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Terror reigns,

Yet within His Pains I flee,

Free from all fear.

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Powerful

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Just as I get used

To one season's wild ways,

Another one dawns.

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Awesome

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Jun 25Liked by Alexander Semenyuk

Moonlight whispers love,

Petals dance in soft embrace,

Future blooms, silent grace.

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Wow, soooo good

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So beautiful

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Black and white photo

Two young faces look ahead

Beyond dust, to hope

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oh wow, powerful imagery

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Time and space open

Revealing the mysteries

The glory of God

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All very good!

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Jun 25Liked by Alexander Semenyuk

"Chasing the Future"

Running fast away

I'm unable to reach it

unlike the present

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Nice!

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Jun 25Liked by Alexander Semenyuk

The future arrives,

Open your eyes wide to dream—

Remember, and dream.

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Really good

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Ohhh...it's been ages since I wrote a haiku or any kind of poem...probably since high school. I'm not a poet by any stretch, but this is a fun challenge! So here's mine:

She holds hope in one hand

And fear in the other

Presents her one-way ticket

And tells the future,

"I'm checking in."

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I like it a lot, brings out very real emotions

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Jun 25Liked by Alexander Semenyuk

Future

The past a fading ghost

Of times that once were lived.

Tragic tales lost to most.

Wrongs recalled and forgived.

The present: chronic now.

If Time’s a lofty ship,

The present is the prow

Into Future does it rip.

Shaping Past, left in the wake.

Fashioning history.

As if Present does take,

Future’s life mystery.

Leaving a ghost to haunt

My remembering.

The good that's past does taunt:

Before me assembling.

Future is horizon.

What will be, what could be.

It is fear that lies in

What’s before us at sea.

Future is what’s unknown.

Shrouded in mystery

Seeds yet to be sown.

Its future history.

Future: its all that gets me by.

It is Hope. Give me or I die.

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Amazing depth in this poem

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Thank you!

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Jun 25Liked by Alexander Semenyuk

You write with passion for words.

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Jul 5Liked by Alexander Semenyuk

What a compliment. Thank you.

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The Lord only knows

What the future truly holds,

But yet I still dream.

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Lovely!

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In the wake of crows

Cockatoos burst on red gums

Dropping Honky nuts

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Very interesting!

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Jesus Christ returns

posts a poem on Substack

no one restacks it

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hahaha

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Glad I could make you laugh!

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Jun 25Liked by Alexander Semenyuk

*Sigh* Five Seven Five

If now could predict future

It would be simple

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Nice!

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Jun 25Liked by Alexander Semenyuk

when patience runs down

long unsaid words get spoken

better days ahead

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Very good

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Hope wears rose lenses

Faith looks toward future glory

Trust rests in knowing

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The last ship departs

War claims final victory

Only death lingers

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