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  1. 41. Seeing Ourselves Clearly

    • By Lauren Bowman
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2020 with permission of the Author.

    It’s difficult to take in the entirety of something
    when you are standing inside of it.
    Valleys are best seen from peaks.
    Mountains from their bases.

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    One should always keep an open mind when viewing the world around them, and what you say in your beautiful poem is so true, and other people often can see our inner beauty before we do. That...

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  3. 42. Look At My Soul

    • By Karen Denman
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2015 with permission of the Author.

    Look at my soul, what do you see?
    A diverse human spirit hiding in me.
    Protective barriers and walls I build.
    Whilst living behind them, a life unfulfilled.

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  5. 43. Read It Again

    I hate people who’ve hurt me
    so you’ll never hear me say
    I must love them harder.
    I know that

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  6. 44. Do Better Dare

    It's not so easy....

    Anyone can spot others' flaws.
    It's easy, like a blink of the eyes.

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  7. 45. The Legacy Of My Words

    My words are like my heart beat.
    They tell the world that I'm alive.
    They recite the tale of who I am
    And of all I have survived.

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  8. 46. My Journey

    I am a lost traveler like a million others
    Having no destination and no direction
    With rocky road and no companion
    And still I wander and wonder

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  9. 47. Only Time Will Remain

    • By Crystal Lewis
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2019 with permission of the Author.

    It's unbranded and unclaimed,
    Elusive and in vain.
    It ebbs and it flows,
    Wishing away as it goes.

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    Crystal, really enjoyed the thoughtfulness of this poem. Gave me much to consider about time. Great job! Brought to mind a silly thought I once had: "Can the hands of a clock grasp the...

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  10. 48. Other People

    • By Alan Steinle
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2011 with permission of the Author.

    Hell is other people.
    -Jean-Paul Sartre

    Hell is other people who

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    That's so true. I am from somewhere where flat girls are considered beautiful. My friends often make fun of me because I am not flat like them, and it often makes me cry, but now I'm used to...

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  11. 49. We Can All Shine

    We can all live and just be
    Who we are meant to be in life.
    Allowing love to set us free,
    Rather than giving into strife.

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  12. 50. The Little Things Mean More Than Anything

    • By Gemma Troy
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2021 with permission of the Author.

    It’s the little things
    isn’t it
    that mean more than anything
    and the simple pleasures

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  13. 51. Life

    • By John P. Read
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2019 with permission of the Author.

    Your springtime has gone.
    Your summers have passed.
    Autumn's now waving goodbye.

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  14. 52. Why

    • By Helen Grandison
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2008 with permission of the Author.

    Why do we begin if we don't plan to finish?
    Why do we love if we don't want to get hurt?
    Why do we live if someday we must die?
    Why do we smile if we really hurt inside?

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    Most of the answers to this poem in my eyes would be hope.

  15. 53. The Present

    • By Nicki F. Gunderson
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2016 with permission of the Author.

    The future is too far away to dream of.
    The past is too far behind to dwell on.
    The world is too big to go unnoticed.
    Nature is too beautiful to be passed by.

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  16. 54. If This Day Is My Last

    • By Glen Edward C. Flores
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2015 with permission of the Author.

    If this day is my last,
    I will be rejoicing,
    Reminiscing my memories since my life came to being.
    I will spend this day only by praying

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  17. 55. The Hand Of Fate

    • By Beau Taplin
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.

    There is no reason to feel troubled
    if your path has not been made clear to you yet.
    When you remain true to your spirit,
    courageous in action,

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  18. 56. The Hero Of Your Life

    You are the only one
    who can save you
    no one else can
    do it for you

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  19. 57. Unbidden

    I can't prevent attitudes
    from knocking upon my door,
    but I decide which to let in
    and which ones to ignore.

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  20. 58. In Memory Of Christian

    • By Sharon L. Heiston
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2007 with permission of the Author.

    There are only a handful of people
    You'll meet in life
    That truly touch your heart
    And make you glad you're alive

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    Our son, Christian, passed away suddenly at the age of 26 on October 20th, 2006. I came across this poem; it reminded me so much of our Christian. He had that type of personality and the...

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  21. 59. Is This The Year To End All Years?

    I watch the hands on the clock tick by
    And I wonder where time goes.
    Will this be the year to end all years?
    Well, only God can know.

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    Excellent poem, as always. Keep writing...
    Very best wishes,
    Ann

  22. 60. It's About The Journey

    • By Lauren Bowman
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2021 with permission of the Author.

    How about sad but hopeful.
    Lonely but looking inward.
    Resting but planning your next step.

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