Truth Poems
I Am
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Am
I know not whence I came,
I know not whither I go;
But the fact stands clear that I am here
In this world of pleasure and woe.
And out of the mist and the murk
Another truth shines plain –
It is my power each day and hour
To add to its joy or its pain.
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Creed
by Steve Turner
We believe in Marxfreudanddarwin.
We believe everything is OK
as long as you don't hurt anyone,
to the best of your definition of hurt,
and to the best of your knowledge.
We believe in sex before during
and after marriage.
We believe in the therapy of sin.
We believe that adultery is fun.
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The Duel
by Eugene Field
The gingham dog and the calico cat
Side by side on the table sat;
'T was half-past twelve, and (what do you think!)
Nor one nor t' other had slept a wink!
The old Dutch clock and the Chinese plate
Appeared to know as sure as fate
There was going to be a terrible spat.
(I wasn't there; I simply state
What was told to me by the Chinese plate!)
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Abode Of The Great Spirit
by Paul Jesse Baird
I am writing in Armstrong Redwood Grove along the Russian River in Northern California.
The box canyon in which this ancient grove lies is a place of mystery.
The indians came into it fearfully, for it seemed to them to be a place of spirits,
Of the Great Spirit.
They seldom came at all, and were awed by it's ponderous silence and deep shade,
As I am now.
The sun journeys far in breaking thourgh to the clover and fern on the forest floor.
A bird-call from high shadows echoes as through a sound tunnel,
For the deep needles and rotting chips cushion the cathedral sound
And send it ricocheting three hundred feet in the air.
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Time And Love
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Time flies. The swift hours hurry by
And speed us on to untried ways;
New seasons ripen, perish, die,
And yet love stays.
The old, old love – like sweet at first,
At last like bitter wine –
I know not if it blest or curst,
Thy life and mine.
Time flies. In vain our prayers, our tears,
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words hug truth : two line rhyme
by Ghairo Daniels
words hugging truth, rippling in good measure
reflection with wisdom flames poetic treasure
Alleen de waarheid kan het verhaal oprecht vertellen
by Mario Odekerken
Alleen de waarheid kan een verhaal oprecht vertellen,
zonder versiering en zonder schijn.
Zij draagt de sporen van wat werkelijk is gevoeld,
en geeft betekenis aan wat werd beleefd.
Waarheid vraagt geen mooie woorden,
maar de moed om eerlijk te zijn.
Want alleen wat echt is,
kan een hart werkelijk raken.
The Best Judge
by Somali Mukherjee
Life counts everything;
She is such a subtle judge;
There's no nepotism.
Unsweetened: Without Rhyme
by Aditi Hayaran
They asked if I was removing sweetness…
while I was only avoiding deception.
The deception of masking everything with sugar.
Why must I sweeten every truth
just because comfort is familiar to you?
Are we meant to accept comfort,
or simply deny what is unpleasant?
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Voir Dire on Truth : Voir Dire Series
by Ghairo Daniels
truth, a specific view of reality
it appears before persons at a given moment
it is not static and cannot be measured
in a laboratory
each individual score is different
as every perceived phenomenon is specific
truth is time bound according
to one mindset frequency within a set framework
truth is always connected
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