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Many modern poets have used free verse to explore ideas without constraint. In this form, the only rule is expression—raw, honest, and personal.png

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Did Destiny Bring Choices or Do Choices Become Destiny - by Brent M. Jones →

March 17, 2023 Brent Jones
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Did Destiny Bring Choices, or Do Choices Become Destiny?

by Brent M. Jones

Are people in our lives
Sent for a reason?
Do they arrive
To cause change—
To serve a noble purpose,
Open closed doors,
And show us
New ways,
Not the same?

Do they teach us
New lessons,
Help us see
New solutions?

This isn't fate—
It’s purpose unfolding.

Providence may begin with destiny,
But choices are always required.
For it is often
When destiny brings change,
That choice reveals who we become.

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Poem: Consider the Journey by Brent M. Jones →

March 15, 2023 Brent Jones
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Consider the Journey, by Brent M. Jones

The goodness of people found along the way

Some came for a reason; some blocked the way

Sun came, but then so did the rain

Peace was felt, but so was pain

I look ahead; clarity leaves me

Which path should I follow

Where is true light showing the way

Will mistakes still happen if I always do right

The journey is amazing

I need an anchor for the night

Embracing the Randomness

Hoping for Light

This poem came about as I wrote my book,

“Why Life Stories Change Are We the Result of Circumstance or Chance.”

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Anamorphic Power of Tears (a Poem by Brent M. Jones →

March 12, 2023 Brent Jones
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“Tears fall like rain

Wisdom follows pain

Water flows, tears stain

Tears gone, without crying

Tears digested, considered wisdom

Some still regarded with disdain”

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Is life the Road to Recovery? (a poem by Brent M. Jones →

November 6, 2022 Brent Jones
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Does life require us to fall Is life the road to recovery Is recovery the road called life

So when will we learn life’s lesson Does knowledge only come when we fall
Is life just a process

If we know what is needed Would we need to fall Does recovery bring knowledge

Knowing what was needed Does balance and wisdom Find the beginning

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A Crown of Rust →

April 2, 2022 Brent Jones
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A Crown of Rust

By Brent M. Jones

Once a thing of class, Once a noble giant, Now sitting alone in the grass

    Rusted from roof to ground Greatness can’t be restored The weather is no friend. 

 

A new day, faded color With rust a crown that remains The rust some consider art,

Iron, steel, and water reveal Where reality stopped, art began



 

Thoughts about the Poem

Art is a searching process. People searching for something to create. Where do the artist’s thoughts take them when considering rusted-out automobiles or rusted-out anything?

The color of rust comes from the red family which is a very passionate color and charges the space bringing in lots of energy.

When we create something, we mentally navigate a space of possibilities, searching for a creative solution to evoke a desired sensation.

The choice of the creative instrument is essential, and rust is particularly fascinating: it conveys, not just the destination of the process, but the author's arrival for choice - the search itself.

See Essay “rust is a passionate color” by Brent m jones click here

#rRust #Rustinforms #RustArt #RustReflectsLife

In Poetry from Art, How to create art, Does Rust create Art Tags Poetry, Art, Rust
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The Dance of Thoughts, a Poem by Brent M. Jones →

January 10, 2022 Brent Jones
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The Dance of Thoughts

And when the day is done,

And the darkness has begun,

My thoughts become my guide,

Leading me to peace inside.


So let them dance and play,

These thoughts come my way.

For they are a part of me,

And in them, I am free.

The heart still rules,



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A Brothers Poem for a Brother →

January 7, 2022 Brent Jones
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These poems were used to communicate to me some thoughts as we discussed life and poetry, and were sent to me by my brother. At first, I was not sure of the source of this first one.


“Naked, they walk,

Without any shame

Drawn toward their masters,

Like moths to a flame

With his companions,

Perhaps because he hears

A different drummer.

Let him step to the music he hears,

However, measured or far away.”

by Jeff A. Jones


I asked my brother Jeff how he was doing. He just wrote back, included this poem above, and then sent the poem below as the likely source of his thoughts.

(This communication happened in the 1990s, and then in 2005, my brother passed away)

(this communication happened in the 1990s and then in 2005 my brother passed away)


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Song of Light - A Poem →

January 11, 2021 Brent Jones
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Land, sea, and sky, reach out

Embraced by the old, touched by the light

Our new world gives light

The old world gone from sight

Memories sometimes fade

Are new friends new light

Life is short, families give us light

Truth is eternal

Desire to do right

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Will We Meet Again and Will We Still Care? by Brent M. Jones →

June 3, 2020 Brent Jones
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“Will we meet again Have we met before Is it only now

Did we really meet before Is that the reason why We have met now

Did we care before Will we care again Is it only now”

Thoughts about this poem: Do relationship continue on after death and if they do then why wouldn’t they have been present before this life?

See the poem People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
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Poetry is about feelings expressed →

September 9, 2019 Brent Jones
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The poet uses words to show the way The artist uses paint and clay.

Art informs the people Of what they think they see.

Poetry informs the feelings What the words say

Pictures are like poems Feelings bring memories.

Poetry is the thoughts That feelings for.m



Psalm 143:8
”Show me the way I should walk”





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Poems by Brent M. Jones →

October 2, 2017 Brent Jones

Poems by Brent M. Jones

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Butterflies are Light

A butterfly chooses where to land.
Bringing light and beauty on its wings.
Light sitting, like a sunbeam.
Choosing when to leave


Help me, Lord

Memory fills the night. Help make my pain and memories light. In your arms, I find comfort. Please guide me in my days. Help me, Lord, this night.


The Trip

Challenge and wonder are along your path.

Each day, a new turn will attract what you ask.

Others may seek the beauty of your trail.

Focus on your journey and leave the destination for last. 

 
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Sounds of Love – A Poem by Brent M. Jones →

July 26, 2017 Brent Jones
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Sounds of Love, by Brent M. Jones

Thoughts are Notes

Reflected in Flight

Music of the Soul

Words just Right

Feelings of the Heart

Constant Day and Night

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Soft White Blue Sky →

July 21, 2017 Brent Jones
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Soft White Blue Sky

By Brent M. Jones

Looking up today

 Greeted softly by the sky

Rolls of white and blue

When I saw the sky

I felt glad to be with you

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