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Poems: poems need not be long and boring. Here is a selection of short funny, sad and witty short poems.
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LESS OF ME
Let me be a little kinder,
let me be a little blinder,
To the faults of those about me,
Let me praise a little more;
Let me be when I am weary
Just a little bit more cheery-
Let me serve a little better
Those that I am striving for.
Let me be a little braver
When temptation bids me waver,
Let me strive a little harder
To be all that I should be;
Let me be a little meeker
With the brother who is weaker
Let me think more of my neighbour,
and a little less of me.
Anon
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Psalm 4
A David psalm. When I call, give me answers. God, take my side! Once, in a tight place, you gave me room; Now I'm in trouble again: grace me! hear me!
You rabble--how long do I put up with your scorn? How long will you lust after lies? How long will you live crazed by illusion?
Look at this: look Who got picked by GOD! He listens the split second I call to him.
Complain if you must, but don't lash out. Keep your mouth shut, and let your heart do the talking.
Build your case before God and wait for his verdict.
Why is everyone hungry for more? "More, more," they say. "More, more." I have God's more-than-enough,
More joy in one ordinary day Than they get in all their shopping sprees.
At day's end I'm ready for sound sleep, For you, GOD, have put my life back together.
The Message
Psalm 5
A David psalm. Listen, GOD! Please, pay attention! Can you make sense of these ramblings,
my groans and cries? King-God, I need your help.
Every morning you'll hear me at it again. Every morning I lay out the pieces of my life on your altar and watch for fire to descend.
You don't socialize with Wicked, or invite Evil over as your houseguest.
Hot-Air-Boaster collapses in front of you; you shake your head over Mischief-Maker.
GOD destroys Lie-Speaker; Blood-Thirsty and Truth-Bender disgust you.
And here I am, your invited guest-- it's incredible! I enter your house; here I am, prostrate in your inner sanctum,
Waiting for directions to get me safely through enemy lines.
Every word they speak is a land mine; their lungs breathe out poison gas. Their throats are gaping graves, their tongues slick as mudslides.
Pile on the guilt, God! Let their so-called wisdom wreck them. Kick them out! They've had their chance.
But you'll welcome us with open arms when we run for cover to you. Let the party last all night! Stand guard over our celebration.
You are famous, GOD, for welcoming God-seekers, for decking us out in delight.
The Message
I thought I was abused
Because I had no shoes
Until I met a man
Who had no feet.
Old Arabian Proverb
"The best verse hasn't been rhymes yet,
The best house hasn't been planned,
The highest peak hasn't been climbed yet,
The mightiest rivers aren't spanned;
Don't worry and fret, faint-hearted,
The chances have just begun
For the best jobs haven't been started,
The best work hasn't been done."
Anon
There is so much that is bad in the best of us,
And so much that is good in the worst of us,
That it doesn't behoove any of us,
To talk about the rest of us.
Anon
A WORLD WIDE PRAYER
May peace return among men
co-operation unite them
Friendship bind them
Love rule them
Justice prevail among them
Self-control strengthen them
Righteousness exalt them
Service ennoble them
Brotherhood enfold them
The past be forgiven them
The future be sanctified for them.
Anon
Psalm 23
A David psalm. GOD, my shepherd! I don't need a thing.
You have bedded me down in lush meadows, you find me quiet pools to drink from.
True to your word, you let me catch my breath and send me in the right direction.
Even when the way goes through Death Valley, I'm not afraid when you walk at my side. Your trusty shepherd's crook makes me feel secure.
You serve me a six-course dinner right in front of my enemies. You revive my drooping head; my cup brims with blessing.
Your beauty and love chase after me every day of my life. I'm back home in the house of GOD for the rest of my life.
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Psalm 30
A David psalm. I give you all the credit, GOD-- you got me out of that mess, you didn't let my foes gloat.
GOD, my God, I yelled for help and you put me together.
GOD, you pulled me out of the grave, gave me another chance at life when I was down-and-out.
All you saints! Sing your hearts out to GOD! Thank him to his face!
He gets angry once in a while, but across a lifetime there is only love. The nights of crying your eyes out give way to days of laughter.
When things were going great I crowed, "I've got it made.
I'm GOD's favorite. He made me king of the mountain." Then you looked the other way and I fell to pieces.
I called out to you, GOD; I laid my case before you:
"Can you sell me for a profit when I'm dead? auction me off at a cemetery yard sale? When I'm 'dust to dust' my songs and stories of you won't sell.
So listen! and be kind! Help me out of this!"
You did it: you changed wild lament into whirling dance; You ripped off my black mourning band and decked me with wildflowers.
about to burst with song; I can't keep quiet about you. GOD, my God, I can't thank you enough.
The Message
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