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"studies" poems
time is the space in which we grow    without awareness    in our early years structured by meals    arrivals and departures    light and dark    hot and cold    school   studies  play  adventures    celebrations and by waiting    anxiously or not for things to happen time is that feeling that we may not have enough of it in our later years busy with jobs and family and travel covering long distances in order to achieve and educate and care time is what starts to rush by us with increasing speed in our final years making us wonder what it really means that space by which we measure our lives    our universes       our worlds time is
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Mar 18, 2015
Mar 18, 2015 at 3:29 PM UTC
time
Smash, slash, and if you're a noob you spam. Video Games the most interactive experience ever, it brings out the best and worst out of all of us. Combos and controls to study, instead of trying to study for an upcoming test. Some people say video games turns your brain into mush, but studies show that video games actually help people in the real world. Oh how I love video games they let me experience things outside can't, and even though movie versions of games aren't that good, I never usually get disappointed with sequels. Video games create more than fun times, they have also helped create my identity. So thank you video games for making me who I am.
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Jun 5, 2015
Jun 5, 2015 at 4:04 PM UTC
Video games
Dear Future Wife, I know that it wasn’t easy going through the tides of life. It will never be easy. You might find yourself looking for someone who would fulfil the emptiness that you would feel inside. It is my strongest hope that you won’t entertain anyone who would try to take your heart. I would like you to focus on your studies at this point. I know that studying could sometimes be boring or somewhat hard, but I trust you with this one. You can do it. I’m writing this letter for a purpose. I would like to tell you some things before I marry you or before you become my girlfriend or even before I meet you. I would like to start this message by thanking you in advance. Thank you for choosing me out of the billions of men who are better and more handsome than me. I know that I never deserved somebody like you, and it’s kind of unfair for me because when we would be together, I know that we would look like beauty and the beast. You’d be beauty and I’d be beast. Thank you for the patience that you will have with me for the next 10 to 70 years. I appreciate how you would make me smile and laugh and even cry at times. It wouldn’t be hard to be with me, because I beat a girl in terms of emotions. Thank you for being faithful with me. I just want you to know that I would not look for anyone else but you. You’re the one I am praying for every night before I go to sleep and every morning before you get up from bed. It may not be my season yet to be in love. I promise you that I will wait. I will not rush anything with you. Forgive me if I wouldn’t give you flowers and chocolates for valentines while we are still students. I promise you that I will give you something more than that at the right time. I would reserve my hands for you, you and my mother will be the only women who would be able to grasp my very hands while walking. I would reserve myself for you. There would be lots of temptations, but beloved, I promise you that the only one who would control our relationship is God. It would not be easy being with me. It will never be. But I thank you for choosing me. Forgive me if I can’t be as handsome as the celebrities you watch in movies. I may not be handsome, but I promise to love you with all I am until my final breath. I’m Excited I’m excited to be your boyfriend and experience butterflies in my stomach whenever I’m with you. I’m excited to give you gifts every occasion. I’m excited to text you the words “I love you” every morning. I’m excited to see you walking on the altar. I’m excited to hear the words “You may kiss the bride” I’m excited to be your husband. I’m excited to forestall you in waking up just to cook for you. I’m excited to have dogs (we’ll name them Bacon and Goya) I’m excited to start a family with you. I’m excited to roam the world with you. But while our story is not yet clashing to each other in His book, my excitement would not stop me from waiting. I will wait for you. I promise. I love you. Your Future Husband
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Feb 20, 2017
Feb 20, 2017 at 11:14 AM UTC
A Letter to my Future Wife
Dear Future Wife, I know that it wasn’t easy going through the tides of life. It will never be easy. You might find yourself looking for someone who would fulfil the emptiness that you would feel inside. It is my strongest hope that you won’t entertain anyone who would try to take your heart. I would like you to focus on your studies at this point. I know that studying could sometimes be boring or somewhat hard, but I trust you with this one. You can do it. I’m writing this letter for a purpose. I would like to tell you some things before I marry you or before you become my girlfriend or even before I meet you. I would like to start this message by thanking you in advance. Thank you for choosing me out of the billions of men who are better and more handsome than me. I know that I never deserved somebody like you, and it’s kind of unfair for me because when we would be together, I know that we would look like beauty and the beast. You’d be beauty and I’d be beast. Thank you for the patience that you will have with me for the next 10 to 70 years. I appreciate how you would make me smile and laugh and even cry at times. It wouldn’t be hard to be with me, because I beat a girl in terms of emotions. Thank you for being faithful with me. I just want you to know that I would not look for anyone else but you. You’re the one I am praying for every night before I go to sleep and every morning before you get up from bed. It may not be my season yet to be in love. I promise you that I will wait. I will not rush anything with you. Forgive me if I wouldn’t give you flowers and chocolates for valentines while we are still students. I promise you that I will give you something more than that at the right time. I would reserve my hands for you, you and my mother will be the only women who would be able to grasp my very hands while walking. I would reserve myself for you. There would be lots of temptations, but beloved, I promise you that the only one who would control our relationship is God. It would not be easy being with me. It will never be. But I thank you for choosing me. Forgive me if I can’t be as handsome as the celebrities you watch in movies. I may not be handsome, but I promise to love you with all I am until my final breath. I’m Excited I’m excited to be your boyfriend and experience butterflies in my stomach whenever I’m with you. I’m excited to give you gifts every occasion. I’m excited to text you the words “I love you” every morning. I’m excited to see you walking on the altar. I’m excited to hear the words “You may kiss the bride” I’m excited to be your husband. I’m excited to forestall you in waking up just to cook for you. I’m excited to have dogs (we’ll name them Bacon and Goya) I’m excited to start a family with you. I’m excited to roam the world with you. But while our story is not yet clashing to each other in His book, my excitement would not stop me from waiting. I will wait for you. I promise. I love you. Your Future Husband
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For centuries philosophers have speculated the role sleep plays in society But it was not until the 1950s that sleep woke up in academia And today sleep studies show what dormant minds really look like Information about our rest we've never seen before However, I've always understood the importance of bedtime You see my parents taught me that sleep and love are soul mates My mom She's the sleeper She loves to sleep She cuddles up on any piece of furniture in my house and snoozes for hours Never views a sitcom past the first commercial break when she's tired And she's okay with that Dad never lets her drive on road trips when night falls Preferring his sleeping beauty tucked safely in the passenger seat Their hands meet as she lets the stars serenade her to slumber While he anchors his left hand on the steering wheel Thanking his lucky stars for his real life princess My dad He's the snorer He loves to snore He roars like a lion on his love seat and naps for hours Never views a sitcom past the second commercial break when he's tired And he's okay with that Mom never lets him sleep alone too long though Keeping his nose plugged strong enough to signal for bedtime They both stand together as he lets her guide him to slumber While she ushers her left hand around his back Thanking her lucky stars for her own prince charming Now my parents call me the dreamer And I sure do love to dream It seems my parents are textbook role models for me Because when you live inside a fairytale for far too long Your reality becomes an endless stream of fantasies Your expectations are exceptionally out of context Strictly written for poetic lines in picture books Never meant to be held Never meant to be felt Only meant for spines stuck on rosewood shelves My parents call me the dreamer And boy I love to dream I believe in creating the unthinkable And when you live inside a fairytale for far too long Nothing is fictional You picture a life with storybook endings Praying the author never runs out of ink You crown each syllable the king of the moment Treating each page like royalty And I've always been okay with that So when I asked my mom when she knew she fell in love She spoke of an instant of unadulterated emotion She said she knew instantly She didn't need to sleep on it When I asked my dad when he knew he fell in love He just smiled back at me He must have known instantly He didn't even speak on it So when I ask myself when I might fall in love I can't help but smile Think of fairytale titles Mile wide love notes in all shapes and styles And a moment where my reality sets my hopes on fire And I won't need to dream about it anymore
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Feb 4, 2014
Feb 4, 2014 at 2:35 PM UTC
Dreamer
For centuries philosophers have speculated the role sleep plays in society But it was not until the 1950s that sleep woke up in academia And today sleep studies show what dormant minds really look like Information about our rest we've never seen before However, I've always understood the importance of bedtime You see my parents taught me that sleep and love are soul mates My mom She's the sleeper She loves to sleep She cuddles up on any piece of furniture in my house and snoozes for hours Never views a sitcom past the first commercial break when she's tired And she's okay with that Dad never lets her drive on road trips when night falls Preferring his sleeping beauty tucked safely in the passenger seat Their hands meet as she lets the stars serenade her to slumber While he anchors his left hand on the steering wheel Thanking his lucky stars for his real life princess My dad He's the snorer He loves to snore He roars like a lion on his love seat and naps for hours Never views a sitcom past the second commercial break when he's tired And he's okay with that Mom never lets him sleep alone too long though Keeping his nose plugged strong enough to signal for bedtime They both stand together as he lets her guide him to slumber While she ushers her left hand around his back Thanking her lucky stars for her own prince charming Now my parents call me the dreamer And I sure do love to dream It seems my parents are textbook role models for me Because when you live inside a fairytale for far too long Your reality becomes an endless stream of fantasies Your expectations are exceptionally out of context Strictly written for poetic lines in picture books Never meant to be held Never meant to be felt Only meant for spines stuck on rosewood shelves My parents call me the dreamer And boy I love to dream I believe in creating the unthinkable And when you live inside a fairytale for far too long Nothing is fictional You picture a life with storybook endings Praying the author never runs out of ink You crown each syllable the king of the moment Treating each page like royalty And I've always been okay with that So when I asked my mom when she knew she fell in love She spoke of an instant of unadulterated emotion She said she knew instantly She didn't need to sleep on it When I asked my dad when he knew he fell in love He just smiled back at me He must have known instantly He didn't even speak on it So when I ask myself when I might fall in love I can't help but smile Think of fairytale titles Mile wide love notes in all shapes and styles And a moment where my reality sets my hopes on fire And I won't need to dream about it anymore
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~ ⚘ ⚪ ⚘ ~ After days of long studies comes the days of rest. My violet dreams were slumber-soft filled with lucent lilies of curling flames born of ever colour known and unknown. And I stood in awe of them as my fears fall back and cower in the shades of my mind. ~ ⚘ ⚪ ⚘ ~ I muse at how quickly my body relaxed. Due to my marjoram'd pillows and sheets of pure silk and eiderdown? Or due to the sips of the lavender tea in my in my teacup decorated with a butterfly motif? ~ ⚘ ⚪ ⚘ ~ I remember the sips in fours as I blew the steam from my cup; The first sip balmed my lips. The second soothed my throat. The third lulled my thoughts. The fourth stilled my soul. ~ ⚘ ⚪ ⚘ ~ Though the tea, the pillow and sheets were had a hand in my nightly rest, the real answer is on my brow - for it was when the night's cool air blew, and where you placed your sweet Morphean kiss. ~ ⚘ ⚪ ⚘ ~ With a smile, I wake. Sat on my golden summer throne located in my marble gazebo; a jewel in my private garden. With thin caryatid pillars, draped in fine doric chitons encircling me. Their sculpted limbs hold up the frieze carved with acanthus that has a stained glass top of peacocks and stargazers. ~ ⚘ ⚪ ⚘ ~ The sheer curtains billow when the eastern winds blow. By me, a gold side table with a mirrored top supported by three Greek key legs. A pewter quill pen with a steel nib and violet feather rests by its clay inkpot; both beside a silver sinuous nouveau vase and a small stack of poetry books of black leather and gilt. ~ ⚘ ⚪ ⚘ ~
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Aug 4, 2018
Aug 4, 2018 at 7:48 AM UTC
~ ⚘⚪ Jasmine Pearls I ⚪⚘ ~
~ ⚘ ⚪ ⚘ ~ After days of long studies comes the days of rest. My violet dreams were slumber-soft filled with lucent lilies of curling flames born of ever colour known and unknown. And I stood in awe of them as my fears fall back and cower in the shades of my mind. ~ ⚘ ⚪ ⚘ ~ I muse at how quickly my body relaxed. Due to my marjoram'd pillows and sheets of pure silk and eiderdown? Or due to the sips of the lavender tea in my in my teacup decorated with a butterfly motif? ~ ⚘ ⚪ ⚘ ~ I remember the sips in fours as I blew the steam from my cup; The first sip balmed my lips. The second soothed my throat. The third lulled my thoughts. The fourth stilled my soul. ~ ⚘ ⚪ ⚘ ~ Though the tea, the pillow and sheets were had a hand in my nightly rest, the real answer is on my brow - for it was when the night's cool air blew, and where you placed your sweet Morphean kiss. ~ ⚘ ⚪ ⚘ ~ With a smile, I wake. Sat on my golden summer throne located in my marble gazebo; a jewel in my private garden. With thin caryatid pillars, draped in fine doric chitons encircling me. Their sculpted limbs hold up the frieze carved with acanthus that has a stained glass top of peacocks and stargazers. ~ ⚘ ⚪ ⚘ ~ The sheer curtains billow when the eastern winds blow. By me, a gold side table with a mirrored top supported by three Greek key legs. A pewter quill pen with a steel nib and violet feather rests by its clay inkpot; both beside a silver sinuous nouveau vase and a small stack of poetry books of black leather and gilt. ~ ⚘ ⚪ ⚘ ~
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I know it's just been a week But I'm already beginning to miss you And I'm not the only one You do make an impact On anyone who has been lucky enough To get to know you Whether it be family or friends Or maybe even total strangers! Anyway, we've had some great times together I shall never forget our trip to the UK And the fun we had there Especially the Wimbledon camping experience Would you have believed me then If I had told you That you would end up returning there to study In a matter of three years? Mysterious indeed, are the ways In which Fate works Our trip to USA was equally memorable Who will ever forget that iconic moment When you identified a McDonald's cafe from the plane? Nothing, absolutely nothing ever Escapes those beady eyes of yours This is one of the many things I love about you We may not spend a lot of time talking to each other But you understand me very well Perhaps more than I understand myself And I know that I can always count on you Anyway, I am getting too sentimental Have a good time out there I'm sure you'll find new friends In fact, as I write this You seem to be making progress on that front already Try to balance studies and housework as much as you can And most importantly Take care of yourself Whatever problems you might face Know that you're not alone We have your back always, no matter what It is your happiness Rather than what course you do Or what job you may find That matters to us the most So, on that note Let me wish you all the very best Take care and stay in touch Miss you loads
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Sep 25, 2022
Sep 25, 2022 at 12:32 PM UTC
Poem dedicated to my sister in London
I know it's just been a week But I'm already beginning to miss you And I'm not the only one You do make an impact On anyone who has been lucky enough To get to know you Whether it be family or friends Or maybe even total strangers! Anyway, we've had some great times together I shall never forget our trip to the UK And the fun we had there Especially the Wimbledon camping experience Would you have believed me then If I had told you That you would end up returning there to study In a matter of three years? Mysterious indeed, are the ways In which Fate works Our trip to USA was equally memorable Who will ever forget that iconic moment When you identified a McDonald's cafe from the plane? Nothing, absolutely nothing ever Escapes those beady eyes of yours This is one of the many things I love about you We may not spend a lot of time talking to each other But you understand me very well Perhaps more than I understand myself And I know that I can always count on you Anyway, I am getting too sentimental Have a good time out there I'm sure you'll find new friends In fact, as I write this You seem to be making progress on that front already Try to balance studies and housework as much as you can And most importantly Take care of yourself Whatever problems you might face Know that you're not alone We have your back always, no matter what It is your happiness Rather than what course you do Or what job you may find That matters to us the most So, on that note Let me wish you all the very best Take care and stay in touch Miss you loads
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she put my heart in a jar. wait here until i return, she said. i waited two forevers for her to open it, my heart was suffocating. i was drowning in her memories, her eyes danced like fireflies in the moonlight. timeless passion. she is my flower child. flawless. my heart is in a cage, solitude sedates me. i recall memories we never had or maybe it was visions of a future we will have? i sit down with a notepad and admire your movement. i pen down my studies, and try to understand your complexity. your face glows, your waist flows. like the beautiful Victoria Falls, African queen. i digress, you still have my heart in a jar. open a few holes, my heart is suffocating. hair like Rapunzel, fine spun gold, only love knows our connection. time is but a teardrop in our moments. on my notepad, is stories of what i think you could be, yet my imagination is far from your real being. your shadow is unique. i can see it dancing under the stars, it tells its own stories. faded, i am. im loving, your heart. keep moving, beauty. i love you. stop arguing with your mind, you’re beautiful. every man knows. o, to be young and feel love’s keen sting. beauty. je t’aime. belle âme, mon coeur appartient à vous.
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Oct 29, 2013
Oct 29, 2013 at 12:24 PM UTC
Spirit Of The Motherland
There's a yellow green gas, You can't see in your glass. Sometimes you can tell, It's there by the smell. It does a great job removing bacteria, Like Diphtheria, Or even Listeria. But what do you think, Happens to the chlorine in your drink? I don't want to alarm, But there's a chance it might harm. It protects at a price, Attacking our bacteria that are nice, And I'm sure it excels, At killing your own cells, Forcing new ones to grow, When a mistake could cause woe. Some studies have found it an enhancer, Of bladder and bowel cancer. Whether old or young, Do you want it in your lung? You have the power, To remove it from your shower. It's rather grim, To have to breathe it when you swim. You're more likely to wheeze, Or sneeze. Do you think it will please, Your inflammatory bowel disease? Perhaps it's the key, To why there's Crohns and UC. Do you think that your skin, Might become a little thin, And be filled with dread, As it starts to turn red. Can you not feel, How it's harder to heal? It makes our tissues grow old, From what I've been told. Our cells can only divide, A few times before they're stupified. With asthma and chlorine on a map, You can see they overlap. Sadly in the West, Not everyone has guessed, That there may be a link, With the gas in our drink. “But!”, I hear you cry, “Without it people will die.” Let go of your dread, We can use something instead. The answer is well known, It's called 'ozone'. Made from pure water, It's gone when it reaches my daughter, Unlike chlorine it's life is brief, What a relief. There's many a city, That make it with electricity, Splitting water into hydrogen, And best of all, oxygen! For ozone is made from O2, Yes, it's true! Imagine if you had, Water with nothing they add. Already there's Paris and Nice in France, Where people can dance. San Diego and Los Angeles in the USA, Have water that's ok. And Osaka in Japan, Now use this plan. But you don't have to be rich, To make the switch. Ask a clever committee, To stop chlorine in your city. See if you can arrange, To have your water change. I hear you shout, “Can 'I' get this chlorine out?” If you leave water in a jug overnight, What's left will be slight. Boiling will send it away in the air, So there's no need to despair. You can also remove it with a filter, Or a water distiller. To learn more have a look, At 'Question Chlorine' on facebook.
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Aug 26, 2014
Aug 26, 2014 at 5:05 AM UTC
The Chlorine in Your Water
There's a yellow green gas, You can't see in your glass. Sometimes you can tell, It's there by the smell. It does a great job removing bacteria, Like Diphtheria, Or even Listeria. But what do you think, Happens to the chlorine in your drink? I don't want to alarm, But there's a chance it might harm. It protects at a price, Attacking our bacteria that are nice, And I'm sure it excels, At killing your own cells, Forcing new ones to grow, When a mistake could cause woe. Some studies have found it an enhancer, Of bladder and bowel cancer. Whether old or young, Do you want it in your lung? You have the power, To remove it from your shower. It's rather grim, To have to breathe it when you swim. You're more likely to wheeze, Or sneeze. Do you think it will please, Your inflammatory bowel disease? Perhaps it's the key, To why there's Crohns and UC. Do you think that your skin, Might become a little thin, And be filled with dread, As it starts to turn red. Can you not feel, How it's harder to heal? It makes our tissues grow old, From what I've been told. Our cells can only divide, A few times before they're stupified. With asthma and chlorine on a map, You can see they overlap. Sadly in the West, Not everyone has guessed, That there may be a link, With the gas in our drink. “But!”, I hear you cry, “Without it people will die.” Let go of your dread, We can use something instead. The answer is well known, It's called 'ozone'. Made from pure water, It's gone when it reaches my daughter, Unlike chlorine it's life is brief, What a relief. There's many a city, That make it with electricity, Splitting water into hydrogen, And best of all, oxygen! For ozone is made from O2, Yes, it's true! Imagine if you had, Water with nothing they add. Already there's Paris and Nice in France, Where people can dance. San Diego and Los Angeles in the USA, Have water that's ok. And Osaka in Japan, Now use this plan. But you don't have to be rich, To make the switch. Ask a clever committee, To stop chlorine in your city. See if you can arrange, To have your water change. I hear you shout, “Can 'I' get this chlorine out?” If you leave water in a jug overnight, What's left will be slight. Boiling will send it away in the air, So there's no need to despair. You can also remove it with a filter, Or a water distiller. To learn more have a look, At 'Question Chlorine' on facebook.
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Exams are a great fear, Less marks,no one can bear Exams are like ghosts, During exams,our mind gets roast Exams are full of studies, Everyone gets tensed even the WhatsApp buddies No one laughs, no one plays, Empty roads empty ways Study study study, Exams are on the way
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Jan 11, 2018
Jan 11, 2018 at 10:29 PM UTC
~~~Exams-a fear~~~
Mr. handsome stranger He’s coming after Desperate like a last request Frantic delusional lunatic Unhinged fragile losing what’s left Self serving sadomasochistic Easy on the eyes but doesn’t quite fit in Playing it cool in social situations His intelligent banter he claims as his own With somewhat smart comebacks he practiced at home Trying so hard that the sweat beads down Onto his stressed wrinkled furrowed brow the stories he skillfully misdirected   Carefully darting  unwanted questions Mr. Indiscreet can’t blow his cover Disarm the girl of his unrealistic dreams How quite average and normal he can be Mr. Stalker walks over to the Girl works up the courage and talks to her Strikes up a witty conversation With his movie star smile and education Using the words that he pre rehearsed Says all the right things and compliments her Looking past his rather peculiar behavior And when politely asked gives up her number He rings her up the very next day With a romantic scenic picnic date Under the shade of a lush green tree Upon a blanket with wine and cheese Playing the part of the handsome boyfriend Gains her full trust and faith in him Joking in a effort to make her laugh To put her at ease and follow his plan Jealous of her ex boyfriends Knowing their names and full address And when he drops her off at home Tracks and follows her every move Knows all her weekly kept routines Threatens and blackmails all her friends Studies everyday mundane errands Unaware of his decent into madness
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Sep 18, 2018
Sep 18, 2018 at 8:28 AM UTC
Mr. Handsome
Mr. handsome stranger He’s coming after Desperate like a last request Frantic delusional lunatic Unhinged fragile losing what’s left Self serving sadomasochistic Easy on the eyes but doesn’t quite fit in Playing it cool in social situations His intelligent banter he claims as his own With somewhat smart comebacks he practiced at home Trying so hard that the sweat beads down Onto his stressed wrinkled furrowed brow the stories he skillfully misdirected   Carefully darting  unwanted questions Mr. Indiscreet can’t blow his cover Disarm the girl of his unrealistic dreams How quite average and normal he can be Mr. Stalker walks over to the Girl works up the courage and talks to her Strikes up a witty conversation With his movie star smile and education Using the words that he pre rehearsed Says all the right things and compliments her Looking past his rather peculiar behavior And when politely asked gives up her number He rings her up the very next day With a romantic scenic picnic date Under the shade of a lush green tree Upon a blanket with wine and cheese Playing the part of the handsome boyfriend Gains her full trust and faith in him Joking in a effort to make her laugh To put her at ease and follow his plan Jealous of her ex boyfriends Knowing their names and full address And when he drops her off at home Tracks and follows her every move Knows all her weekly kept routines Threatens and blackmails all her friends Studies everyday mundane errands Unaware of his decent into madness
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This trumpeter of nothingness, employed To keep our reason dull and null and void. This man of wind and froth and flux will sell The wares of any who reward him well. Praising whatever he is paid to praise, He hunts for ever-newer, smarter ways To make the gilt seen gold; the shoddy, silk; To cheat us legally; to bluff and bilk By methods which no jury can prevent Because the law's not broken, only bent. This mind for hire, this mental ********** Can tell the half-lie hardest to refute; Knows how to hide an inconvenient fact And when to leave a doubtful claim unbacked; Manipulates the truth but not too much, And if his patter needs the Human Touch, Skillfully artless, artlessly naive, Wears his convenient heart upon his sleeve. He uses words that once were strong and fine, Primal as sun and moon and bread and wine, True, honourable, honoured, clear and keen, And leaves them shabby, worn, diminished, mean. He takes ideas and trains them to engage In the long little wars big combines wage... He keeps his logic loose, his feelings flimsy; Turns eloquence to cant and wit to whimsy; Trims language till it fits his clients, pattern And style's a glossy **** or limping slattern. He studies our defences, finds the cracks And where the wall is weak or worn, attacks. lie finds the fear that's deep, the wound that's tender, And mastered, outmanouevered, we surrender. We who have tried to choose accept his choice And tired succumb to his untiring voice. The dripping tap makes even granite soften We trust the brand-name we have heard so often And join the queue of sheep that flock to buy; We fools who know our folly, you and I.
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Attack On The Ad-Man
This trumpeter of nothingness, employed To keep our reason dull and null and void. This man of wind and froth and flux will sell The wares of any who reward him well. Praising whatever he is paid to praise, He hunts for ever-newer, smarter ways To make the gilt seen gold; the shoddy, silk; To cheat us legally; to bluff and bilk By methods which no jury can prevent Because the law's not broken, only bent. This mind for hire, this mental ********** Can tell the half-lie hardest to refute; Knows how to hide an inconvenient fact And when to leave a doubtful claim unbacked; Manipulates the truth but not too much, And if his patter needs the Human Touch, Skillfully artless, artlessly naive, Wears his convenient heart upon his sleeve. He uses words that once were strong and fine, Primal as sun and moon and bread and wine, True, honourable, honoured, clear and keen, And leaves them shabby, worn, diminished, mean. He takes ideas and trains them to engage In the long little wars big combines wage... He keeps his logic loose, his feelings flimsy; Turns eloquence to cant and wit to whimsy; Trims language till it fits his clients, pattern And style's a glossy **** or limping slattern. He studies our defences, finds the cracks And where the wall is weak or worn, attacks. lie finds the fear that's deep, the wound that's tender, And mastered, outmanouevered, we surrender. We who have tried to choose accept his choice And tired succumb to his untiring voice. The dripping tap makes even granite soften We trust the brand-name we have heard so often And join the queue of sheep that flock to buy; We fools who know our folly, you and I.
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Each day with so much ceremony begins, with birds, with bells, with whistles from a factory; such white-gold skies our eyes first open on, such brilliant walls that for a moment we wonder "Where is the music coming from, the energy? The day was meant for what ineffable creature we must have missed?" Oh promptly he appears and takes his earthly nature instantly, instantly falls victim of long intrigue, assuming memory and mortal mortal fatigue. More slowly falling into sight and showering into stippled faces, darkening, condensing all his light; in spite of all the dreaming squandered upon him with that look, suffers our uses and abuses, sinks through the drift of bodies, sinks through the drift of vlasses to evening to the beggar in the park who, weary, without lamp or book prepares stupendous studies: the fiery event of every day in endless endless assent.
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Anaphora
It's easy to hate people For things you don't understand. I know. I've been on both ends. And the funny thing About people hating other people, Is that we're really not that different. I mean, according to recent studies, Race doesn't even biologically exist. And most religions look and act the same, In some way, shape, or form. Almost every one has started some type of war, Though it was truly based upon greed and power. Humans have a strange thirst for power, I've never really understood it. I've hated my fair share Of humans. Granted, most of them were violent ****** Granted, so am I. Though I am violent in the vindictive, spiteful sense. No better, really. A false sense of righteousness Because I believe I can cast judgment upon those who have sinned, While ignoring my sins. You have no reason to judge another, For you are not clean of sin. Now, I'd get off my high horse, If the ground wasn't so ***** And full of hate. It makes my stomach weak, Too much dark. Not enough light. Of course, If all were well, I'd think there were too much light, Not enough dark. There needs to be a balance, But the balance is too dark. I wonder how you can't see it, How you can force yourself into denial And live in your little fantasy world Where all is good, and all is this, and all is that. I'd like to think it's because you haven't seen what I've seen, But you have. But you do know. And that scares me. So keep hating this, But not that. Keep hating that, But not this. You can't make excuses, When you hate all around the board. Be careful who you hate, It might be someone you love.
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Nov 18, 2016
Nov 18, 2016 at 7:55 PM UTC
"Be Careful Who You Hate. It Might be Someone You Love."
It's easy to hate people For things you don't understand. I know. I've been on both ends. And the funny thing About people hating other people, Is that we're really not that different. I mean, according to recent studies, Race doesn't even biologically exist. And most religions look and act the same, In some way, shape, or form. Almost every one has started some type of war, Though it was truly based upon greed and power. Humans have a strange thirst for power, I've never really understood it. I've hated my fair share Of humans. Granted, most of them were violent ****** Granted, so am I. Though I am violent in the vindictive, spiteful sense. No better, really. A false sense of righteousness Because I believe I can cast judgment upon those who have sinned, While ignoring my sins. You have no reason to judge another, For you are not clean of sin. Now, I'd get off my high horse, If the ground wasn't so ***** And full of hate. It makes my stomach weak, Too much dark. Not enough light. Of course, If all were well, I'd think there were too much light, Not enough dark. There needs to be a balance, But the balance is too dark. I wonder how you can't see it, How you can force yourself into denial And live in your little fantasy world Where all is good, and all is this, and all is that. I'd like to think it's because you haven't seen what I've seen, But you have. But you do know. And that scares me. So keep hating this, But not that. Keep hating that, But not this. You can't make excuses, When you hate all around the board. Be careful who you hate, It might be someone you love.
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A tired old man groans As he hand you some Asian culture cuisine. Riddled with spices It tickles the little thing in the back of your throat As you swallow the substance. Face now flushed Like a cluster of fire ants crawling on the hill Calling it their home. Home? Where was it? Your memory slips. Glee storms the man’s face As he studies your expression. “Seems like you can’t handle such a simple thing." Clouding your judgement, you bite your tongue In desperate attempt to knock back the sense That gone up and left. However It fails. Numb as the lightbulbs turn into bottle-cap suns Concealing sight With the light that it shares. Count as your heart stops With eyes bloodshot His crafted words echo In your failing ears.
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Jun 23, 2015
Jun 23, 2015 at 2:33 PM UTC
No Tolerance
Roses are red Violets are blue Marshmallow factories Are covered in goo Roses are red Violets are blue Not all of these Are going to rhyme Roses are red Violets are purple Whoever wrote that Was an idiot Roses are red Violets are blue My favorite is Discord Who used to be Q Roses are red Violets are blue If you count in binary You'll never have 2 Roses are red Violets are blue MEEP Roses are red Violets are blue, da ba dee da ba daa... Roses are black Violets are black Everything is black I'm Batman Roses are blue Violets are red Something is wrong With my head The Math section is red Social Studies is blue I have too much homework I want to cry Roses are red Violets are blue Please don't get stuck In the spilled glue Roses are purple Violets are green I'm just here revving My limousine Roses are red They have thorns Don't touch them Roses are red Violets are blue I want to turn this Into a haiku Roses are crimson Violets are the fairest blue And so fair are you Roses are red Violets are blue That was pretty good For being written on the fly Roses are red Violets are blue Ridiculous Inflatable Swan Thing Roses are red Violets are blue I need to sleep No you are so And sweet is Sugar blue are Violets red are Roses Roses are red Violets are blue There is no try Do not or do Roses are red Violets are blue Dab on those haters Roses are red Violets are blue Think I'll paint them On my shoe Roses are red, dilly dilly Violets are blue Is this copyrighted, dilly dilly I have no clue Lavender's blue Lavender's green I store my sanity In a canteen Roses are red Violets are blue I'm too cynical And yet too cheesy Roses are red Violets are blue Spellcheck doesn't know meep?!? Roses are rosy Violets are violet I want to be A submarine pilot Roses are red Violets are blue Something something Pikachu Roses are red Violets are blue Illuminati They're watching you Gryffindor's red Ravenclaw's blue WHY IS IT AN EAGLE NOT A RAVEN Roses are red Violets are blue Be mine I'm desperate Roses are red Violets are blue I don't want romance Stop asking Roses are red Violets are blue I'm running low on ideas We're almost through Roses are red Violets are blue Sugar is sweet Don't eat too much Roses are red Never mind Life's too short Eat all the sugar you can find Roses are red Violets are blue You're still here? Good job you Roses are red Violets are blue Happy Valentines Day Bye
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Jan 28, 2019
Jan 28, 2019 at 9:41 PM UTC
Someone Needs to Get Me Away From My Computer
Roses are red Violets are blue Marshmallow factories Are covered in goo Roses are red Violets are blue Not all of these Are going to rhyme Roses are red Violets are purple Whoever wrote that Was an idiot Roses are red Violets are blue My favorite is Discord Who used to be Q Roses are red Violets are blue If you count in binary You'll never have 2 Roses are red Violets are blue MEEP Roses are red Violets are blue, da ba dee da ba daa... Roses are black Violets are black Everything is black I'm Batman Roses are blue Violets are red Something is wrong With my head The Math section is red Social Studies is blue I have too much homework I want to cry Roses are red Violets are blue Please don't get stuck In the spilled glue Roses are purple Violets are green I'm just here revving My limousine Roses are red They have thorns Don't touch them Roses are red Violets are blue I want to turn this Into a haiku Roses are crimson Violets are the fairest blue And so fair are you Roses are red Violets are blue That was pretty good For being written on the fly Roses are red Violets are blue Ridiculous Inflatable Swan Thing Roses are red Violets are blue I need to sleep No you are so And sweet is Sugar blue are Violets red are Roses Roses are red Violets are blue There is no try Do not or do Roses are red Violets are blue Dab on those haters Roses are red Violets are blue Think I'll paint them On my shoe Roses are red, dilly dilly Violets are blue Is this copyrighted, dilly dilly I have no clue Lavender's blue Lavender's green I store my sanity In a canteen Roses are red Violets are blue I'm too cynical And yet too cheesy Roses are red Violets are blue Spellcheck doesn't know meep?!? Roses are rosy Violets are violet I want to be A submarine pilot Roses are red Violets are blue Something something Pikachu Roses are red Violets are blue Illuminati They're watching you Gryffindor's red Ravenclaw's blue WHY IS IT AN EAGLE NOT A RAVEN Roses are red Violets are blue Be mine I'm desperate Roses are red Violets are blue I don't want romance Stop asking Roses are red Violets are blue I'm running low on ideas We're almost through Roses are red Violets are blue Sugar is sweet Don't eat too much Roses are red Never mind Life's too short Eat all the sugar you can find Roses are red Violets are blue You're still here? Good job you Roses are red Violets are blue Happy Valentines Day Bye
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There once was a black man... Old at heart, he fought verbally and accordingly with bold words, which abbreviated and arbitrated great art! He spoke of activism. Not just racial, and economic racism. He fought against demonic injustices for you, yes, made me see. He stood for principles of non-violence. Acknowledged corrupt government mileage, European knowledge and college. A philosopher, teacher and preacher as well as a civil rights leader. When he spoke his words of fire indeed chiseled and inspired. Causing some to conspire and also perspire! Born January 15th 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. Named in honor of the German protestant Martin Luther. Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. Making a mark in doctoral studies, systematic theology. June 5th 1955 This King married Corretta Scott in Heiberger, Alabama for many to see. Proceeding with four children: Yolanda, Martin Luther the 3rd to be! Dexter Scott and Bernice to increase the peace. Despite the European police, the movements and stressed protests, the silence, ****** and racial violence. The segregation and interrogations in force, instead of integration of course. Black mishaps, lack of differences in relapse perhaps! Plagiarized and slandered, demised by some of the wise. Accused of communistic ties. Blinded by others’ eyes and of our world’s twisted lies. Montgomery, Georgia bus boycott, 1955 was the year. However, forever in disguise, our fear of tears was apparently adhered. From here to near, also all those dear. Mere letters he wrote, from Birmingham jail I quote! From the slums, some of sums, hail and prevail! A creation prevailing into a deriving and thriving nation. Mr. King’s vision of a dream, mission, opposition, optimism and truism, on our wars, welfare and more. I suppose this sounds honest and fair. Mr. King’s theories and worries in emotionalism, evangelism, humanitarianism, racism and socialism. Nobel Peace Prize won in 1964. Regretfully, you may have heard of this before. Government conspiracies and indecencies. Assassination and discrimination, allegedly, by James Earl Ray. On April 4th, I almost choke, because for him, his blood did soak. Some thought this **** was a thrill or forced by will. Others still procrastinate in hate! However, forever Martin Luther King was and still is one of the late greats.
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Mar 26, 2012
Mar 26, 2012 at 12:53 PM UTC
Poem Entitled: "Martin Luther King"
There once was a black man... Old at heart, he fought verbally and accordingly with bold words, which abbreviated and arbitrated great art! He spoke of activism. Not just racial, and economic racism. He fought against demonic injustices for you, yes, made me see. He stood for principles of non-violence. Acknowledged corrupt government mileage, European knowledge and college. A philosopher, teacher and preacher as well as a civil rights leader. When he spoke his words of fire indeed chiseled and inspired. Causing some to conspire and also perspire! Born January 15th 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. Named in honor of the German protestant Martin Luther. Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. Making a mark in doctoral studies, systematic theology. June 5th 1955 This King married Corretta Scott in Heiberger, Alabama for many to see. Proceeding with four children: Yolanda, Martin Luther the 3rd to be! Dexter Scott and Bernice to increase the peace. Despite the European police, the movements and stressed protests, the silence, ****** and racial violence. The segregation and interrogations in force, instead of integration of course. Black mishaps, lack of differences in relapse perhaps! Plagiarized and slandered, demised by some of the wise. Accused of communistic ties. Blinded by others’ eyes and of our world’s twisted lies. Montgomery, Georgia bus boycott, 1955 was the year. However, forever in disguise, our fear of tears was apparently adhered. From here to near, also all those dear. Mere letters he wrote, from Birmingham jail I quote! From the slums, some of sums, hail and prevail! A creation prevailing into a deriving and thriving nation. Mr. King’s vision of a dream, mission, opposition, optimism and truism, on our wars, welfare and more. I suppose this sounds honest and fair. Mr. King’s theories and worries in emotionalism, evangelism, humanitarianism, racism and socialism. Nobel Peace Prize won in 1964. Regretfully, you may have heard of this before. Government conspiracies and indecencies. Assassination and discrimination, allegedly, by James Earl Ray. On April 4th, I almost choke, because for him, his blood did soak. Some thought this **** was a thrill or forced by will. Others still procrastinate in hate! However, forever Martin Luther King was and still is one of the late greats.
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being a good student is always one of the reasons being a good student is one of the reasons why im a really inconsiderate friend, apparently because i dont share my answers because i dont break the rules and because i dont hate going to school i just dont have the heart to tell them that school is actually my quiet that school is my rest from life that school is my escape that this is how it was being a good student is one of the reasons why im an unreliable brother, it seems because i dont tend to their needs when im home because i dont help them with their homework and because i dont have any time left for them bec im focusing on my studies i just dont think they'll want to hear that im not doing any of it for them because no one did those for me that no one made me dinner at age 13 that no one ever taught me how to answer my homework that this is how it was being a good student is one of the reasons why im a irresponsible son, i believe because i dont ever want go to family outings because i dont prioritize them over school meetings and because im barely home from sleeping over my classmates' houses just to finish a ******* output i just dont think he'd appreciate me telling him i never felt like a part of that family that i never felt like he'd prioritize me over anything that i never once felt like coming back to this house was the same as coming back home that this is how it was that this is how it is that im so sick of everyone saying im an inconsiderate friend or an unreliable brother specially an irresponsible son so if the only thing im good at are quizzes and projects and tests and deadlines then i sure as hell am gonna keep at it
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Jan 13, 2018
Jan 13, 2018 at 1:58 PM UTC
good student
being a good student is always one of the reasons being a good student is one of the reasons why im a really inconsiderate friend, apparently because i dont share my answers because i dont break the rules and because i dont hate going to school i just dont have the heart to tell them that school is actually my quiet that school is my rest from life that school is my escape that this is how it was being a good student is one of the reasons why im an unreliable brother, it seems because i dont tend to their needs when im home because i dont help them with their homework and because i dont have any time left for them bec im focusing on my studies i just dont think they'll want to hear that im not doing any of it for them because no one did those for me that no one made me dinner at age 13 that no one ever taught me how to answer my homework that this is how it was being a good student is one of the reasons why im a irresponsible son, i believe because i dont ever want go to family outings because i dont prioritize them over school meetings and because im barely home from sleeping over my classmates' houses just to finish a ******* output i just dont think he'd appreciate me telling him i never felt like a part of that family that i never felt like he'd prioritize me over anything that i never once felt like coming back to this house was the same as coming back home that this is how it was that this is how it is that im so sick of everyone saying im an inconsiderate friend or an unreliable brother specially an irresponsible son so if the only thing im good at are quizzes and projects and tests and deadlines then i sure as hell am gonna keep at it
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I was is in second grade when Emily told me "if you where born a few years back you'd be a slave" As if I hadn't looked in the mirror latley. Oh how it felt to be the only brown girl in a white school Minority Misinterpretation. A maybe Is what I was An outcast 4th grade I visit my father and his family My grandmother and aunt whisper,"Gringa" laugh laugh "Sangrona" laugh laugh My mother hispanic and my father Mexican 6th grade My best friend is disgusted because I define as Mexican yet can't seem to speak perfect Spanish 9th grade I learned that bi racially I am a mut, As if I don't have enough labels already I must prove to my friends I am white, yet hispanic to my family My second aunts snicker at my broken Spanish No need to gain their validity They can't believe my mother raised me away from their culture Despair fills their eyes as labels blur mine Must I prove myself every time? What if I'm not either or? Nor a mix Nor white Nor hispanic Nor mexican Nor latina Nor bi racial Nor sangrona I don't seek your validation but your understanding I'm not a unique exhibit Only a 16 year old girl dealing with teenage drama and high school studies A dreamer at heart An artist who loves to show it I have a name I'm more than my skin color Or that of my mother's & father's. If I'm ever asked to prove myself I will answer with only "I am already proven
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Feb 25, 2016
Feb 25, 2016 at 11:36 PM UTC
Proven
Wealthy is the man Who gives more than what he has Than a man who keeps his pocket bulky And lives in with his pride Real wealth is of value The one who boasts his possessions Will lose what he has Not now, yet sooner For the worth he has not known The other surrendered every thing Left nothing but his soul He says his commitment is unto the Father To whom the Giver of all. Life is full of lies One may easily be deceived And the wealth of the world indeed Is just a pinch of the Heaven's richness To where his feet shall stand The golden pavement in the Sky And what life would it be? What profit it would be If a man gains the whole world Yet loses his own soul God studies his heart The desires and passions that emerge For wealth shall be poured out In his spirit that thirst
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Aug 12, 2014
Aug 12, 2014 at 9:11 PM UTC
Two Faces of Wealth
The Orions, mysterious forces who contacts the witch, When She is ready to be sworn, In secret they teach Her how much the soul is rich, Some think they're are Goddesses, Spirits or even Norn, She studies all truths in secret, Energy is always knowledge, But due to humanity's key weakness, Their own Truth, Potential, they can't acknowledge! She studies Magik and Spirituality, Nothing more commoners hate: a shining light, Knowing witches didn't win often in history, Alone She stands, alone She became bright. Yet one day The Orions appear, For the Witch is now ready, She becomes Wise, all fears disappear, The Illumined path she travels; Perceptive and Steady. Truly when you are truly yourself, You see life's true beauty, And the Witch is forever blessed, One day... She will join the Orions, Becoming A Witch for Eternity
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Jun 4, 2016
Jun 4, 2016 at 11:16 PM UTC
The Orions and The Witch
I see Beauty in a ********** Whose feelings you cannot convolute. I see a Businesswoman in a ********** A **** with brains, destitute she made a business plan. At least she did business studies and accounting at school, sells her body to earn, A living. I see a princess in a ********** because no man can resist her. You know when she starts curling her hair Even Pastors ********** then we bring the Saints Holiness into debate. Have you ever seen a ********** aspirate "I want you" ? **** Her voice alone gives ****** healing, Arouses ****** feelings, Pumps vessels, frightened by the spark in her eyes, hormone adrenalin give your heart rate a fast accelerating beatings. I see charisma in a ********** Married men,leave their wives in bed and creep to the streets corner just to cuddle with prostitutes, it was I who said, there's beauty in a ********** I see Beauty in a ********** I've seen Loyalty in a ********** Yes I did. How? What do I mean? Because she ***** all men in the same manner and charge them all the identical amount. That is Loyalty man. I said, I see Beauty in a ********** and I wasn't lying. There is Beauty in a ********** The Beauty that makes Preachers at church retire, The Beauty that make married men divorce, The Beauty that makes Jay Z forget Beyonce, The Beauty that makes Julius Malema forgets his political position The Beauty that makes Jesus Christ want to come back, to save his descendants from sin. The Beauty of a ********** Men have seen it.
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Aug 14, 2015
Aug 14, 2015 at 8:53 PM UTC
I See Beauty In A **********
I see Beauty in a ********** Whose feelings you cannot convolute. I see a Businesswoman in a ********** A **** with brains, destitute she made a business plan. At least she did business studies and accounting at school, sells her body to earn, A living. I see a princess in a ********** because no man can resist her. You know when she starts curling her hair Even Pastors ********** then we bring the Saints Holiness into debate. Have you ever seen a ********** aspirate "I want you" ? **** Her voice alone gives ****** healing, Arouses ****** feelings, Pumps vessels, frightened by the spark in her eyes, hormone adrenalin give your heart rate a fast accelerating beatings. I see charisma in a ********** Married men,leave their wives in bed and creep to the streets corner just to cuddle with prostitutes, it was I who said, there's beauty in a ********** I see Beauty in a ********** I've seen Loyalty in a ********** Yes I did. How? What do I mean? Because she ***** all men in the same manner and charge them all the identical amount. That is Loyalty man. I said, I see Beauty in a ********** and I wasn't lying. There is Beauty in a ********** The Beauty that makes Preachers at church retire, The Beauty that make married men divorce, The Beauty that makes Jay Z forget Beyonce, The Beauty that makes Julius Malema forgets his political position The Beauty that makes Jesus Christ want to come back, to save his descendants from sin. The Beauty of a ********** Men have seen it.
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Because gods perceive future things, men what is happening now, but wise men perceive approaching things. Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana, VIII, 7. Men know what is happening now. The gods know the things of the future, the full and sole possessors of all lights. Of the future things, wise men perceive approaching things. Their hearing is sometimes, during serious studies, disturbed. The mystical clamor of approaching events reaches them. And they heed it with reverence. While outside on the street, the peoples hear nothing at all.Because gods perceive future things, men what is happening now, but wise men perceive approaching things. Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana, VIII, 7. Men know what is happening now. The gods know the things of the future, the full and sole possessors of all lights. Of the future things, wise men perceive approaching things. Their hearing is sometimes, during serious studies, disturbed. The mystical clamor of approaching events reaches them. And they heed it with reverence. While outside on the street, the peoples hear nothing at all.
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But Wise Men Perceive Approaching Things
Lisbeth stands watching The artist as he prepares To sketch. Her elder sisters Stand in shadows whispering. Her younger sister plays With her doll on the floor. Their father said to do as The artist instructed and Don’t misbehave or be rude. The artist stares hard his Dark eyes searching their Every move and expression And body gesture. The elder Girls mutter in shadows Their hands over their mouths Their blue eyes like shallow Pools. Ready? The artist Asks putting charcoal to Paper his fingers blackening. Lisbeth says just as we are? The artist nods. His grim Features express do not disturb. The youngest sister plays Ignoring the artist her eyes set On the game at hand. The girls In shadow turn their profiles Set to mystery their hands on Their abdomens like guardians Of virtue. Lisbeth wonders as She watches the artist’s stiff Moustache and beard the slow Movement of his mouth as he Mouths words and stares hard. The last artist employed some Year before younger and less Brutal in expression and manner Had drawn them each in private Rooms and set them down on couch Or bed and kept their images inside His head. He was dismissed and the Drawings destroyed and nothing said. Lisbeth had thought it just a game Something done as lover might in Private corners or lonely spots on Quiet nights. The artist sketches. His blackened fingers move and Made their mark. Their images Captured. The scene set. One sister In the shadows yawns the other Stares in still contempt. Lisbeth Poses as young girls do. Nothing To show of interest and nothing Hid no secret self no other you. That’s it the artist says we’ll begin The painting another day maybe Next week if all is well. The girls In shadow look away and resume Their secret games. Lisbeth studies The artist’s blackened fingers as He rolls the charcoal sketch and Puts away. He gazes at her standing By herself a glimpse of smile and Glimmer in her eyes like small fires. He closes the tired lids of eyes And smoulders down his old desires.
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Apr 19, 2012
Apr 19, 2012 at 8:26 AM UTC
LISBETH AND THE ARTIST.
Lisbeth stands watching The artist as he prepares To sketch. Her elder sisters Stand in shadows whispering. Her younger sister plays With her doll on the floor. Their father said to do as The artist instructed and Don’t misbehave or be rude. The artist stares hard his Dark eyes searching their Every move and expression And body gesture. The elder Girls mutter in shadows Their hands over their mouths Their blue eyes like shallow Pools. Ready? The artist Asks putting charcoal to Paper his fingers blackening. Lisbeth says just as we are? The artist nods. His grim Features express do not disturb. The youngest sister plays Ignoring the artist her eyes set On the game at hand. The girls In shadow turn their profiles Set to mystery their hands on Their abdomens like guardians Of virtue. Lisbeth wonders as She watches the artist’s stiff Moustache and beard the slow Movement of his mouth as he Mouths words and stares hard. The last artist employed some Year before younger and less Brutal in expression and manner Had drawn them each in private Rooms and set them down on couch Or bed and kept their images inside His head. He was dismissed and the Drawings destroyed and nothing said. Lisbeth had thought it just a game Something done as lover might in Private corners or lonely spots on Quiet nights. The artist sketches. His blackened fingers move and Made their mark. Their images Captured. The scene set. One sister In the shadows yawns the other Stares in still contempt. Lisbeth Poses as young girls do. Nothing To show of interest and nothing Hid no secret self no other you. That’s it the artist says we’ll begin The painting another day maybe Next week if all is well. The girls In shadow look away and resume Their secret games. Lisbeth studies The artist’s blackened fingers as He rolls the charcoal sketch and Puts away. He gazes at her standing By herself a glimpse of smile and Glimmer in her eyes like small fires. He closes the tired lids of eyes And smoulders down his old desires.
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