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wood hammer court balance On Trial–(A Satire)
Modern Poems · Modern Spirit

On Trial–(A Satire)

November 23, 2020 Annabel4 Comments

Welcome to the Supreme Court of Humanity! We welcome the bravests among us to file lawsuits, But first we must warn you the rules absolute: Safety and acceptance are always pre-exclude, Appraisal, opprobrium shouldn't catch you out of blue. Tell us your distress and ordeals, we will put you on the auto trials, In front… Continue reading On Trial–(A Satire)

Ms Hope I’m Over Ms.Hope
Modern Poems · Spontaneous writing

I’m Over Ms.Hope

July 9, 2020February 10, 2021 Annabel2 Comments

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe . To make a confession, I have no poems proper. I found words quite foolish. For I have learned to look on nature, Not as the hour of thoughtless youth, But hearing oftentimes, the still, sad music of… Continue reading I’m Over Ms.Hope

Forgive me Can A Secret Be Forgiven
Modern Poems · Spontaneous writing

Can A Secret Be Forgiven

May 12, 2020February 10, 2021 Annabel1 Comment

Through the eyes I feel your heart in mine A gentle knock on the closed gate Demands a secret be seen . But sometimes I feel so small I raise my hand, jump high Still can’t touch the sky . I feel so small I try to fight, toss behind Still can’t reach the end… Continue reading Can A Secret Be Forgiven

Dear Ann
Modern Poems

Dear Ann

April 6, 2020February 10, 2021 Annabel1 Comment

Dear Ann, My little one. My protector. Graceful and cunning. Invisible to all, You have fooled the world. *** Dear Ann, My troubled one, My destroyer. Bright and dark. misunderstood by all, You have fooled the world. *** Dear Ann, My poor darling. You have cried to my heartbroken. I begged a clue from you,… Continue reading Dear Ann

How Old Will You Be In Heaven?
Modern Spirit

How Old Will You Be In Heaven?

April 4, 2020February 10, 2021 Annabel11 Comments

“After you die and go to heaven and meet your husband again, will he be thirty-three or seventy or eighty? And how old will you be? It would be strange for you, over seventy, to meet him at thirty-three.” I asked her one day. She was Anglican and had a very strong faith. She firmly… Continue reading How Old Will You Be In Heaven?

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