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A Poem For Boys

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He ran down a crooked path, 
Across a crooked snake.
It's fangs barely missed him.
I was glad for his sake.

He drove to the bayou
For an alligator's hide.
It opened up it's mouth 
And pulled him inside.

It's rows of teeth were scarey
And the smell he could not bear.
It belched him out completely
Into the cold, moist air.

I think he learned a lesson,
To follow straight paths instead.
And avoid all alligators
And be careful where he treads.

-Yu/stan/kema-

					


	





	

								
The Breath Of Life.
										

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Sanctify, Oh sanctify,


This clean air I take inside.


Breathe it deep within my lungs


And exhale my wounded pride.


 


Glorify, Oh glorify,                                                 


Found on Pinterest on 8-5-16.


All the trees I walk beneath.


Teach my soul to touch the sky


And erase my unbelief.


 


Beautify, Oh beautify,


The flowers at my fingertips.


Inhale deep within each flower.


Sing their praises with my lips.


 


Magnify, Oh magnify,


All the blessings that I see.


Turn me from what’s negative. 


Focus on God’s majesty.


 


Sanctify and glorify


All the things within my soul.


Help me most to realize,


Nature’s gifts can make me whole.


 


Beautify and magnify


My faith and trust in God’s great art


And help me see His gifts for me


Come from a Father’s loving heart.


 


Breathe in and out the breath of life.


Breathe in deep and hold it fast.


Help me see the good in life


And erase my painful past.


-Yu/stan/kema-


 


 

					


	





	

								
In Dying.
										

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Death comes like a robber 


In the middle of the night


And changes the faces


 Of those we hold tight.


 


Found on Facebook Timeline on 7-24-17. Country and Farm Photography. Taken by Carolyn Anderson.


We sit beside the dying,


See the ravages of time


Reflected in our loved ones,


And feel it is a crime.


 


Because we feel cheated


That we’ll never see again


The energy of youth


And things that might have been.


 


We remember all the secrets


We wish we had told,


And words we left unspoken


While we both grew old.


 


No one knows the dreams


We hid deep inside,


Nor the precious moments


When we both gave in to pride.


 


So it is with sadness, 


We watch their last breath,


As they let go of life


To embrace the arms of death.


-Yu/stan/kema-


 


 

					


	





	

								
I Found Peace In A Wild Flower.
										

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I went for a walk


To clear my troubled mind,


 And to my surprise,


I looked down to find:


 


Found on Pinterest on 4-14-17. Blue Spider-wort. anniesannuals.com


A lovely blue flower


The color of the sky.


It was simply exquisite.


I could not pass by.


 


I sat on the ground and


I watched it for a while.


I swear by the stars,


I think I saw it smile.


 


It had three petals


Symmetrically placed,


And at it’s very center


God’s finger had traced, 


 


A heart of pure gold


That drew my soul in.


I could feel my heart beat


And my troubles rescind.


 


Found on Pinterest on 4-14-17. Saved from Wikimedia Foundation. Western Spider-wort/ Prairie Spider-wort. Hans Palta, Ph.d.


A peace flowed within me


As I joined with the flower.


I tarried there


For more than an hour.


 


As I got up  to leave,


My troubles went away.


Joy filled my heart and


I was happy I stayed.


Yu/stan/kema

					


	





	

								
Wanting To Be More Than We Are.
										

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Found on Pinterest on 4-11-16. Trees..
Found on Pinterest on 4-11-16. Trees..


WANTING TO BE MORE THAN WE ARE


Blue is the color of the sky.


I see it with my inner eye.


Golden leaves touch my heart.


Such beauty rips my soul apart.


Tall trees reach their arms to God,


While strong roots grip the sod.


I inhale the color blue,


And pull within the golden hue,


Of all the leaves I can see,


To feel God’s Spirit move in me.


Yu/stan/kema.


Found on Pinterest on 10-23-16. Quote- Tanya Markul.


Found on Pinterest on 10-23-16. Tanya Markul.


 

					


	





	

								
The Color Of Abandonment.
										

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Black and gray


Is the color


Of abandonment,


Found on Pinterest on 7-14-16.
Found on Pinterest on 7-14-16.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


The total loss


Of all hope,


Of all warmth,


Goodness, and light.


The body clings               


To the feeling of         


Black despair,


 


Found on Pinterest on 6-27-16. lessonslearnedinlife. com.
Found on Pinterest on 6-27-16. Lessons Learned  in Life. 


In an effort


To keep the “Self”            


Alive,


In the darkest


Corner


Of the night.


Yu/stan/kema


 


 

					


	





	

								
The Dialectical  Dilemma Of Being Me.
										

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Found on Facebook Timeline on 12-11-15. Also on Pinterest.com
Found on Facebook Timeline on 12-11-15. Also on Pinterest.com


 


“Inside of us lies more beauty than we can realize. It takes courage to go, where no one has gone before, and a desire to share what’s  waiting there.”


Yu/stan/kema


 


BEING ME


Freedom comes with a price


As every one  knows.


 The freedom “to be,” does too,


Like a thorn is part of a rose.


When love is found inside  you,


You are likely to find some hate.


It’s a piece of yourself, like it or not.


It’s  part of humanity’s fate.


If You try to be perfect


And make no mistakes;


Give smiles to the world,


Even when your heart aches,


You’ll find the failure of being yourself  


Found on Pinterest on 1-9-16. Holyhocks. Zachariah Davidson.
Found on Pinterest on 1-9-16. hollyhocks. Zachariah Davidson.


Is the greatest loss of all:


You lose your sense of identity


And build inside a wall,


That keeps love and others out.


You end up neglecting yourself


If you believe you’re better off


By not sharing your God-given wealth.


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The Sun, It Touches Me.
										

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Found on Face book Time Line 10-8-15. Jude Allen Photography
Found on Face book Time Line 10-8-15. Jude Allen Photography.


THE SUN TOUCHES ME


My fingers move to touch the light.


I  will not embrace the dark of night.


A  song starts singing in my soul


Where once despair took such a toll.


 


I dream new dreams to replace the old,


Nightmares that have now grown cold.


Your spirit fills me with peace.


I feel a sense of sweet release.


 


Your eyes watch my falling tears,


Hands heal  wounds from past years.


This simple gift of shared grief


Brings me such great relief.


 


Your warmth is like the summer sun.


Words soothe before the day is done.


You gather up the pieces of my soul.


Trust glues them back into a whole.


Yu/stan/kema


Found on Pinterest on 7-17-15. Jama Mackey.
Found on Pinterest on 7-17-15. Jama Mackey.


 

					


	





	

								
Betrayal Of Trust.
										

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It came on quiet, soft feet like a cat sneaks up on prey.


Found on Pinterest on 10-10-15.
Found on Pinterest on 10-10-15. 


The quickness of the movement took my breath away.


I thought I had been able to bury the feelings deep,


And yet the tears came and I could still  weep,


For the small child who had been broken in two


And who had paid the cost for trusting in you.


How could a child still reach out and care?


Your heart is empty. There’s nothing in there.


Yu/stan/kema

					


	





	

								
The Purity Of Love And Sacrifice.
										

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Found on Pinterest on 10-19-15.
Found on Pinterest on 10-19-15. Isaiah 41:10


There was a time


When I believed


In the purity


Of love


Like Jesus did.


I believed


Pure love


Was


A living thing


That breathed


Inside


Every person’s


Heart and soul;


A thing that


Changed


The way


One saw:


A bad man


As good


Because of


God’s redemption;


That everyone


could become


Much more


Than He was


Before,


More real


To God,


Himself,


And other people.


All it took


Was someone’s


Strong desire


To transcend


The limits of space


And search the stars


For One


Who could believe


In the best


Within


The human heart,


That sacrifice


Was worth the cost


Of saving


Each man’s soul.


Yet I find,


Living in


This world


Of shadows


And hypocrisy,


Even the


Strongest heart


Can break


In it’s search


For pure love


And  self-sacrifice.


YU/stan/kema