Dark Raven
In the beginning
there was hope ...
there was hope
in the beginning
Soaring like an eagle shepherding the doves
Then man became
a king ...
became a king
in his portending
Soaring like a falcon preying on the doves
Until pride became
his lord ...
became his lord
in the undoing
Falling into darkness from salvation high above
In his self-inflicted
fate ...
inflicted fate
his reign was ending
Falling a dark raven through the light of Heaven’s love
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Finding Your Base
First
Last
And always
— pick your arena
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Lost In The Throes
To me
it’s about imagery
damn the torpedoes ...
damn the line structure
poems or prose
To me
it’s the metaphor
damning the simile ...
damning the grammar
— lost in the throes
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Manus Ad Manus
The hand that opens widest
— rocks the cradle
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Boomerang
Debating yourself
a losers folly
Debating yourself
— new spit in the wind
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My Honor
You might be
my ally
But you’re not
on my side
A formal
arrangement
An unmarried
bride
You say
you are loyal
In liege
to the same
But when push
comes to shove
My honor
— you’ll claim
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Right Always Right
Can anything get done
without being autocratic
Can anything happen
when subject to vote
Did Our Lord become savior
by being democratic
Right always right
— never crossing the moat
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Playing The Odds
Dotting the I’s
all Hell freezes over
Crossing the T’s
tomorrow is gone
Hedging your bets
the wolf edges closer
Playing the odds
— the right and the wrong
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By Its Grace
I always said
I’d know
when it was time
for my last poem
And choosing
perfect rhyme
I would leave
forever knowing
The world
a better place
a warm embrace
with letters showing
That time
has set me free
and by its grace
— my aura glowing
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Heads In The Sand
Our country has become
a nation of cowards
Valuing safety
over what’s right
Festering blindly
foes are emboldened
Our heads in the sand
— embracing the night