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POETRY AND OTHER INSPIRATIONS
I've noticed a lot of poetic people on this sight, thought there should be a place to share it and read it! Also a good spot to share any other form of creative expression you may feel inspired to do so with.
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Permalink Reply by Firegal77 on
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THE VOLUNTEER
The page, the jump,
The tossing of clothes,
Grab gear, grab brain,
Grab car keys and go,
The rush to the trucks,
The gathering of speed.
The hurry to the scene,
Of someone in need.
Don tanks, don masks,
the hoselines advance.
Head for the doorway,
you could be their only chance.
Engineers give the go,
then you slip inside.
Right-handed search,
your partner by your side.
The heat presses in,
the smoke's banking down,
beating heart and labored breathing,
the only constant sound.
Smoke's getting thick,
you're down on your knees,
The heat's getting higher,
And now you can't see...
Chances getting slimmer,
yet you never lose hope.
You reach and you feel,
You grab and you grope.
A faint sound at last....
reaches your ear,
Be quiet, quit breathing,
there might be someone here!
You call out, hold still, and wait for a reply,
Lungs burning, heart racing, you hear a faint cry.
You find them and help them and drag them outside,
Mask off, FRESH AIR! Thank God no one died!
O2, cold water,
And the sounds of those who rejoice,
Relax, be proud,
you made the right choice!
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Permalink Reply by Tom Kenney on
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Asleep in the Firehouse
As you peer through the windows
To the apparatus floor
The Engine and Ladder lay dormant
Coats hanging on their doors
A solitary light casts a glow
Over the sleeping trucks
As we firefighters are upstairs -
In our beds, safely tucked
Not a sound can be heard
Inside the station
Not a creature is stirring
Not even the Dalmatian
But all this changes
In the blink of an eye
With the clanging of the bell
And a voice from the ‘sky’
The bell and the loudspeaker
Echo off the walls
As the dispatcher sends us
To another call
Every bulb in the building
Awakens in light
Suddenly, without warning
Everything is bright
The sound of the exhaust fan
Whirs in the background
As the creaking door motor
Makes a hideous sound
Meanwhile, upstairs, in our beds
We are awakened
By the light and the noise
As if we were shaken
We jump out of our bunks
And into our clothes
And head toward the poles
Snapped from our repose
We don’t know what type of call it is
Or where we are going
We only know it’s an emergency
Our anticipation growing
We hit the poles and they slam
Like a loud clap of thunder
We head toward our trucks
Even as we wonder
What’s lying before us
When we roll out the door
The diesel motor comes to life
With a mighty roar
The shrill of the siren wails,
The air horn blasts
The sound must seem deafening
As we roll on past
Then everything goes quiet
As we pull out of sight
And the lights go dark again -
As the door closes tight
Tom Kenney - 2005
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Permalink Reply by Angelique on
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This is more true for my family right this minute
Grief
The days and nights go by
we seem not to notice
our pain is so great
our grief so raw
we are wishing for
one more minute
some even one more year
We are wishing to talk
and tell them what we feel
We wish everyone would go
and leave us to be alone
We wish out hearts could not feel
But in our minds we know
this is not to be the deal
For all our grief and all our pain
it is truly real
We will stop one day
or maybe even some evening
we will look into the sky
and we shall see the birds fly
or the stars shine so bright
We will see sooner than later
the people we lose did not go
very far at all, they made our
memories and they made a home
within the hearts of everyone they had ever known
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Hearts
May the heart of a women be content
May the heart of a man be whole
May their hearts come together and
share the knowledge and love
for one another
May they be blessed by god for ever
As A Friend
As a friend I feel your sorrows
As a friend I feel your love for others
As a friend we grow older together
As a friend we will never tire of each other
As a friend we will alway be there for each other
May we live for ever as friends and meet one another
in heaven yet again as friends always and forever
Flickering Candel
There is a candel that flickers within my heart
Everytime you come near the flames grows higher
This is the love I have for you
You came and told me we were through
I had to hope the the flame would die
Everytime I see you the flames get high
My heart feels on fire and it is not
obvious to you but this candel will always flicker just for you
Heart Soul and Mind
My heart cries out for you
My soul is telling me you are my one
My mind is screaming out your name
I just had to look and see you today
My heart cried I love you
My soul said we are connected
My mind screams your name
I will love you today
I will love you tommorrow
I will always love you with my heart soul and mind.
Here for us All
The stars shine oh so bright
The Angels dance with in the lords light
A comet will cross the silver sky
The delighted on lookers will give a cry
Silence is weary
Loud clatter is not cheery
Stop and think the lord is no fool
he put us on this earth filled with people like a big pool
The lord hears all of his childrens tears
The lord feels all of the sorrow that is with in
The lord is near just reach out and be still
Feel him come to you from within
The lord loves not one but all
The lord is here come one come all
Come and join for he is here
He is here for us all to ease our sin
He is here
The days grow colder yet the lord still looks over
The trees start to fade yet the lord these he made
The sun shines bright for this is the lords light
The moon light glistens and the lord still listens
The birds sing and the angels dance
The lord is here just feel his wonderful presence
Just stop and think
Just watch and listen
The lord is here amongst us just stop and feel his presence with in
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Slow Burn
faintly flickering embers burn silently in ever stretching lengths of red glow. The souls of great forests seem to escape in whisps of drifting smoke as giant forms are reduced to the nothingness from which they had once come..
heat scorches the edges of dreamy faces as if hypnotising the masses of those who had come to conquer and yet are found in awe...dreamily gazing into the depths of that which they have succumbed..memories of other times resolving in each turn of the tools that seem to clank in a sort of rhthmic meditation
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Philippians 4:4-7
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Psalm 18:2
The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation my stronghold I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.
Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight.
Isaiah 40:31
Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Jude 19:22-23
Be merciful to those who doubt; snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.
These are just some verses I really like they are not poetry from me but from the bible"New International Version"
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