Quotes about clan, page 13
Only The Lonely
They finally did it,
so often they'd tried.
The whole Human race,
dead, a suicide.
The people I'd chosen
made war on Iran,
Until the last dropp of Isaac
bled out on the sand.
Their allies engaged
and the dread missiles flew.
Nuclear winter
took care of a few.
The rivers of Babylon
clotted with dead.
So it was written.
So it was said.
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poem by John F. McCullagh
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On The Same Journey
how can the rest of the clan
forget you?
when you first arrived here
we heard you cry
from morning till nighttime
your mother had a hard time
tricking you into a comforting silence
with a hum
and then a lullaby
and then a hug as she buried your face
into her bosom
and then as common animal instinct would have it
you began to suck the nipples of
life and sucked it so well
like a greedy
insect to the nectar of the flower
in May
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poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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In The Mind Of A Woman
In the mind of a woman a mother you'll find
For women are loving and caring and kind
The mothering instincts to women belong
Than men less aggressive and more mentally strong,
The men celebrate when the battle is won
But the mother is left for to grieve for her son
She did not raise her son for to be sent afar
For to fight and to die in another man's war
In patriarchal societies deprived of renown
By arrogant males women are still kept down
The mother, the lover, the devoted wife
Without women there would not be human life
The males do compete for the chief of the clan
But it does take a woman for to raise the man.
poem by Francis Duggan
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Fragment of an Ode to Maia
MOTHER of Hermes! and still youthful Maia!
May I sing to thee
As thou wast hymned on the shores of Baiae?
Or may I woo thee
In earlier Sicilian? or thy smiles
Seek as they once were sought, in Grecian isles,
By bards who died content on pleasant sward,
Leaving great verse unto a little clan?
O give me their old vigour! and unheard
Save of the quiet primrose, and the span
Of heaven, and few ears,
Rounded by thee, my song should die away
Content as theirs,
Rich in the simple worship of a day.
poem by John Keats
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Cry of the man
Not that I had none
Or that bad is mine,
I want your toy.
Not that mine is broken
Or that it is slackened,
I want your toy.
Not that yours is rare
Or that it is super,
I want your toy.
That yours is strange
And in your range,
I want your toy.
Not for an exchange
But for a change,
I want your toy.
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poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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She Walked in Beauty...
From a distance:
East, South, West, and North
Surrounded and maintains balance
going forth.
Upon mother earth:
Supported and nourished everyone
and merits each one's respect
Under Sun god:
Your light shines and gives light,
Warms, and embraces lovingly
Surrounded by wind:
Sometime blows strong, sometimes
A gentle caress from your breeze
With water:
That sustains all life form
That all know not thirst
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Buried
Yahshua Ben Nun was buried in the hill country of Ephraim,
Like the flint knives of circumcision;
But Hebron was given to Caleb after he drove away the sons of Anak.
Like the marriage among cousins,
Like the marriage among relatives,
Like the marriage among tribes,
Like the marriage among the same clan;
But today, the Yebusites and the Benyaminites are in Yerusalem.
Of the Amonites, Perizzites, Canaanites and Heittites;
Of the Girgashites, Hivites and the Yebusites;
Yahshua Ben Nun was buried in the hill country of Ephraim.
Onec at war! But today they are living together;
With the works of the Creator to put us in order.
poem by Edward Kofi Louis
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Sonnet: And If God Wants…
And if God wants, He can make one rich fast,
Or make a rich man pauper, over-night;
And if God wants, He can forgive sins past,
And give him Godliness, fervor, limelight.
And if God wants, He can destroy a town,
And every evil-minded man/ woman;
And if God wants, rebuild the town razed down,
And make an oppressed group, a blessed clan.
And if God wants, He can give one the mind,
To bear sorrow, however hard it strikes;
And if God wants, a peace of mind, he’ll find,
Despite his many life’s problems /dislikes.
And if God wants, a man can get great fame,
With His blessings and glorify his name.
6-17-2001
poem by John Celes
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Sonnet: Heaven Is For All Good men
God's Salvation is meant for all mankind;
'Tis not the right of any one great clan;
The Heathens too from Nature, God's code, bind,
Thus, God will be revealed to every man.
Each one gets judged according to his ken;
And so, God's judgment is the best and just;
His Mercy is for sinners and all men;
What love God shows to men he made from dust.
We know of God thro' something we call 'Faith';
God makes Him known in ways umptine, with ease;
The saved aren't just ones who well Creed sayeth;
All men can realize God's mental peace.
God made all men; Heaven awaits all souls;
Nevertheless, God gives each man new roles.
poem by John Celes
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Sonnet: One…
One teacher spoilt the good name of a school;
One child’s misdemeanor gave home much shame;
One unwise act earned him cap of a fool;
One faulty step in life brought him all blame.
One blunder led to ruin of the clan;
One lie made him a scoundrel forever;
One wrong punishment hardened heart of man;
One cruel word saw hatred like river.
One prudent act had saved so many lives;
One timely cry helped people nab the thieves;
One confession avoided death by knives;
One miracle and man in God believes.
One late reply and pupils good got banged!
One verdict wrong and innocents were hanged!
Copyright by Dr John Celes 2-17-2007
poem by John Celes
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