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Charles Edward York is an American author of 18 books of poetry that can be found on amazon.com under his full name. Born in Saigon, Vietnam and raised in Dallas Texas he now lives in Plano, Texas and works in downtown Dallas.

  February 2022     2 days ago

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The Human Pen

The Human Pen

The human pen is super-powered
When inspired by God and the Universe
Verses unseen and unheard
Flow as if born to come alive
From darkness into light
Flooding the world with meaning
Expressing rhymes
Metaphors and...

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The Currency Of Love

The Currency Of Love

The currency of love is care
Exchanged between us
When a need is recognized
And receives benevolence
Real and tangible
Seen and felt
Touching a soul
Making a life matter.

Generosity is a necessity
Given as...

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Waiting Without Reason

Waiting Without Reason

Waiting without reason means
Something good is on its way soon
Timing happens regardless of schedule
Attuned to our control
Justice, opportunity and deliverance
Always occurs on time
When we get out of the way.

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The Invitation Of Hope

The Invitation Of Hope

Hope is an orphan who seeks the suffering
And finds you on purpose to be
The reason to let tears flow
Cleanse the hurt away
And give power to rise up
Breathe the breeze of mercy and kindness
Raise our voices in...

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The Love That Remains

The Love That Remains

The poet writes words into ashes
As if the witnesses to thoughts and feelings
Float away as dandelions on a breeze
Seldom read or remembered
Only through deeds and actions
Does Love remain on the memory.
My...

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thank you. It’s going into my 18th book of poems.

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Nice poem. I can feel some of the emotions and relate to them.

4 months ago

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Nice poem about the moon. I’m a selenophile too and I have written about the moon as well. I posted a poem titled Once In A Blue Moon.

6 months ago

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Reminds me of the depths of depression I have experienced. Beautiful descriptions!

8 months ago

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Very descriptive poem. Aside from the metaphors I almost felt like I had hopped aboard a sinking ship.

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yes you are correct. I wrote it because I hurt my girlfriend and when I recognized how deep her pain was I felt very badly and knew I had to make amends. This poem helped me focus my regret into an apology in poetic form. She has forgiven me and I will learn not to be so hurtful with my words again. 

11 months ago

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thank you so much for the compliment and appreciation. I wrote this poem about my girlfriend and the love we share. She loved it. Glad you like it too!

1 year ago

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