Arts
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Society and Politics
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sat, 09/12/2015 - 14:17This section is for poems about life, society, and politics. It is about how we interact with one another and view ourselves. Like with the nature section, some poems are about society and other parts of life, like faith or family. Such poems are generally put in those other sections.
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Nature and Images
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sat, 09/12/2015 - 13:54This section is for poems about primarily about nature. Many of my other poems have a focus on nature, but often they are in the context of faith, family, or other topics and are included in other sections.
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Arts and Letters
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sat, 09/12/2015 - 08:40This section of my poems are focused on arts and letters, great writers, painters, and education.
Family and Childhood
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sat, 09/12/2015 - 08:24This section of my Poetry blog is focused on poems about family and growing up.
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Less Quiet Desperation.
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Fri, 09/04/2015 - 20:17The masses of men lead lives of quiet desperation
except when
the demands of the day
of tasks to be done
exceeds the available time
and
the stress at the desk
exceeds our coping
Then, the desperation becomes less quiet.
The masses of men lead lives of quiet desperation
except when
friends bury their sons,
the homeless man
who seemed to be getting back on his feet
gets attacked outside the soup kitchen
and spends a month in the hospital
and victims of domestic violence
loose their children
to DCF
or their abusers.
Then, my soul cries out.
The masses of men lead lives of quiet desperation
except when
the time spent
caring for a loved one
leaves little time for self-care
and all that is left
is groans too deep for words.
And God says
“My Grace is sufficient”
as the 1% hoard the manna from above
leaving others.
hungry, struggling.
So, while dreams are on hold
because of daily life getting in the way
I will wait quietly on my Lord
with less quiet desperation.
