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Books
· A NEW RACE OF HuMANS

· Between the Cracks

· A Monumental Journey - first edition cover

· Beyond Understanding

· The Underground River

· In Search of the First Tribe

· A Monumental Journey - 3rd Edition


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· Rejected (a curse or a blessing)

· The Visions of Saoirse Gilbride....

· An Irresistible Transformation...

· Surfing on Silent Skies...

· Doorway...

· The Strange Case of Kicky Cano...

· A Matter of Perspective 2...

· A Surprising Discovery....

· 10 North Waverly Place...

· Old Friendships (not forgotten)


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· What Makes a Poet Authentic...

· Paul Harvey’s ‘If I Were The Devil’ transcript- 1965

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· Aphorisms (a collection)

· Hey Cortana...(2019)

· Origin, or Destiny?

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· When the Heart is Flawed...

· Catching Happiness...

· The Fragments of Hatred...

· 'Malama Ka Aina'...

· On Open Wings...

· Generations....

· Dewdrops....

· A Gradual Decline…

· Like Wildflowers and Weeds…

· In Nature’s Design…

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Fierce Determination...

by Richard Lloyd Cederberg — Read all 280 poems by Richard Lloyd Cederberg

Observational. A poetic appraisal of societies naysayers and haters.

Saturday, March 21, 2026


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Notice how as you improve they hate you even more,
The ones that have no life to share, seek only to abhor
With ridic words that have no soul, an awful toxic thorn
For everything unlike themselves, a deeply rooted scorn
.
Notice how the more you know, the more you pull away
From those with feckless dignity, dysfunction on display
With snarky thoughts, most lacking love, a lefty life undone
That lashes out at everything, with blinding hate finespun….
.
Notice how, no matter what, they sneer with great disdain
At everything unlike themselves, they stubbornly complain
With flinty hearts, all pity skewed, a blackened callous soul
That rages out at innocence, with bitterness untold
.
Notice how when you resist, they hate you even more,
The ones who have no love to share, seek only to deplore
With torrid hearts and fiery eyes, an awful toxic thorn
For everyone unlike themselves, a deeply rooted scorn….
.
© Richard Lloyd Cederberg
3/2026
     A NEW RACE OF HuMANS



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Reviewed by Jms Bell
Reviewed on April 22, 2026
WE, OF OURSELVES, COULD NEVER STAND AGAINT SUCH PERSECUTION BUT...GOD DID NOT LEAVE US A 'LOVE LETTER' FOR NAUGHT. THUS, WE MUST BE 'DETERMINED' TO REMEMBER HIS WORDS...'HERE A LITTLE, THERE A LITTLE'. IN YOUR PHOTO...THE ONE BEING ATTACKED LOOKS JUST LIKE THOSE WHO ARE ATTACKING. BUT DON'T FORGET, '...OUR WEAPONS ARE NOT LIKE THEIRS. OUR WEAPONS ARE NOT CARNAL BUT SPIRITUAL TO THE PULLING DOWN OF STRONGHOLDS'. RECALL, HE SAID...'THEY HATED ME, AND THEY WILL HATE YOU TOO', SO... NO NEGATIVITY SHOULD COME AS A SURPRISE. ALSO...'KEEP YOUR MIND ON ME, I WILL GIVE YOU PEACE...A PEACE THAT SURPASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING'. AND...'YOUR BATTLES BELONG TO ME...BE STILL'. BUT ABOVE ALL DO NOT FORGET...'WITHOUT FAITH...WE CANNOT DO THIS', MEANING...WE CAN ONLY WAIT ON GOD...'THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS US TO DO ALL THINGS'. THANK YOU FOR SHARING, MY FRIEND. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Ann Marquette
Reviewed on April 2, 2026
Wow! Good one Richard 👍

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on March 23, 2026
Yes, a very forceful argument against those who hate. Hate really has no place in a peaceful society.

Censorship is a form of hate. Rigid moral values are a form of hate. Walls are a form of hate. We have to stop them before it's too late.

Ron

Reviewed by John Herlihy
Reviewed on March 22, 2026
A powerful piece, Richard. You capture the corrosive edge of social hostility with sharp, rhythmic precision. The repeated “notice how” gives the poem a relentless momentum, mirroring the very behaviors you’re exposing. Strong, uncompromising writing.

Reviewed by Odin odin@aflx.com
Reviewed on March 21, 2026
There is a wide swath you've covered here that should arrest consciousness in some, while only embolding the "thorns" of your poem further into their illusions. As I've written about often, there are many ways to express love, often with such simplicity that eludes far too many lost beings still trying to find a path. Thank you for bringing this cancerous malady to the surface with stark poetic framing.


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