As her pen touched the paper
Flames erupted from the ink which flowed
Writing was her one guilty pleasure
It was all she had ever known
And the erotic words danced pleasurably
On each sultry and seductive page
This was the role she was chosen for
To dance freely on a paper stage
Written by, Michelle Cook
Poetry prompt: Her pen touched the paper, flames erupted from the ink that flowed.
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So many words
You’ve quietly said
Now swirl around
Inside my head
Beautiful words
Filled with hope
Keep me going
Help me cope
Loving words
Flood my heart
With the reassurance
Of a brand new start
Difficult words
Wisdom that hurts
Often feeling
Cold and curt
Secret words
Between you and me
Comfort my soul
And set me free
Written by, Michelle Cook
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Pure imagination
seeps from his mind.
Thoughts and words
flowing overtime.
Brilliant writings
in every shape and form.
All meant to bless,
comfort, and warm.
Written by, Michelle Cook
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Lost in a dream
Are the words
Inside my head
Better think
Of something else
To say now instead
Written by, Michelle Cook
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Let’s talk about things we don’t usually talk about.
Let’s talk about the pain people hide beneath the cuts.
Let’s talk about the secrets students bury because they are afraid to talk.
Let’s talk about the dust that old hunchback cleaners with warm smiles sweep out of classrooms, creating sandstorms.
Let’s talk about the whispers flown miles away from circles of teenagers.
Let’s talk about the books we are dying to read but won’t discuss.
Let’s talk about the corrupt we motivate.
Let’s talk about the things we hate, that boil our blood underneath the skins we dread.
Let’s talk about the sky.
Let’s talk about death and how the unknown prevents us from sleeping.
Let’s talk about the spirits within us that are begging, begging to take over.
Let’s talk about the words we said, didn’t mean to say, wanted to say, couldn’t say, wished to say, lived to say, and died trying to say.
Let’s talk about the future we hope to see in a crystal ball.
Let’s talk about those dodging bullets and bracing violent waves.
Let’s talk about the dreams that have shattered and have yet to be reborn.
Let’s talk about those without a place to call home.
Let’s talk about love and how we all secretly wish for it.
Let’s talk about how selfish and greedy we all are.
Let’s talk about how cruel we’ve made the world and how we are going to make all of it stop.
Written by, Ayodele-Oja Temidayo Olayide
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Thought we were sort of due for another question and answer game tonight. So…
P.S. I will choose one of the answers and write a poem about it tomorrow. So think of a good one! I can’t wait to see all of your responses. ~M
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He was a man who radiated compassion, and when he spoke, everyone listened intently to his every word. He was the person who taught me the importance of God’s word and the key to life’s success (Joshua 1:8). He exuded more wisdom than anyone else I have ever met. He was the kind of person I wanted to emulate because he knew how to genuinely love people and he loved God with his whole heart. He was a man who I always suspected was really an angel, living out his life as a human.
From our last phone conversation, here are the passages of scripture he asked me to read. I invite you to read them too!
Lamentations 3:21-26
Psalm 1:1-3
Matthew 11:28-30
Proverbs 31
2 Corinthians 1-24
The book of Daniel – The prophecy book!
1 Corinthians 13 – The Message (MSG)
1 If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don’t love, I’m nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate.
2 If I speak God’s Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, “Jump,” and it jumps, but I don’t love, I’m nothing.
3-7 If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don’t love, I’ve gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I’m bankrupt without love.
Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have.
Love doesn’t strut,
Doesn’t have a swelled head,
Doesn’t force itself on others,
Isn’t always “me first,”
Doesn’t fly off the handle,
Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn’t revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back,
But keeps going to the end.
8-10 Love never dies. Inspired speech will be over some day; praying in tongues will end; understanding will reach its limit. We know only a portion of the truth, and what we say about God is always incomplete. But when the Complete arrives, our incompletes will be canceled.
11 When I was an infant at my mother’s breast, I gurgled and cooed like any infant. When I grew up, I left those infant ways for good.
12 We don’t yet see things clearly. We’re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won’t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We’ll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us!
13 But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.
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There’s no better compliment for a writer, than when somebody reads their work. I honestly don’t even mind if somebody doesn’t particularly like what I’ve written. Just the fact that they’ve read it and have taken the time to tell me they have; that’s the best feeling in the world. The words a writer writes, come straight from their heart. So the reader is literally holding a piece of that person’s heart while reading such a person’s words. It doesn’t get much more intimate than that. ~M
Originally posted: May 15, 2016
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One of the reasons I finally decided to start a blog, was to be able to share what’s on my heart with others. I also wanted to be able to leave a little piece of me behind, so that there is some small memory of what was important to me after I’m gone. I am hopeful that the memories left behind here, will in some small way make a difference in your life. You never know how words can speak to people. Sometimes it’s the simplest things you might say, that can make all the difference in the world to someone.
Words are powerful and have the ability to cause war or bring about peace. I want the words I write to bring hope and never despair. I hope the words I share with you are words you need to hear. If you’re reading this, I want you to know that you matter, even if you think you don’t. I want you to remember that this life is temporary and a greater life is still ahead. Don’t lose your heart in the things of this world, for your reward will never be found here.
Keep your faith in trying times and remember that life doesn’t always make sense. Accept the fact that there are things in this life which you will never fully understand. Try to stay positive and know that there is a God who loves you and who wants you to know Him. He understands your daily struggles, for He has suffered through this life as well. In fact, He suffered more than the rest of us and has never asked any of us to suffer as much as He did.
We have to stop blaming God for the mistakes we’ve made, and realize that He isn’t the one causing our misery. It’s always easy to blame somebody else when life isn’t taking you down the road you hoped for. Don’t be misled, you can turn around and walk in the opposite direction at any point in your life. Seek Him first and you will always find the answers you are looking for. Just as Jesus loves me, I love you, my friend… I really do… ~M xoxo
Originally posted: August 9, 2015
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Flat and fake scribbles her pen.
Can she continue to do this once again?
Empty words spill across the page.
Is this the end of her writing days?
Fictitious rhymes are all she’s got.
Definitely lost what it takes to write her thoughts.
Written by, Michelle Cook
Originally posted: March 28, 2016
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By, Charles S. Smead (1909 – 1972)
*Written by my Great Uncle Charlie, may his words live on…
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Give me a word
Any of them will do
Just want to write
Something for you
Written by, Michelle Cook
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