Dr. Joseph. S. Spence, Sr., is an awesome prolific, worldwide acclaimed award-winning, and best-selling poet. He follows his faith with dedication, and is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He is a World Peace Ambassador of Human Justice, and International Diplomacy. His mother taught him how to read, write, interpret, and recite poems in high school, and he has been uplifting worldwide humanity with inspirational words since as an internationally acclaimed award-winning and best-selling poet. He has served in poetic leadership positions, conducted poetry seminars, recitals, and assisted poets around the world with a smiling heart to publish the golden words from the crystal ink of their musing pens. He has authored eight awesome poetry books, and is working on his ninth inspirational poetry book to motivate, uplift, and inspire souls to press forward and achieve the highest heavenly prize established for which they have been called and ordained. He has taken English literature, creative writing and poetry classes at University of Maryland, University College, and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. During his 26-years in the U. S. Army, he wrote poems for his military comrades and was dubbed "Apollo" the Greek god of poetry by them. He has received numerous worldwide awards for his poems, short stories, and researched articles. He was selected as Who's Who in America for years. He was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by Governor William Clinton, for Arkansas, USA, and resided in Wisconsin. Many have asked about his poetic identify. As a result, he published the following acrostic poem in alliteration style, using a sonnet format as an answer: Joseph Spence, Sr. Acrostic and Alliteration Poem Jumping Jupiter, a jubilant sundae lover, and just a jewel. Oppressed liberator, optimistically captivating; oratorical. Saintly passionate, succulent salmon sampler; sweetheart. Exquisitely enchanting, enchantingly amatorious; éclat. Playful, painstakingly passionate, pajama wearer, patient. Handsomely helpful handyman, harmonizer of happiness. So sensationally super; Sagittarius son of John Spence. Pleasantly personable, and matriarch Maud Spence's son. Enabling, exquisite, eloquent, evolving and enterprising. Naturally nice, no nonsense, and a nutritional nobleman. Carrot consumer, constant comrade and cold-war veteran. Heavenly enlightened, and just an elegant eggnog taster. Sweet as syrup, shining armor off the shelf; savoir-faire. Red-blooded poetry connoisseur and radioactively lovable! © Joseph S. Spence, Sr. All Rights Reserved
Sensation of Light (Linking Pin Sonnet)
Like a Venus flytrap you swayed in the night
Night raising the mind's trace of soft flowing light
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If Only She Could Stay (Linking Pin Sonnet)
She came into my life with a sweet smile
Smile touching my core of existence
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Greetings my dearly beloved brothers and sisters. Recently, I was asked by my dear sister Roula Pollard, from Athens, Greece, to write a short prayer for those suffering from coronavirus, their healing, and elimination of the virus. As you know, I am not a person who is short on words. I will use the "TRIP" acronym in this prayer, we discussed it on September 15th and 22nd 2019, in my Sunday messages. As a reminder: "T" is for "Thanksgiving" unto God. "R" is for "Repentance" of all sins. "I" is for "Intercession" for others and "P" is for "Praise" unto God. The prayer she requests follows:
Dear merciful and heavenly God, You said, "Let there be light" and it came to pass immediately. You said "Let us create man in our own image, " and it was done! You took a rib from man, and created woman as man's partner to live in peace, and blessed them to replenished the earth, and it was done! Today we are in Your presence, as humble as we know how. Our petitions we raised to You, giving You thanks foremost, as our Creator, Redeemer, Advocate, and Propitiator of all our sins. We come in repentance for anything we may have done, known or unknown, seen or unseen, asking for Your mercy of forgiveness. Now Lord, we stand in the gap with intercessory prayer, as Your royal priesthood, for those impacted and suffering from coronavirus. Touch them Lord, with Your supreme healing power of mercy, from the crown of their heads to the soles of their feet. We are pleading unto You, to remove any, and all traces of stain, illness, or damage caused by coronavirus to the holy temple You created them with, as their earthly bodies.
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My sweetest love hearest thou reverently my advice
My advice is to leave now for our home—in paradise.
Paradise blooming with rainbows and tasty red cherries
Cherries, delicious mangoes, and bright sweet berries.
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The price we pay for our freedom is not contained in a man's wallet,
Nor is liberty a currency found in a female fancy Gucci pocketbook.
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