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I am…
in the pounding
of your heart,
the pitter-patter
of clatter-ing feet,
the hustle and bustle
in the street;
I am…
in the tears you weep,
the fears you feel,
the laughter and the joy,
the Love of Life;
I am…
there in sickness
and in health,
in poverty
and in wealth;
I am…
always…
and for ever…
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©Denise G Allen, 28 September 2013 08:51
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What right have we
To be self-satisfied?
Do we really want our offspring
To be mirrors of ourselves?
Is it good enough for them ~
The best of us, or the worst of us?
We train our children to think
IN the box ~ or not to think at all!
Don’t rock the boat!
No freedom of thought ~
What a blunder ~
Farting against thunder!
Education is just masturbation
Stroking your ego for a job not done.
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©Denise G Allen, 26 September 2013 06:29
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Whispering voices in the breeze,
Rustling leaves and weaving trees,
Hush, hush, we don’t want to wake
The softly slumbering rock-a-bye babe.
Tinkling glass chimes ripple the air,
Adding a lightness, a brightness
As soft as a prayer.
Let the little one sleep without a care.
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©Denise G Allen, 21 September 2013 07:28
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Packing, sorting, exhausting, draining
Boring, chore-ing, but sometimes inspiring,
Uncovering, discovering long-lost treasure,
Teaching me not to be a hoarder
Or a collector (as I like to think)!
Stones and shells in a container
Opened once in a while to caress their beauty
And be transported back in time…
A glance through the window at the world outside
Reminds me that it doesn’t stand still;
I have to relish the rush of life
And also enjoy the blush of life
Wallpapering my window in its rosy light.
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©Denise G Allen, 20 September 2013 08:08
The Storm
The Storm
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Thor growls among dark clouds
And lightning strikes like a snake,
Aggressively defensive.
There is no sun, he’s still abed
Where he’s stayed past months
~ tho’ in my head.
Light has departed from my life ~
Sucked dry, I have naught left to give;
Hard to expel the taste
Of fear, of hate, of dread,
But You are here, at last I see the end,
The winds of change begin to blow,
The sun will once more rule the skies
And burn away the hurt and lies
And all that love and truth despise.
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Image and poem: ©Denise G Allen, 13 September 2013 09:48
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No words can tell the joy I feel
Saved from the deepest despair
You answered my heartfelt prayer
My faith was strong, but You took so long
Though I knew that Your time is not mine
And You would come through in the end
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I thank You, Father, for saving me from misery
For keeping me under Your wing
So that I can continue to sing my words to the world
And remain untainted by my suffering
Renewed in Your strength, Your power
I will find joy in Your service for ever
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©Denise G Allen, 08 September 2013 07:56
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Dreams…
Disappearing like quick-silver
Just out of reach
Sleeping, waking, always escaping
As quick as a wink, before you can blink
Fluid, flowing into the ether
Nothing to hold, were I so bold as to try
Just an impression, an inkling, a notion
But oh for a potion to clasp it, to grasp it
Before it dissolves in the mists of time
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©Denise G Allen, 06 September 2013 08:29
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The blackest black absorbs the light
Yet the light pierces the dark as a spear
Can puncture the flesh of man;
Contradiction, oxymoron, paradox,
Seemingly…
Darkness is the shroud of evil
And light the revelation of purity ~~
What simplicity… could it be…?
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©Denise G Allen, 05 September 2013 04:48
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Earth is shaped by the elements
With all that man requires:
Food for his body and beauty for his soul;
But power is what he most desires ~~
Untold wealth at the expense of health.
Earth’s delicately balanced symbioses
Lie on the paths of man’s DEstruction
Where every one will suffer
For lack of CONstruction.
Will FRACk be the last straw on the camel’s back?
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©Denise G Allen, 03 September 2013 02:34
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By the way, I’m not at all happy with the title – any suggestions?
