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Poetry by Stanley Victor Paskavich

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The Slope

    How do we determine Good or Bad,
is it from what makes us happy,or what makes us feel sad?
How we truly know how to judge these two words?
Is it from what we've been taught...

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The Song

I thought of an apple once It was only in my mind.

But, my mind’s sensation did help me to find.

I ate the lovely apple and threw the core away.

It’s seeds fell to the earth...

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The Sword

    From deep
    Within the
    molten core,
    forged into
    shape as
    a tool of
    War, was
    the steel
    held by
    Man,...

Total views: 2,282

The Thief in the Night

    I'm praying I don't have to pray any more,
I've got holes in my jeans where my knees hit the floor.
Seems the harder I pray the further you go,
I just hope that one day your...

Total views: 3,942

The Twist

The Twist
If you look closely at the things most write or say.
It's the same old beliefs said in a new way.
Our thoughts range from malignant to benign.
And they're...

Total views: 2,585

The Ultimate Price

The Ultimate Price

“I, (state name of enlistee), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic...

Total views: 1,259

The Veins of Torment

Just a candle, a spoon, and the prick in my arm.
Who would know they could cause such great harm?
Now the scars on my flesh tell more than I say.
They’re with me for life, they...

Total views: 1,047

The Wealth Inside

    If you can't laugh about dying, you'll forget how to live.
If you can't share with your enemies, you'll forget how to give.
If you can't believe in believing, all will be for...

Total views: 2,797

The Well

 

Well digger, well digger, come dig my grave.

Make it as round as an infants nave.

Make it so deep I see no light,

for I want no ascension within my sight.

Make...

Total views: 2,128

The Well of Serenity

 

I hear no voices within my head.

They’re soft whispers with words of dread.

So soft, so soft, the whispers sound,

with the kindest serenity I have found.

But I...

Total views: 1,773

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