Category Archives: violence

When Death Came From The Sky

Posted on September 11, 2016 by poemsandponderings

WHEN DEATH CAME FROM THE SKY The morning sparkled like a gem the air was warm and dry it was a nearly perfect day when death, came from the sky. On the eleventh of September in the year two thousand-one, … Continue reading →

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Believe

Posted on December 6, 2015 by poemsandponderings

     With respect for, and in regard to, my rights under the first and second amendments, here is just a note to those who think that we are a weak society and that terrorism will succeed in converting us … Continue reading →

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Twenty-Two Vets

Posted on July 18, 2015 by poemsandponderings

     The Boston Red Sox and New Balance Footwear inc. along with a large variety of  other sponsors (too numerous to mention here) are again hosting the “Run to Home Base” road race challenge on July 25, 2015  for the … Continue reading →

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The Visionary

Posted on March 29, 2015 by poemsandponderings

     I have heard a lot of talk lately from people who are very much attuned to the spirituality of man and to most things of a biblical nature, about the “Rapture” and the “End of Days” and how … Continue reading →

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When Death Came From The Sky

Posted on September 11, 2014 by poemsandponderings

Edited somewhat from the original (mostly punctuation) but the message is the same.. May God rest the souls of the innocents and condemn the souls of the hateful for all of eternity! And let us not forget the actions of … Continue reading →

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The Key To Heaven’s Gate

Posted on September 6, 2014 by poemsandponderings

    With all of the unrest and brutality ongoing in the world today I think that this poem may be worth the read. Hatred reigns throughout the world and peace will never be achieved so long as it is … Continue reading →

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The God Of War

Posted on June 26, 2014 by poemsandponderings

    An historic perspective! ~ Peace is but a fleeting thing, but war is evermore for mankind is a beast at heart with blood lust at its core.~ Jake.         The God Of War From the … Continue reading →

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A Hero Comes Home

Posted on May 26, 2014 by poemsandponderings

A Hero Comes Home The whistle echoed throughout the hills, long before the train appeared. That let us know that you were home, and soon, that we’d stand near. * Not long ago you left us here, to seek your … Continue reading →

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Death Of A Stranger

Posted on November 25, 2013 by poemsandponderings

    I’ve been working on this one for most of the month, and each time that I read it, I change it. So I’m not going to read it again.. For a while.. It is very long, but I … Continue reading →

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When Judgment Comes

Posted on June 2, 2013 by poemsandponderings

     A somewhat harsh, but thought-provoking entry, this Sunday Morning.. But, I do hope that you will like it. Jake. WHEN JUDGMENT COMES Your palaces will fade away, ice castles too, shall melt. When judgment comes that final day, and the … Continue reading →

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