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Guideposts Along the Barren Road

The Meeting of the Stoic and Romantic – A Poem The stoic spoke to the romantic As they crossed paths in the Roman Forum. “How can you be so weak, so feeble, so helpless? Have…
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Rapunzel – A Poem About Fighting For Love “Rapunzel, Rapunzel,Let down thy hair.”Neither sleet nor rain,Darkness nor pain,Cold nor iceWill suffice to keep me awayFrom your tower of solitude.You can ascend spiral stairs of stoneInto…
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Stars Tears fall. Shooting, streaming from the sky. Stars that used to shine Are extinguished in seas of pain and die. Endless black covers heaven’s rooftop With no signposts or signal fires to light and…
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Patience – A Poem About Waiting and Trusting in God’s Timing The agony of waiting, watching the hours Drains my power and leaves me bitter Filled with battered pride and endless angst. But just as it…
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My children’s short story, “What’s Brewing Next Door?“, is free through Monday only on Amazon through the Kindle Store. “When mysterious neighbors move in next door in the middle of the night, Katherine and Josh are sure…
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Second Star To The Right – A Poem About Losing Childhood Innocence My sanctuary of sanity Dresses in new robes everyday. Joyfully furnishing new rooms of solitude Only to find the door locked the very…
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The Siren’s Song – A Poem Standing in the shadow of sullen memories My mind rocks, crashes, splashes Like the roaring waves of the open sea, Bound within chambers of emotion – Locked within the…
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Stutter Step – A Poem Like a quick, passing glance The foot falls of our dance Stutter and come to a halting screech. Not through random chance, Nor matters of unforeseen circumstance, But because you…
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The Trouble With Love – A Poem Why do I continually let people into my fragile heart Who have no business being there? Why do I continue to trust in the promise of love When…
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Unconditionally A Poem About Hard Love Perhaps we have been prepared to believe that love is meant to be easy. Perhaps we have been convinced we can enjoy the spoils of war without a fight.…
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Come lay down at my feet, Come sweep away the pain that follows me, Haunting me wherever my restless heart roams. Fix your gaze upon my soul, Look in its mirror and see its reflection…
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INK A Poem Why must you smear charcoal Over a painting that was a masterpiece to begin? Why must you detract from your natural beauty With uncarefully crafted scribbles across your skin? A stamp upon…
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When Trouble Comes A Poem About Faith and Enduring Life’s Pain Evening’s crippling darkness passes away. It’s distant vigor muted by the beauty of the morn. Hope shines forth from the sun’s mighty rays, A…
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Hide and Seek – Godly Love of God Poem One, one-thousand. Two, one-thousand. Three, one-thousand… Ten, one-thousand. Ready or not, here I come. Just where could you be hiding? Your favorite spots could be endless…
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A Poem about conquering fear and not letting fear choose your destiny or get in the way of your dreams.
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Having suffered through the bonds of addiction, I sought in this poem to somehow put into perspective what the transformation of an addict is like. It never starts off as tragedy, but as a solution…
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Success is staying true to ourselves and the core set of principles that we hold dear, always fighting, yet always persisting in the face of opposition. Some days we are more successful than others, but…
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An adventure / scary fiction short story that centers around Egyptians, mummies, pyramids, and the power of mystery and imagination inside museums. “An adventure of a 9 year old child on a school field trip…
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