Tag Archives: spiritual poetry

Relativity

Posted on December 11, 2017 by cdsmiller17

  Time races away All traces that stay Of Youth and Truth; Climb replaces a pace That has no place For quests or rests; Rhyme without a base Becomes a race Of fools for jewels.   Pain kills all thoughts … Continue reading →

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Suicide

Posted on December 3, 2017 by cdsmiller17

  Withdrawn, Very shy, Wondering why She had to leave; “She’s gone,” He must sigh, Breathing a cry With which to grieve.   Hidden, Vaguely heard, One single word Unwillingly said; Ridden, Guilty bird, It occurred To him, “Better dead.” … Continue reading →

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Question

Posted on November 29, 2017 by cdsmiller17

  A question of equality in sex, Quixotic be the one who dares to ask, Until the present did not take to task A nagging sense of what the word bisects: Racial discrimination just reflects Injustice in our courts, an … Continue reading →

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Sweet Dream

Posted on November 24, 2017 by cdsmiller17

Budding sprouts, begging for some attention, Ripe for the plucking, call out to the night: Oh, Sweet Dream, bring her back into my sight; Catch her thoughts, and relieve this strange tension Caught in my senses at the mere mention … Continue reading →

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Together

Posted on November 23, 2017 by cdsmiller17

  Maybe I hadn’t made it clear enough, And painted the picture a bit too bright: Reality can give an awful fright, Reducing strong resolve when it gets rough. I know that in our hearts we both are tough As … Continue reading →

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Apology

Posted on November 20, 2017 by cdsmiller17

  Forget what I said last Friday at six: Only the Hanged Man could be such a fool; Right now the only thing to do is cool Gratuitous thoughts which get on our wicks, Including anything which makes us mix … Continue reading →

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Choices Spoiled

Posted on September 23, 2017 by cdsmiller17

All my relationships were undertaken under cover of darkness. As a result, some of them were doomed from the beginning. But some blossomed, anyway. So the lesson is that some good things can come from ‘not-so-good’ actions.   Deception   … Continue reading →

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Golden Gates

Posted on July 23, 2016 by cdsmiller17

The story goes, “In days of old, a Man Held this to be self-evident: do not Reveal what’s told to you, until you can Examine its intent; the way is fraught, Each step, a chance to undertake a test — … Continue reading →

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Why I Write…

Posted on June 14, 2016 by cdsmiller17

…SONNETS It’s a question I’ve often asked myself. What is it about iambic pentameter that makes me want to write it? Is it the da-dum, da-dum of a mystery theme song? Or is it the sound of a horse at full … Continue reading →

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Yo! Brother…

Posted on April 10, 2016 by cdsmiller17

What do יהוה and ΙΑΩ have in common? The sound that you make when you say them. Who says they’re not connected? יהוה My ear has always been attuned to puns. I hear them everywhere. Why this should be, I … Continue reading →

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