History.
A philosophical poem60 total reviews
Comment from Begin Again
Unfortunately, each person finds the truth he wants to believe within himself regardless of how many shadows are wrapped around it. Politicians twist and bend the words to suit whatever they wish to move forward. The only real truth is in our hearts and not on the tip of our tongues.
Crazy Eddy seems to have messed up a few words in your awesome poem.
Hugs, Carol
reply by the author on 04-Feb-2022
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Unfortunately, each person finds the truth he wants to believe within himself regardless of how many shadows are wrapped around it. Politicians twist and bend the words to suit whatever they wish to move forward. The only real truth is in our hearts and not on the tip of our tongues.
Crazy Eddy seems to have messed up a few words in your awesome poem.
Hugs, Carol
Comment Written 04-Feb-2022
reply by the author on 04-Feb-2022
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Thanks Carol, for your terrific comments and empathetic review, blessings Roy
Comment from the13thpoet
Hello Royowen a happy Friday to you. I hope this finds you well. As always I enjoy your writing and your insight, your started with such a powerful stanza and ended it with an even more powerful and truthful one. I guess Jack Nicolson was right (most of us) Can't Handle the truth. thanks for sharing and have a great day!
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Hello Royowen a happy Friday to you. I hope this finds you well. As always I enjoy your writing and your insight, your started with such a powerful stanza and ended it with an even more powerful and truthful one. I guess Jack Nicolson was right (most of us) Can't Handle the truth. thanks for sharing and have a great day!
Comment Written 04-Feb-2022
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Thanks so much, for your terrific comments and empathetic review, blessings Roy
Comment from Pearl Edwards
They say history is written through the winners eyes, that in itself makes it biased, and as for truth from politicians, who could tell. Great rhyming in your thought provoking poem Roy. There are funny sqiggles in the last & fifth verses. Enjoyed your thoughts, cheers
Valda
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They say history is written through the winners eyes, that in itself makes it biased, and as for truth from politicians, who could tell. Great rhyming in your thought provoking poem Roy. There are funny sqiggles in the last & fifth verses. Enjoyed your thoughts, cheers
Valda
Comment Written 04-Feb-2022
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Thanks Valda, for your terrific comments and empathetic review, blessings Roy
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
A liar will always be found out, and mostly always by the liar him/herself. You have to have such an incredible memory if you tell fibs, and I wonder how many of us have that? I can never remember what I said or did yesterday, so I'd always be caught. My beetroot face is another thing that would give me away. I learnt that as a child. The funny thing is, when my dad tried to tell me a fib, his eyes would glaze over! He couldn't lie to save his life! Lol. I enjoyed reading your poem, my friend. Well done. Love and hugs. Sandra xxx
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A liar will always be found out, and mostly always by the liar him/herself. You have to have such an incredible memory if you tell fibs, and I wonder how many of us have that? I can never remember what I said or did yesterday, so I'd always be caught. My beetroot face is another thing that would give me away. I learnt that as a child. The funny thing is, when my dad tried to tell me a fib, his eyes would glaze over! He couldn't lie to save his life! Lol. I enjoyed reading your poem, my friend. Well done. Love and hugs. Sandra xxx
Comment Written 04-Feb-2022
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Thanks Sandra, for your terrific comments and empathetic review, blessings Roy
Comment from Wendy G
I liked this a lot, except for the second last stanza which to me did not seem quite pertinent or relevant to the theme of truth, but I may have just not made the connection you intended. Otherwise, well written, and thought-provoking. The rewriting of the history curriculum happening at present is saying much the same as your first stanza - each one views history through his own personal lens, but does the lens offer an accurate picture of times past?
Wendy
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I liked this a lot, except for the second last stanza which to me did not seem quite pertinent or relevant to the theme of truth, but I may have just not made the connection you intended. Otherwise, well written, and thought-provoking. The rewriting of the history curriculum happening at present is saying much the same as your first stanza - each one views history through his own personal lens, but does the lens offer an accurate picture of times past?
Wendy
Comment Written 04-Feb-2022
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Thanks Wendy, for your terrific comments and empathetic review, blessings Roy
Comment from Willie P. Smith
Roy as long as there are people, there will be lies. "If caught in the web
of truth, you'll be eaten by the spider of indecision." We would all like to hear the truth, but to some it's much easier to lie.
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Roy as long as there are people, there will be lies. "If caught in the web
of truth, you'll be eaten by the spider of indecision." We would all like to hear the truth, but to some it's much easier to lie.
Comment Written 04-Feb-2022
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Thanks Willie, for your terrific comments and empathetic review, blessings Roy
Comment from T B Botts
Hello Roy,
I enjoyed this poem very much. Once again I'm left examining myself and my motives in light of what you've written. If we can't accept the truth about ourselves, how can we ever be saved? We first have to acknowledge our need for a savior. As you pointed out in John 3:19, we do love darkness, it's part of the fallen nature. Thank God we don't have to stay there. You point out an interesting scenario in your comments about wanting to hear the truth from our elected officials. We continue down the same path we're on at our own peril I fear. Well done.
Have a blessed day.
Tom
reply by the author on 04-Feb-2022
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Hello Roy,
I enjoyed this poem very much. Once again I'm left examining myself and my motives in light of what you've written. If we can't accept the truth about ourselves, how can we ever be saved? We first have to acknowledge our need for a savior. As you pointed out in John 3:19, we do love darkness, it's part of the fallen nature. Thank God we don't have to stay there. You point out an interesting scenario in your comments about wanting to hear the truth from our elected officials. We continue down the same path we're on at our own peril I fear. Well done.
Have a blessed day.
Tom
Comment Written 04-Feb-2022
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Thanks Tom, for your terrific comments and empathetic review, blessings Roy
Comment from lyenochka
Wonderfully said, Roy! And I fully agree with you about the bias with which history and news are written! Only Jesus is Truth and the Holy Spirit will help us discern lies. Well said!
FS garbles and one question:
I serve the truth �?�¢?" and yet I know,
But truth is never manifest, in honest folk who face its test. (So do you mean that we can't find "truth" in honest people because no human is fully truthful?)
Men seek its face, but shield their eyes �?�¢?"
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Wonderfully said, Roy! And I fully agree with you about the bias with which history and news are written! Only Jesus is Truth and the Holy Spirit will help us discern lies. Well said!
FS garbles and one question:
I serve the truth �?�¢?" and yet I know,
But truth is never manifest, in honest folk who face its test. (So do you mean that we can't find "truth" in honest people because no human is fully truthful?)
Men seek its face, but shield their eyes �?�¢?"
Comment Written 04-Feb-2022
reply by the author on 04-Feb-2022
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Thanks Helen, my reference to the truth is that only God can be truly truthful, because it?s connected to knowing the heart, and only He sees the heart, I don?t trust my heart, so I try to walk in truth, but I can be, at best, it requires prophetic connection to God for truth, the spiritual gifts of knowledge and wisdom, be honest. Thanks for your wonderful comments and review, blessings Roy
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Great poem! And as I noted it was this poem that inspired my poem on Truth!
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Bless you Helen
Comment from sue133
I am a newbie to this site again after a break of three years and finding your poems has inspired me to have another go. They are SO good!
We all have our truth and I believe it is the only way to live one's life. Without it, there is no meaning. But I realize that really there is no truth in politics. Saying all that moves me away from your poem which I really liked. It encompasses many of my beliefs and I am sure many other's as well. The rhyming is good it flowed from one idea to the next.
I was a little confused with two written things A?AC? with symbols above. Would you have the time to explain it to me?
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I am a newbie to this site again after a break of three years and finding your poems has inspired me to have another go. They are SO good!
We all have our truth and I believe it is the only way to live one's life. Without it, there is no meaning. But I realize that really there is no truth in politics. Saying all that moves me away from your poem which I really liked. It encompasses many of my beliefs and I am sure many other's as well. The rhyming is good it flowed from one idea to the next.
I was a little confused with two written things A?AC? with symbols above. Would you have the time to explain it to me?
Comment Written 04-Feb-2022
reply by the author on 04-Feb-2022
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Those hieroglyphs are the site?s problems not my computer?s. Look if you want help with your poetry, you only have to ask. And welcome, thank you for these marvellous comments, blessings Roy
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Thank you for kind your offer. I am not sure how it would work.
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I could check it and make suggestions
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
Getting to the truth is a mission that not everyone is interested in these days, some would rather believe in a fantasy. We cannot rewrite history and there is probably more truth in the abhorrent than in the desirable. A well rhymed poem.
You have a gremlin in the fifth and last stanza Roy.
Love Dolly x
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Getting to the truth is a mission that not everyone is interested in these days, some would rather believe in a fantasy. We cannot rewrite history and there is probably more truth in the abhorrent than in the desirable. A well rhymed poem.
You have a gremlin in the fifth and last stanza Roy.
Love Dolly x
Comment Written 04-Feb-2022
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Thanks Dolly, for your terrific comments and empathetic review, blessings Roy
