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
An Anthology Of Perception 