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The Greatest Power

The Greatest Power

There is a source; the greatest power;
beyond all others combined;
one enabling the growth of a flower;
beyond all powers designed.

One might well think that power is love;
but love is only a small fraction.
A power from within; not from above;
love strengthens its

Season Of Salvation

Season Of Salvation

The greatest poem that I’ve ever written;
was only penned in my mind;
perhaps its expressions are, now forbidden;
and its memory, left behind.

Perfection; a plateau beyond man’s reach;
tragedy and sorrow; more his style;
to the Lord of All; I most humbly beseach:

Enchanting Eyes

Enchanting Eyes

I saw a beautiful woman today;
I can’t begin to describe her;
I was taken aback; as she came my way;
I almost felt I’d imbibed her.

Her radiant beauty; impossible to be missed;
tho expressions concealed her disguise;
her lips reached out; longing to be

The Broken Chandelier

The Broken Chandelier

The chandelier is a metaphor of life;
created for its beauty and utility;
snowflakes of glass dispersing light;
possessing an air of nobility.

Hanging from nowhere; scattering Light;
from the particles of glass it came;
created to transform the darkness of night;
all, put together, in the

I Don't Fit In

I Don’t Fit In

I often wonder what’s wrong with me;
I’m uncomfortable in my own skin;
my mind conceives what eyes can’t see;
it’s clear, that I just don’t fit in.

I compare today with thoughts as a child;
for answers, I seek

The Charade

The Charade

To many; this life is an endless vacation;
a circus; a celebration; a parade;
this season of life can lead to stagnation;
we’re on stage to perform a charade.

This season isn’t at all; what it may seem;
and, season is all that this is;
we’

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