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Aluta Continua : Forced Removals

by Ghairo Daniels

ALUTA CONTINUA : FORCED REMOVALS

( Poet’s Note : This poem first appeared in : A Collection of Memoirs on District Six titled District Six Memories, Thoughts and Images/ Attic Press, 2021, as part of a collection of nine poems on Forced Removals )

We willed concentrated power
circled in cobalt blue
fields of strawberries
and dagger beckoned
irrespective of consciousness
a sorry state of affairs when battles

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Ramblin' Rouge

by Evelyn Judy Buehler

The charming Miss Lola dwelt in the small town, at the edge of Red River,
With only her goose, 'Rouge.' She was named after her spot of wet vigor.

Rouge was the darling of Miss Lola, like precious spring, coming to visit;
And was forever roaming from river to house, like golden stars, in orbit.

Rouge frequented every room, as if aware that it was her dwelling, too;
Like the blue hours of glittering sun, when purple butterflies follow you.

Famished friends came to dinner, and ofttimes elderly neighbor, Franklin;

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Thanks for Giving

by Evelyn Judy Buehler

miracles

h a p p e n

daily

god

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If only I had known

by Raina Hutchins

If only I had known I’d never hear your voice again
Or hear you whisper sweetly in my ear
I’d memorise each word of love you ever said to me
So when I'm all alone, your voice I’ll hear

If only I had known it was the last time I would see
The man I love with all my heart and soul
I would have held on tighter and kept you close to me
And never would have ever let you go

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Prayer Poems by Michael R. Burch

by Michael R. Burch

These are prayer poems by Michael R. Burch, along with a few hymns. There are also poems on the subject of God and religion—Christianity in particular.

I Pray Tonight
by Michael R. Burch

I pray tonight
the starry light
might

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Aluta Continua : Forced Removals

by Ghairo Daniels

A Secret Moment

by Joe Cyr

A secret moment of private thought
perhaps in thanks for mishap averted
or farewell
or supplication for relief of pain
…
some call it Prayer

Prayer

by Joe Cyr

Prayer is how we officially converse
with the majestic King of the universe.
From castle grand or house of sod,
Prayer lets us commune with our God.
To glorify Him Who loves us all;
thank Him for favors large and small.

To ask for patience and strength sustain
for trials ahead - to accept pain.
Prayers are used to seek support

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How We Pray

by Joe Cyr

The focus of the lesson today
is the manner in which we pray.

Some pray with lips that mouth each proper word;
others do good deeds, ‘though they’re seldom heard.
Some pray too loudly, as if God were unhearing;
many strut proudly, with manner overbearing.
Some criticize others who pray less stylishly,
but isn’t that just a form of unjust hypocrisy?

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Restore All Things

by Joe Cyr

“. . . Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.” Matt. 17

When will the Lord deign to deliver me
that I may become a bit more like He?
Tell me, my Savior, that which I must know:
Who shall lead me to where I need to go?
Which course is right; how may I tell what’s wrong?
Am I in the flock to which I should belong?
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Restore all things, O Lord; repair now our souls.

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