at 2:30 PM UTC
All I want for Christmas
Time is supreme, erases all with it's flow.. Upgrade yourself, time doesn't get slow.. It's like see-saw, sometimes high sometimes low.. The flowers, the thorns you reap are the seeds you sow.. If experience is bow, then hardwork is it's arrow.. Expand your vision, and your comfort very narrow.. If success comes, don't let your ego grow.. If you lose, don't let your passion bow... Fear escapes when the lamps of faith glow.. Lust dies when the winds of struggle blow.. Your journey is a noisy brook, learn to row.. Make your own script,life is a messy show..
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Aug 22, 2018
Aug 22, 2018 at 1:41 AM UTC
Time: fundamental as well as ultimate...
From the ashes I descend, Rising among the flames, As shades of red. Orange and yellow, Blend within the explosion, Of my rebirth, Claiming my life force once more. My deep hazel eyes, Drenched in golden brown, Surrounded by a burst of jade, Speckled with dark green, Reveal my humility, Compassion and genuine kindness, Allowing you to behold, The window to my soul. The vessel, Containing my spirit, Conflicts with the feminine demeanor, Exposing sincerity, Comforting hands of a care-giver, The voice of loyalty, Gently escaping lips, Tears of empathy, Seeping with understanding, Kisses of affection, As soft spoken words, Depict desires, Hopes and the warmth, Of pure love. Mystery envelops my origin, Becoming a mystical being, With the ability to heal, The potential to inspire, Living proof of an alleged myth, Yielding in protection, As my plethora of feathers, Shield the individuals I adore, From darkness, Attempting to swallow the light, We yearn to discover. Blind Thoughts of denial, Shall forsake your eyes, If you pass judgment, Upon me, For my cloak of skin, Concealing my true beauty. As a Phoenix, I refuse to watch, The children of diversity, Suffer degradation, Living in fear of discrimination, Stifling the right to love another, To dress in garments, That correlate the body with the mind. I shall rage to cease, The hands of violence leaving bruises, Ignorance stripping, Breaths of air from a pair of lungs, As homophobia, Transphobia, and intolerance, Deplete individuality from a heart, Deserving liberty, The pursuit of happiness, A chance to survive. The Earth returns my soul, To reap the love, Concealed in assumptions, And sow acceptance into, The fields of society, As I continue, To soar into a cerulean sky.
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Jul 15, 2012
Jul 15, 2012 at 2:45 PM UTC
Rise of the Phoenix
From the ashes I descend, Rising among the flames, As shades of red. Orange and yellow, Blend within the explosion, Of my rebirth, Claiming my life force once more. My deep hazel eyes, Drenched in golden brown, Surrounded by a burst of jade, Speckled with dark green, Reveal my humility, Compassion and genuine kindness, Allowing you to behold, The window to my soul. The vessel, Containing my spirit, Conflicts with the feminine demeanor, Exposing sincerity, Comforting hands of a care-giver, The voice of loyalty, Gently escaping lips, Tears of empathy, Seeping with understanding, Kisses of affection, As soft spoken words, Depict desires, Hopes and the warmth, Of pure love. Mystery envelops my origin, Becoming a mystical being, With the ability to heal, The potential to inspire, Living proof of an alleged myth, Yielding in protection, As my plethora of feathers, Shield the individuals I adore, From darkness, Attempting to swallow the light, We yearn to discover. Blind Thoughts of denial, Shall forsake your eyes, If you pass judgment, Upon me, For my cloak of skin, Concealing my true beauty. As a Phoenix, I refuse to watch, The children of diversity, Suffer degradation, Living in fear of discrimination, Stifling the right to love another, To dress in garments, That correlate the body with the mind. I shall rage to cease, The hands of violence leaving bruises, Ignorance stripping, Breaths of air from a pair of lungs, As homophobia, Transphobia, and intolerance, Deplete individuality from a heart, Deserving liberty, The pursuit of happiness, A chance to survive. The Earth returns my soul, To reap the love, Concealed in assumptions, And sow acceptance into, The fields of society, As I continue, To soar into a cerulean sky.
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∙∙∙◦◦•◎•◦◦∙∙∙ A little bit of summer a little bit of breeze in the days of warmer love has so much- to bring, come let us sing A little bit of freesia a little bit of lilac never can resist a scent -of Ms. Narine Ogles, a morning scene A little bit of sunshine a little bit of eventide caress upon the shores -of such imagery, passions of immortality A little bit of cosmos a little bit of crocus in a glebe-like galaxy stars white as daphne from a garden of syzygy A little bit of cerulean a little bit of vermilion shimmers the lucid lake with trout's and doves Golly! autumn is awake A little bit of plowing a little bit of sow the hard workers of -those pumpkins reaps a stewful of zin A little bit of snow a little bit of flail fly away as butterflies hibernate as snails Forging! a winters gale A little bit of details a little bit of trail from dew drops of- a frozen rose, icicles on a drowsy bear’s nose A little bit of sleeping a little bit of wait till the sun comes up   gray clouds strew away spring is here to stay A little bit of sprout a little bit of grow And can it be, on thee an Epiphany shows the Lords glorious prose
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Jul 18, 2017
Jul 18, 2017 at 9:56 AM UTC
And Season Sings...
by— Josiah Israel Twas oft the way in days of old, When knight would battle brave and bold, The damsels hand in hopes to hold, Worth more then polished Stone, or Gold For this is what a boy is told When day is done and night is cold… “One day my son, thy chance will come Though courage oft may waver, When lady waits, through sable gates For thee brave lad, to save her!” For when a dragon stole a maid, Awaiting ransom duly paid, Twas bravest knight, armor arrayed   With noble steed and burnished blade Rode swiftly to the damsels aid… “You have not birth of high degree Yet be thou brave and fight, For low in rank thy birth may be Yet heart makes noble knight!” And after facing beast and foe The knight with maiden free would go Away to fields in need of *** For seeds ere winter need to grow And none can reap who do not sow… “Not all you do will win a prize Of gold or silver bent, So reap a harvest good in size And be thee well content.” And when the battle horn he hears The knight must banish all his fears And ride to war, with battle cheers On maidens cheek alight her tears Fearing death, she spends the years… “To win renown in battle Might also be your path, May your enemies armor rattle As they feel your righteous wrath!” But after kings campaign is done The knight to home will swiftly run From dusk through night to rising sun Till maiden sees her hero come Heart moving swift, a beating drum Her heart a prize which first he won! “Home is best at warring's end To be with those you cherish, A place to rest, your wounds to mend Where love will never perish” Though all the kingdom knows his name And minstrels spread the brave knights fame His love for she, remains the same And they live happily, Knight and Dame…
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Jan 5, 2017
Jan 5, 2017 at 8:58 PM UTC
Knight and Dame
by— Josiah Israel Twas oft the way in days of old, When knight would battle brave and bold, The damsels hand in hopes to hold, Worth more then polished Stone, or Gold For this is what a boy is told When day is done and night is cold… “One day my son, thy chance will come Though courage oft may waver, When lady waits, through sable gates For thee brave lad, to save her!” For when a dragon stole a maid, Awaiting ransom duly paid, Twas bravest knight, armor arrayed   With noble steed and burnished blade Rode swiftly to the damsels aid… “You have not birth of high degree Yet be thou brave and fight, For low in rank thy birth may be Yet heart makes noble knight!” And after facing beast and foe The knight with maiden free would go Away to fields in need of *** For seeds ere winter need to grow And none can reap who do not sow… “Not all you do will win a prize Of gold or silver bent, So reap a harvest good in size And be thee well content.” And when the battle horn he hears The knight must banish all his fears And ride to war, with battle cheers On maidens cheek alight her tears Fearing death, she spends the years… “To win renown in battle Might also be your path, May your enemies armor rattle As they feel your righteous wrath!” But after kings campaign is done The knight to home will swiftly run From dusk through night to rising sun Till maiden sees her hero come Heart moving swift, a beating drum Her heart a prize which first he won! “Home is best at warring's end To be with those you cherish, A place to rest, your wounds to mend Where love will never perish” Though all the kingdom knows his name And minstrels spread the brave knights fame His love for she, remains the same And they live happily, Knight and Dame…
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This ... Disrespect thing ... is ... OUT OF CONTROL ... !!! from work to ... Street Corners ... to ... most peoples' ... " Homes " ... !!! My Poetry .... Roams ............................. just like ... " Mobile Phones " ... to send out ... " This Vibe " ... Disrespect ... NEEDS TO ... die ... !!!!! We NEED TO ... " Respect " ... This Thing ... we call ... " Life " ... LOVE ... One Another ... !!! RESPECT .... is what's ... Right ... !!! Take things ... in your stride ... DISMISS ...................................... foolish pride cos' ... Pride like they say ... comes before ... A Fall ... !!! and next thing ... You've guessed it ... You're facing ... A WALL ... A wall ... FILLED WITH ... Bullies ... !!! just ready to .... BRAWL ... !!!!! But bullies ... are Dummies ... whose thought waves are ... "small" ... Like those who believe ... in avoiding ... School Halls ... ?!? That line's ... for those kids ... with ... SLEEPLESS ... Eyelids ... !!! ALWAYS ... think of ... THIS A Bully is .... weak ... !!! So Don't ... lose your sleep ... !!! cos' bullies ... DON'T THINK ... of the ... " Sows " ... that they reap ... ?!? OKAY ... Yes I mean ... They'll reap ... what they sow ... !!! Well ... ? Maybe I don't ... ??? But ... One Thing ... I KNOW ... !!! IS ... most bullies ... Don't See ... that the ... Sickness ... they keep ... is REALLY ... A Sickness ... that slowly ...... just Creeps ... A Sickness ... That'll give em' ... YES ...   One ... " FINAL " ... Sleep. and this may be ... " Why "... ? Our Youth ...... Die on streets ..... !!! The Cycle's ... Complete ... from Rappers who talk ... about ... Killing Emcees ... ?!? to crimes some ... " Commit " ... Against ... " Humanity " ... I'm looking for ... " Peace " ... in places ... I be ... But let's get things ... STRAIGHT ... Don't come ... Pushing Me ... !!!!! Be ... Nice ... and ... Believe Me ... I'll be ... Nice to you ... !!! I may ... turn my cheek .... if you give me ... Abuse ... ? But .... !!!!! That's cos' I choose ... NOT TO ... act the ... " Fool " ... but .... Anything's Possible ... I've got ... Two Hands Too ... !!!!! I put that verse in .... to PROVE ... Peace ... Can Be ... COOL ... !!! But everyone's temper ... has Boundaries Too ... !!!!! So ... what do you do ... ? when THUGS ... approach you ... ?!? Well this ... I CAN'T ... tell you ... cos' ... I am NOT ... You ... !!! I'm simply ... Advising ... Fighting NEEDS ...  " Downsizing " .... !!!! But ..... This thing ... RESPECT ... Really NEEDS ... An ... UPRISING ... !!!!! cos' Violence ... INFECTS ... and ... CANNOT ... Protect ... The world and ... It's ... People ... So take time and ... " Check " ... The thoughts I ... " Collect " ... and take time ... Before ... Dishing out .... " Disrespect " ....
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Apr 14, 2017
Apr 14, 2017 at 7:02 PM UTC
" Disrespect " ... A Poem written by Big Virge 22/04/2005
This ... Disrespect thing ... is ... OUT OF CONTROL ... !!! from work to ... Street Corners ... to ... most peoples' ... " Homes " ... !!! My Poetry .... Roams ............................. just like ... " Mobile Phones " ... to send out ... " This Vibe " ... Disrespect ... NEEDS TO ... die ... !!!!! We NEED TO ... " Respect " ... This Thing ... we call ... " Life " ... LOVE ... One Another ... !!! RESPECT .... is what's ... Right ... !!! Take things ... in your stride ... DISMISS ...................................... foolish pride cos' ... Pride like they say ... comes before ... A Fall ... !!! and next thing ... You've guessed it ... You're facing ... A WALL ... A wall ... FILLED WITH ... Bullies ... !!! just ready to .... BRAWL ... !!!!! But bullies ... are Dummies ... whose thought waves are ... "small" ... Like those who believe ... in avoiding ... School Halls ... ?!? That line's ... for those kids ... with ... SLEEPLESS ... Eyelids ... !!! ALWAYS ... think of ... THIS A Bully is .... weak ... !!! So Don't ... lose your sleep ... !!! cos' bullies ... DON'T THINK ... of the ... " Sows " ... that they reap ... ?!? OKAY ... Yes I mean ... They'll reap ... what they sow ... !!! Well ... ? Maybe I don't ... ??? But ... One Thing ... I KNOW ... !!! IS ... most bullies ... Don't See ... that the ... Sickness ... they keep ... is REALLY ... A Sickness ... that slowly ...... just Creeps ... A Sickness ... That'll give em' ... YES ...   One ... " FINAL " ... Sleep. and this may be ... " Why "... ? Our Youth ...... Die on streets ..... !!! The Cycle's ... Complete ... from Rappers who talk ... about ... Killing Emcees ... ?!? to crimes some ... " Commit " ... Against ... " Humanity " ... I'm looking for ... " Peace " ... in places ... I be ... But let's get things ... STRAIGHT ... Don't come ... Pushing Me ... !!!!! Be ... Nice ... and ... Believe Me ... I'll be ... Nice to you ... !!! I may ... turn my cheek .... if you give me ... Abuse ... ? But .... !!!!! That's cos' I choose ... NOT TO ... act the ... " Fool " ... but .... Anything's Possible ... I've got ... Two Hands Too ... !!!!! I put that verse in .... to PROVE ... Peace ... Can Be ... COOL ... !!! But everyone's temper ... has Boundaries Too ... !!!!! So ... what do you do ... ? when THUGS ... approach you ... ?!? Well this ... I CAN'T ... tell you ... cos' ... I am NOT ... You ... !!! I'm simply ... Advising ... Fighting NEEDS ...  " Downsizing " .... !!!! But ..... This thing ... RESPECT ... Really NEEDS ... An ... UPRISING ... !!!!! cos' Violence ... INFECTS ... and ... CANNOT ... Protect ... The world and ... It's ... People ... So take time and ... " Check " ... The thoughts I ... " Collect " ... and take time ... Before ... Dishing out .... " Disrespect " ....
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The warmth of the sun settles, hugging the lake. The dragonfly flies low, hovering above the tranquil water the light seeping through the paper thin skin, it hums across the lake, refracting light off its wings, An array of colors make patterns on the wings, wearing it like a cloak, a rainbow embedded within. The colors tilt and shift as the dragonfly gracefully cruises through life, laying close to the water but letting the air propel it forward, floating between two different worlds, it is like a dream where our thoughts are separated from reality, and are scattered like refracted light for us to assemble.   Through a screen of our dreams, a world can be seen. A world of hopes and desires that is dormant within The light of life just soaks us bare, our skin turns frail, under the scorching glare, the glare of eyes that want you to be, someone that is accepted by society. the dragonfly bathes itself in the sun, the iridescent colors shine on its skin, flying and floating, he’s determined to win a predator, determined to get what it wants nothing blocking its way or paving its path making the most out of life and never holding back spread your wings like the dragonfly that hums its way through life, dipping its wings in the sun to shine, breaking free a life of colors, that we leave locked and forgotten, behind a reality made of black and white, the black ink seeping through our minds, injecting us with ideas of the 'ideal life' where money and fortune, and status define. Bathe your mind in the wonders of the world, soak your heart in life's warmth and glow, and pave your own path, with the dreams you sow.
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Oct 21, 2012
Oct 21, 2012 at 3:13 AM UTC
Prism of Life - Dragonfly
The warmth of the sun settles, hugging the lake. The dragonfly flies low, hovering above the tranquil water the light seeping through the paper thin skin, it hums across the lake, refracting light off its wings, An array of colors make patterns on the wings, wearing it like a cloak, a rainbow embedded within. The colors tilt and shift as the dragonfly gracefully cruises through life, laying close to the water but letting the air propel it forward, floating between two different worlds, it is like a dream where our thoughts are separated from reality, and are scattered like refracted light for us to assemble.   Through a screen of our dreams, a world can be seen. A world of hopes and desires that is dormant within The light of life just soaks us bare, our skin turns frail, under the scorching glare, the glare of eyes that want you to be, someone that is accepted by society. the dragonfly bathes itself in the sun, the iridescent colors shine on its skin, flying and floating, he’s determined to win a predator, determined to get what it wants nothing blocking its way or paving its path making the most out of life and never holding back spread your wings like the dragonfly that hums its way through life, dipping its wings in the sun to shine, breaking free a life of colors, that we leave locked and forgotten, behind a reality made of black and white, the black ink seeping through our minds, injecting us with ideas of the 'ideal life' where money and fortune, and status define. Bathe your mind in the wonders of the world, soak your heart in life's warmth and glow, and pave your own path, with the dreams you sow.
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Kiss my bloodied lips before you go. Remember darling, you reap what you sow. I gave you that warning a few years ago. So what's coming to you, you already know. Now close your eyes and hold on tight. I'll make it quick when I put out your light. When you are gone, I might shed some tears. Remembering back, we had some good years. You chose a new ally, you made a mistake. It won't take you long to realise he's fake. Poetry by Kaydee
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May 20, 2018
May 20, 2018 at 12:18 AM UTC
******* & the ******
Watching wild unicorns, dance in the snow, Whinnying, frolicking, as happy as can be, As I hover high above, observing all below. Such stunning beauty, makes my heart glow, Mythical creatures, running wild and free, Watching wild unicorns, dance in the snow. They are seeds of dreams, we lovingly sow, Rearing in acknowledgement, just for me, As I hover high above, observing all below. They begin racing clouds, perhaps for show, Maybe I am a dream, one only they can see, Watching wild unicorns, dance in the snow. Amongst trillions of stars, one must know, Unicorns live and play, with unbridled glee, As I hover high above, observing all below. Through layers of cloud, drifting so slow, To unlock sheer bliss, I now possess the key, Watching wild unicorns, dance in the snow, As I hover high above, observing all below. ©Paul M Chafer 2014
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Nov 1, 2014
Nov 1, 2014 at 10:36 AM UTC
Wild Unicorns
Oh, what a gift, ...Stopping time's flow. Just to hold you forever, ...Without letting go. ...Racing and burning, ...Forever returning, ...I loved you each day sure as the Sun loves to fly. ...Rising to Day. ...Falling to Night. ...Forever returning, ...Till the day I should die. Yes, a gift and a curse, ...Our lives but a verse, ...We dance through the stars, as around us they burst. A bleeding heart, A world apart, By sunsets final glow. Loves tender fruit, Pure to the root, Deep in my heart you sow. Through misty mornings clouding sight, Through frozen winter rain. I know tis true... it beats for you... my heart and all its pain.
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Dec 23, 2014
Dec 23, 2014 at 2:45 AM UTC
My Heart and All Its Pain
A message heart delivered by a musing troubadour left footprints upon a well weathered rivers’ rocky shoal the lazy days of the summer’s simmering ethereal breezes lazily waft astir Unknown distance ‘tween yonder skies azure; thoughts of nebulous distances fearlessly ignored to be sure, connectedness sown and deference’s soar from high above, yet beyond vast breadth afar the great divide His brimful heart in hand fulfills passersby thirst needing love here, hearts on sleeves sincere, wellspring sensibilities handed out willingly here voids filled by word of quill … right now is the known needed time Glasses half empty suffused to their half full brims; do unto others you will reap just what ye sow, a poet beyond the bounds of his own demure, bearing immense understanding The quintessential essence of family love drips from heart like heavens rain, testifies the heart's purpose for being A poet’s voice speaks in soul’s timeless tongues unknown breaths from another understanding realm too deep for words; yet the word sayer struggles to see his forest ‘s poetic beauty for to see beyond the pendant beauty within its magnificent grandeur of his own gifted heart’s nurtured trees. ~ The Twist This poem was not written by me. It was written almost four years ago, lying fallow in some passing cloud. Writ for me by someone effervescently more talented than I, and one of the poets whose quality of work, and command of our shared language is something to which all of us should aspire. I post it now as yet another homage to the true author. For in reading it, never was a poem was far more clearly, an unwitting self-portrait. **It was written on August 21st, 2013 by Harlon Rivers** by Nat Lipstadt
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Apr 15, 2017
Apr 15, 2017 at 12:53 PM UTC
Ode to a Brimful Poet...with a Twist (2013)
A message heart delivered by a musing troubadour left footprints upon a well weathered rivers’ rocky shoal the lazy days of the summer’s simmering ethereal breezes lazily waft astir Unknown distance ‘tween yonder skies azure; thoughts of nebulous distances fearlessly ignored to be sure, connectedness sown and deference’s soar from high above, yet beyond vast breadth afar the great divide His brimful heart in hand fulfills passersby thirst needing love here, hearts on sleeves sincere, wellspring sensibilities handed out willingly here voids filled by word of quill … right now is the known needed time Glasses half empty suffused to their half full brims; do unto others you will reap just what ye sow, a poet beyond the bounds of his own demure, bearing immense understanding The quintessential essence of family love drips from heart like heavens rain, testifies the heart's purpose for being A poet’s voice speaks in soul’s timeless tongues unknown breaths from another understanding realm too deep for words; yet the word sayer struggles to see his forest ‘s poetic beauty for to see beyond the pendant beauty within its magnificent grandeur of his own gifted heart’s nurtured trees. ~ The Twist This poem was not written by me. It was written almost four years ago, lying fallow in some passing cloud. Writ for me by someone effervescently more talented than I, and one of the poets whose quality of work, and command of our shared language is something to which all of us should aspire. I post it now as yet another homage to the true author. For in reading it, never was a poem was far more clearly, an unwitting self-portrait. **It was written on August 21st, 2013 by Harlon Rivers** by Nat Lipstadt
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We waste our lives Planting the seeds of the devil In hopes That we can reap what we sow And enjoy the fruits of our labor From a tree that will bear none.
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Sep 30, 2015
Sep 30, 2015 at 4:31 PM UTC
Money
The storms are pounding Destruction is rampant No end seems in sight. The day is endless The night never ending Will it ever, ever be right? Lightning crashes Winds are swirling Torrents of water fall down. The earth is shaking The shelter is breaking Thunderous sound resound. Above the storm the Calm prevails Overlooking the turmoil below. Awaiting the return of order again That Peace and Calm bestow. Then it is over... No more pounding Silence, beautiful silence Comes whispering in the ears. The Earth becomes firm The Sun is still shining It dries up all the tears. Through the debris New hopes arise Covering the scars below. Growing stronger, stronger As strength rebounds Renewed by the seeds we sow. Repairing the damage Replacing the lost Moving forward with or without. Finding Hope in the future as Faith reaches upward Redeeming Love without a doubt. -------------------------------- When the storms of life Cause turmoil and strife, The Son dries all my tears. When all seemed lost I counted the cost Turned over all my fears. I am surviving. I am stronger still.
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Nov 22, 2010
Nov 22, 2010 at 6:17 PM UTC
Above The Storms
Chlamydia, you grumpy cow! You're twice as grumpy as Sarah the sow. Half as happy as Jennifer hen, But ten times better than all the men ! Chlamydia, Chlamydia, we never will get rid of yer. A fixture in the draughty barn, giving us milk and a gossipy yarn. Have some grass and Chrstmas cake, have a snooze and then awake, to a surprise picnic on your floor, then you can be a grump once more.
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Jan 2, 2011
Jan 2, 2011 at 7:12 AM UTC
Chlamydia The Cow
Dear Grandpa that I never knew, Mommy told me so much about you, Sorry that you couldn’t watch me grow, Or in my childhood much could sow, But Mommy did once a tale me tell, Of how you made her laugh and picked her up when she fell, you taught my mommy of what people to one can do, while you did live, So Grandpa thank you for the love to mommy you did give, Grandpa its always been strange to hear, How mommy does in her memories hold you dear, I can’t help but wonder how you where, to cause mommy when she speaks of you to cry that single tear, Mommy said she was always one of the boys, But you taught her she was beautiful and to keep her poise, she was too teased for not being thin, but you taught her who she was, was what made her win, Of all her knowledge once belonged to you, The songs she sings and all she holds true, Her love for nature and ones soul, But grandpa your death on mommy did take its tole, So Grandpa though your absents makes her blue, Mommy say she owes who she is all to you, So My Grandpa by no other name, Thank you, Because otherwise Mommy wouldn’t be the same, But dear Grandpa I Never Knew, but my heart through mommy's touched, You should know that mommy loves you, very much, And though I don’t know you grandpa dear, When I see mommy cry her single tear, I know I’d have loved you lots too, Because mommy’s love for you was and still is so true.
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Dec 7, 2012
Dec 7, 2012 at 6:19 AM UTC
Dear Grandpa That I Never Knew
Life is colourful But not in the way I'd like, Its shades keep changing From lemon to blue to burgundy, Feels like I'm living In a constant state of melancholy. Tried hard not to stare At the melody that kept swirling In front of my eyes And through my ears, Sometimes I forgot breathing. And it trapped me into the deep Clawed hard to come up from beneath, But it was hard to hold on The walls were too steep. Never thought I'd wish For a colourless life of black and white, Of boring creatures and ordinary sight.. Never thought I'd be the one To want my seeds to sow, To want my roots to dig deep and grow. Maybe flowing with the wind Is not for me, Free-falling is not the same as flying, Peter should leave me alone now, I don't want to end up dying. Thought I almost saw Heaven from where I was, But it lay barren With no gates or guards, Or even angels or gods, Either the books or my mind are lying, It is overrated to wish for dying. But I made it through Somehow I swam back ashore, Fought the muddied waters that blinded me, Somehow I found my door. And to sanity I return, With lessons and scars that still burn It's good to look ahead with clarity, It's good to be back to reality.
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Jul 6, 2017
Jul 6, 2017 at 9:48 PM UTC
Survive
they stained the back deck today (with a hard to match 7 periwinkle) 400 square feet of knotted pine (in a striking rivet sequence) red ant drivers (who can forget those little ****** caked fir needles & feather cone bug hologram & cedar moss graffiti crack & cut joist wheel rut & pick pike stain (s) sow bugs electric blower purple fueled washer missing foul bits and two of its former pins somewhere near the erratic 9th stroke the side kick (and his sloppy dullard) fell sadly in a cacophony of sick laughter anxious peckers, poinsettias, grub box, rail stems lacewings (ladylike in their task), third door down windows old ergonomic chairs (so highly touted in the checkout isle at Lowes) all for not, I guess ~ seems they never reviewed the Homestead Manual on Fine Deck Painting ~
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Jan 21, 2017
Jan 21, 2017 at 3:55 PM UTC
The Homestead Manual on Fine Deck Painting
It's been long said in ancient Sanskrit texts, "Yatha twam karasi, Tatha twam bhogasi." This roughly translates as 'As you sow, so you reap.' This is true to the core but it's neither unconditional nor is it surely possible for you or me to be happy tomorrow even if we do good today. You might also have observed that sometimes you don't get exactly what you desired and yearned for when putting all your efforts. I will explain in the text that follows. I am not Superman or a Godman blessed with super powers. I just believe in humanitarian virtues of course for all my life. And I don't despise the idea of theism. As some other people among the readers and their respective circles even I tame the same ideology about God having created the universe and then let us take charge. I don't get involved in worshipping the creator, but I do thank that creator for having created us all. But how do I keep myself away from the various types of evils? The answer lies within. What I identify as evil or deleterious to anyone or anything else, I don't do that and I totally despise all of it. Doing so I am aware that what I have been taking to and what I should get into. Whether it's my career or my love life, it almost totally depends on me and my Karma. The remaining few bits also depend on time and third parties who can affect my life greatly or maybe a little. I don't know about what they quote other "Spiritual" people about and I feel that each of us can have our own views about time. I don't feel the urge to read about spiritual issues written by some well-publicised so called "Spiritual Gurus or Dharmatmas" who talk about out of the body experience. The next time you think about some problem posed to you, your relative or a close friend, do try the following: Just get out of your own mindset, think about the issue from a neutral point of view with your sixth sense (common sense) in right place. You're bound to find out the best way for solving it; let it be life or let it be any matter related to it.
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Nov 12, 2013
Nov 12, 2013 at 4:27 AM UTC
"As You Sow, So You Reap" Theory Revisited
It's been long said in ancient Sanskrit texts, "Yatha twam karasi, Tatha twam bhogasi." This roughly translates as 'As you sow, so you reap.' This is true to the core but it's neither unconditional nor is it surely possible for you or me to be happy tomorrow even if we do good today. You might also have observed that sometimes you don't get exactly what you desired and yearned for when putting all your efforts. I will explain in the text that follows. I am not Superman or a Godman blessed with super powers. I just believe in humanitarian virtues of course for all my life. And I don't despise the idea of theism. As some other people among the readers and their respective circles even I tame the same ideology about God having created the universe and then let us take charge. I don't get involved in worshipping the creator, but I do thank that creator for having created us all. But how do I keep myself away from the various types of evils? The answer lies within. What I identify as evil or deleterious to anyone or anything else, I don't do that and I totally despise all of it. Doing so I am aware that what I have been taking to and what I should get into. Whether it's my career or my love life, it almost totally depends on me and my Karma. The remaining few bits also depend on time and third parties who can affect my life greatly or maybe a little. I don't know about what they quote other "Spiritual" people about and I feel that each of us can have our own views about time. I don't feel the urge to read about spiritual issues written by some well-publicised so called "Spiritual Gurus or Dharmatmas" who talk about out of the body experience. The next time you think about some problem posed to you, your relative or a close friend, do try the following: Just get out of your own mindset, think about the issue from a neutral point of view with your sixth sense (common sense) in right place. You're bound to find out the best way for solving it; let it be life or let it be any matter related to it.
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The journey seems to be bumpy, sometimes a dusky road, Carrying the burdens, weighing our sins like a miserable toad, Some pursue their passion, some pursue their degree, Whatever the reason maybe, Unclog your way, cruise over the hardships and set yourself free. You'll be miffed by the mistakes you did, Selling out wet pillows you'll weep and sow a depression seed, And there will arrive times, When they will doubt you, and you will doubt yourself, But don't.. Don't ever doubt your devotion, Grab the momentum and roll in the motion, Though, squeamishness will thrive, Remember the dream and thank him because you are alive, Value every second, trade your life for it, Open up your feathers, escape the pit, Death invites everybody, someday you'll be gone, Even the sun will set forever, there won't be any dawn, Something belongs to you, its your throne, With the choices you made, go fly, Fly till the horizon.
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Feb 4, 2015
Feb 4, 2015 at 5:43 AM UTC
Fly