Michael Shepherd Poems

If you notice that solitude is great,
rejoice because of this.
For what would solitude be
that had no greatness? There is
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The Lord, the Merciful, has taught you this:
created you; and gave you gift of speech;
made order in the world; made plants and trees;
which blessing of the Lord would you deny?
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You asked me for a poem about home and I remembered
that millions of years ago there was plenty of food for all
in the Garden of Eden and slugs
were well supplied with greenery and all was one big happy family
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The eyes, it's said, are windows of the soul;
and when I see your eyes so sparkling bright,
I see there beauty, truth and goodness; all
as one; the radiance of an inner light.
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Waking to the blackbird's song -
insisting, so it seems, on something close to joy and praise...
the sun's just breaking through the morning mist;
the smell of coffee and hot bread rolls,
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and wouldn't it be weird
if we could click on our name page
and see - our mind!
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Angels..
do you believe in angels?
do angels believe in you?
which question, the more sensible?
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So small,
such a tiny eye,
yet sees, has seen, so much
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