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POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I have been writing poems since I was 13 years old. I have had many publications of individual poems in newspapers, magazines, electronic forums, and on radio.
trUth
And you shall know the truth,
and the truth shall make you free.
(John 8:32 NKJV)
i
there is a purity of form
that renders truth a guileless storm
he knows no compromise or lapse
nor finds the time for fitful naps
ii
truth keeps no friends or enemies
or bows before false deities
his freedom rests but on his name
whose virtue is his only fame
iii
truth is life's nemesis to lies
falsehood before him bleeds and dies
his ire becomes the hangman's noose
when error profiles wild and loose
...
and the truth shall make you free.
(John 8:32 NKJV)
i
there is a purity of form
that renders truth a guileless storm
he knows no compromise or lapse
nor finds the time for fitful naps
ii
truth keeps no friends or enemies
or bows before false deities
his freedom rests but on his name
whose virtue is his only fame
iii
truth is life's nemesis to lies
falsehood before him bleeds and dies
his ire becomes the hangman's noose
when error profiles wild and loose
...
#TruthOfLife
#honesty
#morality
771 reads
10 Comments
WIZ-dumb
(foolishly bereft of wisdom)
♪a rhymed, mirrored double octet♪
“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools…” (Romans 1:22 KJV
§
by
wisdom
God made His
heavens and earth
and gave man freedom
to choose good o’er evil
in the folly of his heart
man became a dying sinner
thinking he could be a winner
nexus though he tears apart
choked by his stubborn will
free-dumb and wiz-dumb
his king-dumb’s worth
f o o l i s h bliss!
the glum ...
♪a rhymed, mirrored double octet♪
“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools…” (Romans 1:22 KJV
§
by
wisdom
God made His
heavens and earth
and gave man freedom
to choose good o’er evil
in the folly of his heart
man became a dying sinner
thinking he could be a winner
nexus though he tears apart
choked by his stubborn will
free-dumb and wiz-dumb
his king-dumb’s worth
f o o l i s h bliss!
the glum ...
#lies
#betrayal
#death #morality
#death #morality
469 reads
9 Comments
radar
02022020
♪a multi-palindromic poem for palindromic times♪
madam, in eden, i'm adam.
now eve, we’re here, we’ve won!
never a foot too far, even.
live on evasions? no, i save no evil.
do geese see God?
no, it can assess an action.
evolve 'v' love
civic-
level
top-spot
solos
refer
sagas.
don't nod!
i did, did i?
was it a cat i saw?
eva, can i see bees in a cave?
no, lemon: no melon.
first ladies rule the state and state the rule: “ladies first!”
refer ...
♪a multi-palindromic poem for palindromic times♪
madam, in eden, i'm adam.
now eve, we’re here, we’ve won!
never a foot too far, even.
live on evasions? no, i save no evil.
do geese see God?
no, it can assess an action.
evolve 'v' love
civic-
level
top-spot
solos
refer
sagas.
don't nod!
i did, did i?
was it a cat i saw?
eva, can i see bees in a cave?
no, lemon: no melon.
first ladies rule the state and state the rule: “ladies first!”
refer ...
#TimeHeals
#LifeCycle
#MovingOn
399 reads
2 Comments
ruction
in her ire
earth spat fire
whose picture was more perfect
than a thousand words
i was more curious
about the furious
swelling of her bosom
injurious
spuriousness
her exhibitionism
unique phantasm
creating chasms
of spasm
with deadly enthusiasm
her hills belching
red hot acid vomit
her mountains drooled
lethargic lava
slowly cooled
like stubborn phlegm
on their sloping cheeks
crusting over
the fragile hem
of my cassava
plantation
of my cassava
the fragile hem ...
earth spat fire
whose picture was more perfect
than a thousand words
i was more curious
about the furious
swelling of her bosom
injurious
spuriousness
her exhibitionism
unique phantasm
creating chasms
of spasm
with deadly enthusiasm
her hills belching
red hot acid vomit
her mountains drooled
lethargic lava
slowly cooled
like stubborn phlegm
on their sloping cheeks
crusting over
the fragile hem
of my cassava
plantation
of my cassava
the fragile hem ...
#earth
#fire
#nature #scary
#nature #scary
580 reads
6 Comments
volcano
in
her
ire
earth
spat
fire
©Copyright 2020 January 30
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
her
ire
earth
spat
fire
©Copyright 2020 January 30
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
#earth
#environment
#fire
#nature
#tragedy
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0 Comments
quake
Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes in Caribbean between
Cuba and Jamaica on 2020 January 28, at 1410 hours
life was a pebble on the sand
a futile speck of dust toyed by the windless storm
the earth turned fluid in God’s hand
a leaf whose equilibrium could not reform
the random seismic arabesques
that stole the floor from underneath its pas de chat
the more i ran, flew i the less
the rocks in panic cowering from the tragic flaw
the grandeur of the grand cayman
blind suicide committed through the cracks that formed ...
Cuba and Jamaica on 2020 January 28, at 1410 hours
life was a pebble on the sand
a futile speck of dust toyed by the windless storm
the earth turned fluid in God’s hand
a leaf whose equilibrium could not reform
the random seismic arabesques
that stole the floor from underneath its pas de chat
the more i ran, flew i the less
the rocks in panic cowering from the tragic flaw
the grandeur of the grand cayman
blind suicide committed through the cracks that formed ...
#earth
#environment
#nature #tragedy
#nature #tragedy
544 reads
2 Comments
INKlings14
♪INKling No14—vision♪
Where there is no vision, the people perish.—Proverbs 29:18 KJV
if you can cast your gaze beyond horizons
that at your feet dump life’s myopic poisons
you’ll see that silver-edgéd clouds
are only temporary shrouds
rise from the dark
lest there you perish
rehearse your visions
with new relish
be not content
to sleep with doubt
while faith calls you
from slumber out
let fertile thoughts infuse your mind
to lift you from the daily grind
of circumstance....
Where there is no vision, the people perish.—Proverbs 29:18 KJV
if you can cast your gaze beyond horizons
that at your feet dump life’s myopic poisons
you’ll see that silver-edgéd clouds
are only temporary shrouds
rise from the dark
lest there you perish
rehearse your visions
with new relish
be not content
to sleep with doubt
while faith calls you
from slumber out
let fertile thoughts infuse your mind
to lift you from the daily grind
of circumstance....
#courage
#motivational
#faith #wisdom
#faith #wisdom
415 reads
2 Comments
RedemptionstorY
God
Adam1
Sin/Death
Adam2
God
© Copyright 2020 January 28
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
Adam1
Sin/Death
Adam2
God
© Copyright 2020 January 28
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
#God
#redemption
#rebellion
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0 Comments
future flight
fleet butterflies
soft flutter-byes
they dangle on the wind
whose vigilance
bears relevance
to fragile humankind
we congregate
to pollenate
the anthem of their wings
these democrat
sophistocats
whose dance new harvests brings
lithe metamorphs
far better off
where migrant spirits call
they, sentient
with sentiment,
drool long for summer’s ball
development
predicament
kills ways and habitats
of butterflies
whose life relies
on subtle caveats
high barriers
the...
soft flutter-byes
they dangle on the wind
whose vigilance
bears relevance
to fragile humankind
we congregate
to pollenate
the anthem of their wings
these democrat
sophistocats
whose dance new harvests brings
lithe metamorphs
far better off
where migrant spirits call
they, sentient
with sentiment,
drool long for summer’s ball
development
predicament
kills ways and habitats
of butterflies
whose life relies
on subtle caveats
high barriers
the...
#courage
#environment
#butterfly #LifeCycle
#butterfly #LifeCycle
380 reads
6 Comments
a faithful promise
2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze. 3For I am the LORD your God…” —Is. 43:2, 3 (NIV)
i will be a bridge for you
if you cannot cross your river
gently climb upon my shoulder
i will save you from death’s coup
if you cannot bear your burden
i will be a bridge for you
gratified to rendezvous
where life’s strains lithe spirits harden ...
they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze. 3For I am the LORD your God…” —Is. 43:2, 3 (NIV)
i will be a bridge for you
if you cannot cross your river
gently climb upon my shoulder
i will save you from death’s coup
if you cannot bear your burden
i will be a bridge for you
gratified to rendezvous
where life’s strains lithe spirits harden ...
#hope
#faith
#spiritual
400 reads
11 Comments
firmament
wounded by my pride
looking up i see the sky
calling me from my predicament
beyond the bounds of the firmament
earth’s deadly scars are impermanent
for those redeemed by the sacrament
Jah-Jah children cannot die
death's been crucified
© Copyright 2020 January 22
looking up i see the sky
calling me from my predicament
beyond the bounds of the firmament
earth’s deadly scars are impermanent
for those redeemed by the sacrament
Jah-Jah children cannot die
death's been crucified
© Copyright 2020 January 22
#death
#earth
#universe
#sky
#heaven
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13 Comments
through the fire
♪a rhymed, mirrored double octet♪
[Octet 1 is a tribute to the resilience of my friend, NewBeginnings.]
§
years
a g o
a green tree
in t h e forest
axes h u n t e d me
but my r e s i l i e n c e
the fellmen dreaded never
nor did i e m b e r in the fire
tho fames did ‘gainst my soul conspire
m y s p i r i t k n e w a r i v e r
whose s o l e benevolence
w a s a m y s t e r y
by whose bequest
my bruised knee
k n e...
[Octet 1 is a tribute to the resilience of my friend, NewBeginnings.]
§
years
a g o
a green tree
in t h e forest
axes h u n t e d me
but my r e s i l i e n c e
the fellmen dreaded never
nor did i e m b e r in the fire
tho fames did ‘gainst my soul conspire
m y s p i r i t k n e w a r i v e r
whose s o l e benevolence
w a s a m y s t e r y
by whose bequest
my bruised knee
k n e...
#LifeStruggles
#inspirational
#faith #LifeChangingMoment
#faith #LifeChangingMoment
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