The New Man Life
If you then have been raised with Christ,
Seek all the things that are above;
Never to be earthly enticed,
And seated at the right hand thereof.
Christ sits on the right hand of God,
Your mind sets on things from above;
Things upon the earth not to laud,
Guide yourself in heavenly love.
For you are dead, your life is hid,
And your life hides with Christ in God;
From the things that you had backslid.
Previously caused to be flawed.
When Christ who is your life appears,
Then you will appear in glory;
As He will wipe away your fears,
Being acquitted by His jury.
Copyright © 2026 Richard Newton Sherrer
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Chris, my friend!!
To receive such praise from you just validates my having gone in the right direction!
Thank you! ~Your friend, William
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Manipulation
He waved his Union Flag,
Sang God Save The King,
And when he passed away
Didn´t leave a thing.
Very quickly disposed of
By the state machine
In an unmarked grave
As though he´d never been.
The King sat in his palace
Unaware of the loss
And if he´d been told
Wouldn´t have given a toss.
Not the type of person
For his passing to matter,6
Not one of those wealthy
Who materially waxed fatter.
Just one of the lower order
Whose presence was a bore
Except as cannon fodder
In a nation´s time of war.
Manipulators still manipulate
And believers still believe,
The lonely and bereaved
Somehow find time to grieve.
His peers still waved the flag,
Sang God Save The King,
And i don´t believe
They´ll ever learn a thing.
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YOU ARE NOT MY CHRISTMAS GIFT
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HARVEY AND THE BUTTERFLY
HARVEY AND THE BUTTERFLY
This is 5 year old Harvey my Great Grandson
Who is in forest school having lots of fun
When a pretty butterfly just happened by
It landed on his hand and I ask myself why.
Did the butterfly know it would come to no harm
Harvey was still and would cause it no alarm
Harvey watched in wonder with a smile on his face
And he experienced the butterfly`s grace.
He was chosen out of all the children there
So this picture with you I just had to share
It was for a fleeting moment that they met
But a memory that Harvey will not forget.
I look at this and see gentleness and trust
A picture for the album that is a must !
These are words from my point of view
What does this picture portray to you?
copyright´2026 Elsie
Elsie`s Poetry ~*~ Poet5170
http://poetrypoem.com/poet5170
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Under Sacred Seal
Disillusioned
An understatement
Of biblical proportions
Distorted thinking
Thought dead
Came roaring back
As if this was an opportunity
I could afford
Without piling up
More debt
With no intention
Of settling
Until down the road.
Perhaps by that time
You'd overlooked
My lack of charm
Sold on the idea
After much intense prodding
And unfailingly fixation
On this new sensation
Just as long
As I remain inspired
With enough fire
In my eyes
To make up for your
Reputation as a cold fish.
But once
The outer conditions
Began manifesting
And the reluctance
To be fully present
In an overworked mind
The further we got
From the innocence
Of that first glance
And the potential kiss
That could
Never live up
To the promise spoken
Long before
You knew I existed.
You could never
Decide how
I would fit into your life
Neither a square peg
Or a star
My reputation
Wasn't unhinged enough
To be a forbidden fruit
Nor were my ideals
So twisted to be
Considered sacrilege.
You rang I answered
Only to be kept
Dancing around your ring
Trying to touch you
But remaining elusive
Carefree to my intensity.
Couldn't leave me completely
Poking around
In my affairs
As if a safe cracker
But not savvy enough
To leave any fingerprints behind
And when my sensibility
Finally returned
To get a grip on
An obsession
That nearly tore
My head off
I drifted slowly
Back to reality.
Though its tempting
To keep digging
By exposing your cover
Facts speak
With authority
I just didn't
Rock your core
For further exploration.
Free from obligation
Allowed to retreat
Into oblivion
Keeping my suspicions
About you
Under sacred seal.
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Heal Thyself
Relying on miracles
To bring peace
To the valley
Justice for
The wrongly accused
A clear mind
To come up
With a solution
That best suits everyone
Not just a select few.
A forgiving heart
For those you knew better
But fell under the spell
Of a vindictive leader
Spoiled like a child
Who isn't satisfied
With a mansion
Full of toys and
Instead hires fellow bullies
To rob Santa Claus
And justifies the crime.
Desire to be free
Of regret
As we enter
The last stage
Not to be bitter
By internalizing
Strawman arguments
To give the debater
A sense of power
They never deserved
Not because they're incapable
But have forgotten
The adage said
Long before birth
Physician heal thyself.
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For ^^ GOD ^^ Is Gonna PUT Us All > THROUGH Every EXTREME -- TEST-- of every >> SEASONS OF -Cold and -WARM of Winter Spring SUMMER and FALL __
For ^^ GOD ^^ Is Gonna PUT, Us All
> >> >>> THROUGH Every EXTREME
Highs & lows of Every >>> SEASONS
OF Happy & Sad GOOD & bad
OF ```` Happy ```` Warmth```` And
EXHAUSTING _______HARSH
COLD ___________ Stressingly
HARD ============ LOW
```````````````````````````````COLD*+++++++
OF BITTER Freezing WINTER
AND * Fresh* BLESSED
*MIRACLE* NEW LIFE
NEW *LIVING* NEW
^^^^^^^^M I R A C L E^^^^^^^^
Beautiful
SPRINGTIME
With BLESSED bright
SWEET*NOURISHING
Positive * MOTIVATING
SUNSHINE ````````````` And
Cool ```````````````` Relaxing
```````````````S E A S O N S
OF`` the Majestic```FALL
Seasons >> TO
TEST >>> OUR
F A I T H F U L N E S S
How GREAT IS OUR
LOVINGNESS `````` OR
weakness `` OF `` HOW
We==== DO === truely
>>>>>>>SURRENDER
With >>>> CONSTANT
DEVOTION GREAT
BRAVE STRONG
````````````````````And*BOLD*++++++++
For ^^ GOD ^^ TEST US ONE AND ALL*+++++++
THROUGH EXTREME STORMS OF
Every ````SEASONS ```` OF Winter
Spring ```` SUMMER ```And
FALL======== HOW WE
STAND ~ GREAT
And ~~~~ TALL
OR ~ IF ~ WE
Falter ~ and
UNFAITHFULLY
FAIL ~~~ AND
`````````````FALL*++++++++
FOR ^^ GOD ^^ PUTS EVERY HUMAN
THROUGH EVERY Violent Devastating
STORMS OF Warm SWEET
^^^^^^^^ BLESSINGS ^^^^^^^^^
And # STORMS #
OF``` RAIN```` & ```THUNDER
Earth ______________ Quake
FLOOD _______ And
```````````````````````FIRE*+++++++
TO KNOW SEE And FEEL
HOW And If we SURRENDER
AND FULL TRUST IN HIS
ALMIGHTY SWEET FOREVER
LOVING HOLINESS
````````````H I G H E R*++++++++
BY JOHN D JUNGERS
AUGUST O6 2026
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