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March 3, 2015

Hate Never Wins

Cain killed his brother Abel with a rock because of hate But in the end Cain didn’t win Hate never wins Pontius Pilate killed Jesus had him crucified and buried But in the end Pilate didn’t win Hate never wins Caligula killed for pleasure was...

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March 2, 2015

My Schedule

I wrote this poem last Saturday during a poetry workshop at the Oregon Christian Writers’ 1-day winter conference. The assignment, if you will, was to write a poem similar to one titled “Holiday Concert” by Maryann Corbett. This is what I came up with. And...

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February 26, 2015

The Cost

We’re jousting over at dVerse Poets Pub today as the tournament continues. The challenge is to take one line from either Brian’s or Claudia’s poem, posted there, and write a new poem with that one line included. I cheated a little and took the last...

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February 17, 2015

Fat Tuesday

I wrote this poem three years ago for Mardi Gras and thought I’d share it again this year. It will be included in my next poetry book, tentatively titled “Rejoice Rejoice: Poems for Holidays, Seasons, and Special Occasions.” Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras We call it...

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