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In Days of Pest – A Poem

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Joel D. Hirst

‘Putrid vapors’ did the plague they bring? Miasma fetid, stench that brings the blight? Or was it God who cursed and brought the thing? That robs us of our loves in dead of night. From when it came, so sudden … Continue reading →

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Latter Plates of Novel Men – A Poem

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Joel D. Hirst

In words that paint, I hide away; Hoping armistice to stay; Immortal craft ‘gainst tempest brewing; Ever madness quill eschewing. We write of beauty ‘fore the storm; Our words they dye the summers warm; The flowered glade, the meadow golden; … Continue reading →

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Will It Be Enough?

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Joel D. Hirst

Streets are charged, electric; Milling crowds are hectic; The rage it does now overflow; The violence is pyrectic. Boy he lifts a rock; Inserts it in his sock; Around, around his head does go; To ‘nother lad doth knock. Vendor … Continue reading →

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“Why Should I Listen To You?”

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Joel D. Hirst

“Why should I listen to you?” wise man said; “You hatched that fool plan in the small of your head; It has no more chance in the world to succeed; Than does son of a horse and a donkey to … Continue reading →

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Beware the Dreams of Other Men – A Poem

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Joel D. Hirst

Beware the dreams of other men, the hopes of those not shared; Hark not to visions of one’s past ‘rise up from those who dared; Look only now within thyself, and not to search beyond; Seek out the truth that … Continue reading →

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Ancient Battles Underground – A Poem

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Joel D. Hirst

Ancient battles, under ground; The living they hear not a sound; Voices plead in soft despair; Telling those who come “beware!” “Here were fallen men of old;” The tortured tales to living told; “They fought for things that had no … Continue reading →

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To Meet Again One Day – A Poem

Posted on May 11, 2019 by Joel D. Hirst

At first they came in happy fright; Those soldiers seeking for the night; The darkness always hid the fight; They knew for moment things were right; But something happened not awaited; For them that night was quite ill fated; Rest, … Continue reading →

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My Hamster’s Wheel – A Poem

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Joel D. Hirst

My life has b’come but a jacket; Twisted kind which is oft’sold as straight; “To live free, not sure if you can hack it”; And I’m told for to sit down and wait. So I wake myself neat in the … Continue reading →

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The Ruin We Cradle – A Poem

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Joel D. Hirst

Each one of us has temptation; Tis something seeks us to bring down; A flesh-pull of being which echoes of meaning; And makes us lose sight for to drown. Some struggle to death for with hate; Sensations to them which … Continue reading →

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What Dreams May Come? – A Poem

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Joel D. Hirst

To close our eyes, perchance to sleep; To glory rage, to laugh and weep; To build on high our castle walls; To raise a tow’r, never to fall; To find the vict’ry oer our foes; To triumph over all our … Continue reading →

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