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Robert L. Martin

Robert L. Martin

Thorns

Thorns
 
Nature’s arsenal
Guarding the perimeter
Sentries at their post
 
Clutching spears with swords ready
To defend the fort
Castles of roses so dear
 
Sensitivity
Handle with utmost respect
Keeping beauty safe
From marauders advancing

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Close to the Sound

Close to the sound I long to be where I can touch and feel the music’s pulse
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Hamlet and his Mother; The Closet Scene, by Richard Dadd
Revisions

Your silent language hailed me from beyond the seas and offered me its wings above the roar of the angry waters. I heard your call though it was silent but ever so expressive. Your si...
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, by Deb Dowd
Obstacles

“How dare you interrupt my avenue to bliss?” says he with no ties to one religion. His heart is full of love, the state of mind and being that all religions controlled by man, aspire to...
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, by NASA
Faces of the Sun

Faces of the sun, the smiling sun on a mission of amity, working through the grace of God, the giver of life and warmth and j… the transformer of sorrow into gla…
, by Vanessa
Wardrobe in Question

Winter’s wardrobe or summer’s wear… what to put on when the weather’s… or later after the sun goes down then something warm and tightly bo… Some days are warm and some days c…
, by Jose Francisco Morales
Pitchers & More Pitchers

The score is 2– 0 in the top of the sixth; 100 pitches thrown by the starter who’s been mowing down the batters with ease. Now it’s time for the right handed reliever to come in and fac...
Rock Reef, Maine, by George Bellows
Victim of the Rogue

Rhythmic waves dashing crashing, expanded ripples racing from the c… Poseidon blowing out his despotic… mountains of waters in their unres… lines of ivory steel in unison,
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Silent Hearts

Silent Hearts To know without knowing To discern without discerning To taste without tasting To dance without dancing
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Old man nude in the sun, by Marià Fortuny
Passion Streaming

Rivers of black and red and white, decisive motion straight ahead, tributaries with iron banks, with sentries posted at the outer… passion flowing with a mind of sto…
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Santa’s Conundrum

Where is Santa’s calendar? Blown away by the stormy air? Is it December or is it July? Should he look up in the sky? Or just play it by ear,
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Corporate Humor

At the Christmas office party, CEO Schmaltzberger was asked to give a speech. After everyone was bored and trying to stay awake, he ended up his talk with a so called “joke” that went l...
The String Machine

The recording studio in the East Village of New York City had all the latest digital equipment. All the musicians who recorded there just loved it. The engineer was a fine musician hi...
The Christian Smile

The Christian Smile Through misery, dark clouds, pesti… Evil, abuse, slandering, violence, Humiliation, ugliness, earthquakes Famines, catastrophes, plagues
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Religionism

Religionism Standing up in the name of Christ… Is he who uses religion as a battl… Standing up in the name of Islam Is he who uses religion as a battl…
Exalted Reciprocations

As the patient danced into the office, jubilation was written all over his face. His psychiatrist asked what made him so happy, and he answered. “Please don’t try to analyze my thou...
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