#thepoetshouse

  • by Michael Plante After 13 years I closed my social media account on Facebook and Twitter (now X), permanently. The decision to do so came with much deliberation. Thirteen years of page development and postings, pictures and communications was weighed against the onslaught of negativity that had developed on social media. It is a digital…

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  • Muddy Water

    by Michael Plante So grey I cannot see anything…fog all around me; stings my eyes.Droplets form, then run down my cheeksfalling from my chin to the ground below.There is a chill in my heart.I ask my Creator, “Am I alive or dead”?There is no response. I hold a staff in my right handmade of black…

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  • The Bleacher Teacher

    Judging character is based upon a person’s perspective. What I see some people do not. Biases or racial tendencies cloud a person’s perspective when judging a person’s character. Shall I judge you negatively because of the religion you choose to follow? A religion that hides the truth of leaders? Shall I judge you based strictly…

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  • Christmas 2024

    May the spirit of the season bless you and your family.Cheers’ from The Poet’s House

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  • Freedom or Escape

    by Michael Plante Freedom-release or escapedid the Creator open the door to your prisonor did he give you an area to escape into?Prison is within the mindfor a caged bird sings praises to the Creatorand receives contentment for its efforts. The bird closes its eyesand dreams of an open fieldthe vastness of nothing is where…

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