James Tipp Poems

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1.
The News Of War

The News Today

I listened to the news to day there was death in every place
I wondered how we'd sing, of such amazing grace
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2.
I Poem For Women In The Church

When God decided to enter our world
He gave it a lot of thought
He wanted people to know who He was
The problem really was fraught
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3.
The Death Of A Genius (Alan Turing)

A Belated Homage To A Genius.
(Alan Turing)
The world I entered was a shattered world a broken world
Millions dead, millions homeless, millions starving, bleak!
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4.
What's In A Name?

The name is everything so thought the ancient world
Your naming gave you ambition or gave thanks for your existence
Knowing a name meant power and bought fear because of knowledge
So 'I am' was ambiguous and intimidating all in one announcement
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5.
Good Friday Meditation The Silence Of Meditation

They have forgotten Lord,
You have slipped from their memory.
Your coming is celebrated with abandonment
Your departure is pushed aside, relegated,
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6.
In Death I See Myself

In the face of a friend I see death
Written large for all who can see the signs.
We who travel with the dying are frail
We have nothing of ourselves to offer,
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7.
In A Blaze Of Glory

The day extinguishes in a blaze of glory
Nature in all her beauty bids farewell to the light
We stand enthralled captured by the magnificance
The transitory reality holds us mesmersied.
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8.
The Death Of A Child-This Torn And Broken Heart

Today the question why?
Bounced off my mind
Through my heart
Ricochet around the room
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9.
The Buck Stops Here

From the beginning to the end
Your vision was unique
You understood completely
Your wisdom unending.
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10.
A Poem For My Dog Casper 1993-2002

You have gone my little man, my companion
My friend through thick and thin
In rain and shine we explored the quarry
The country lane the hedgerows.
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