Poems With Couplets - Page 2

Why Play At Being Real?
- By Shannon Michelle Haynes
- Published by Family Friend Poems May 2016 with permission of the Author.
I was inspired to write this poem after being stood up for the 3rd time by a guy who had led me to believe he was completely into me. Phone conversations in the middle of the night that would last for hours, dates that were absolutely awesome on every level, unbelievable rapport and compatibility, physical attraction... just a lot in common... like twin flames. But then he started making dates but never showed or even called, sometimes until a week or two later. Then he just stopped... no closure.

Poem About Being Played By A Guy

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He blew into my life like a sweet summer breeze,
Stole my heart in an instant, made me weak in the knees...

He seemed so sincere when he'd look in my eyes

He blew into my life like a sweet summer breeze,
Stole my heart in an instant, made me weak in the knees...

He seemed so sincere when he'd look in my eyes
And say the things I've waited to hear my whole life.

I thought he was different... I thought he was real.
I never thought I could feel the way he made me feel.

I just don't understand why he wasted the time
When there was nothing to gain on his end or mine.

It was perfectly senseless...not one reason why
He would just disappear without saying goodbye.

He had me floating on air, then let me crash to the ground.
It's too much to wrap my mind around.

Why play at being real? No one wins in the end.
Someone always gets hurt when the other pretends.

Why say all those things when you don't mean a word?
It's mean and it's cruel...it's completely absurd.

Now I'm left here to wonder what could've gone wrong,
Why he just stopped calling, why he strung me along?

My thoughts, they consume me, like a crop consumes rain.
Another sleepless night just might drive me insane.

I toss and I turn over and over again.
I can't help but feel like I've lost my best friend.

But a friend would be honest, wouldn't play with your heart.
A friend wouldn't lie to you right from the start.

A friend would still be there come tomorrow...
A friend would comfort, not cause you sorrow.

I wonder if....whatever his reasons may be
That surely he knew his actions would hurt me?

And I wonder if from time to time
The thought of me might cross his mind?

Does he think about my "angel" eyes
Filled with tears because he lied?

Does my memory haunt him in his sleep?
For him it's probably not that deep.

I truly wish him all the best,
Hope he's okay and finds happiness...

Finds everything he's looking for....
Good health, true love and so much more.

I miss him, and it breaks my heart,
That it had to end before it got to start.

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A Minor Bird
- By Robert Frost
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When a person is in a depressed mood even the beautiful song of a bird is grating. Of course, after that moment of irritation, one realizes the problem is not with the bird but with you.

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I have wished a bird would fly away,
And not sing by my house all day;

Have clapped my hands at him from the door

I have wished a bird would fly away,
And not sing by my house all day;

Have clapped my hands at him from the door
When it seemed as if I could bear no more.

The fault must partly have been in me.
The bird was not to blame for his key.

And of course there must be something wrong
In wanting to silence any song.
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A Naughty Little Comet
- By Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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This classic, fun, and rhythmic poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850-1919) is a cautionary tale about a mother-daughter struggle that will be familiar to many parents of teenagers. The lesson taught is the virtues of a cautious and modest approach to life. The bold and fun loving daughter doesn't listen to the scolding of her wise mother and instead runs wild, reveling in her youth and beauty. In the end the mother's fears come true.

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There was a little comet who lived near the Milky Way!
She loved to wander out at night and jump about and play.

The mother of the comet was a very good old star;

There was a little comet who lived near the Milky Way!
She loved to wander out at night and jump about and play.

The mother of the comet was a very good old star;
She used to scold her reckless child for venturing out too far.

She told her of the ogre, Sun, who loved on stars to sup,
And who asked no better pastime than in gobbling comets up.

But instead of growing cautious and of showing proper fear,
The foolish little comet edged up nearer, and more near.

She switched her saucy tail along right where the Sun could see,
And flirted with old Mars, and was as bold as bold could be.

She laughed to scorn the quiet stars who never frisked about;
She said there was no fun in life unless you ventured out.

She liked to make the planets stare, and wished no better mirth
Than just to see the telescopes aimed at her from the Earth.

She wondered how so many stars could mope through nights and days,
And let the sickly faced old Moon get all the love and praise.

And as she talked and tossed her head and switched her shining trail
The staid old mother star grew sad, her cheek grew wan and pale.

For she had lived there in the skies a million years or more,
And she had heard gay comets talk in just this way before.

And by and by there came an end to this gay comet's fun.
She went a tiny bit too far-and vanished in the Sun!

No more she swings her shining trail before the whole world's sight,
But quiet stars she laughed to scorn are twinkling every night.
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Mysterious Love
- By Jojo Cywinski
- Published by Family Friend Poems December 2015 with permission of the Author.
Have you ever just looked at the person you're in love with and thought, "Wow, how on earth did I find this person? How did I get someone so amazing and so perfect?" Love makes you feel emotions you never thought you could feel before. Sometimes it makes your life, your whole world, surreal. It's an overpowering feeling, and it can be so hard to explain these emotions, thoughts, feelings you have towards them (that no one else has for them). I'm sure a lot of you can relate...

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As I lay here in the dark by your side,
You bring me great love, and I feel great pride.

For you, my darling, are my number one.

As I lay here in the dark by your side,
You bring me great love, and I feel great pride.

For you, my darling, are my number one.
A tidal wave could approach and you'd still be my sun.

I'd protect you throughout,
No matter what.

Even at war,
I'd take a shot.

I'd take a bullet from the enemy's gun,
Just to save you, my precious one.

You're like a diamond in a million ways.
For a man like you, every girl prays,

Hard to find,
But close to my heart,

Mysteries aside,
Not just for the smart.

Deep in the ocean,
But standing on shore,

You're determined you love me,
But I love you more.
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Keeping The Promises
- By Morgan Gregg
- Published by Family Friend Poems March 2013 with permission of the Author.
I wrote this poem from the point of view of a someone who is speaking to their friend, and talking about how throughout their lives they have always managed to stay together. That their friendship was strong enough to make it through the good, the bad, and all the in-between moments they have gone through in their lives, and even though their lives are close to ending, they were, are, and will always be best friends.

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Do you remember, when we were young, those promises we made?
The promise to be there for each other, no matter night or day.

The promise to keep secrets, no matter what they are.

Do you remember, when we were young, those promises we made?
The promise to be there for each other, no matter night or day.

The promise to keep secrets, no matter what they are.
The promise to be friends forever, no matter where we are.

The promise to stand up for each other, no matter what the cause.
The promise to never judge each other, no matter all the flaws.

The promise to always tell the other, they're doing something wrong.
The promise to remember this when the other has sadly gone.

The promise to always help each other, no matter what the weather.
The promise to always keep a promise, from then until forever.

We're older now, we've changed, we've grown, we've forgotten many things.
We've lived through life, are facing our end, whatever it may bring.

We've had our problems, doubts, and sorrows, that came along the way.
Yet still we've managed to keep them all, the promises we made.
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My Grampie
- By Jessica Higgins
- Published by Family Friend Poems September 2014 with permission of the Author.
My grandfather recently died, and it just broke my heart. My family was military, so my visits with him weren't always very common; however, that never changed the way I felt about him. He was what made up my best childhood memories, and for that I am forever grateful!

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My love for my Grampie will always be alive.
Although he is gone, his legacy will survive.

In the things he taught me and love he would show,

My love for my Grampie will always be alive.
Although he is gone, his legacy will survive.

In the things he taught me and love he would show,
I am forever grateful, and it's to him I owe.

From the rain, to the dust, to the stars, and the sand,
You will be among me daily, holding my hand.

Your smile will always be etched in my mind.
Another Grampie like you would be impossible to find.

I know your trip of life was fulfilled and long,
For that makes this easier and helps keep me strong.

Your life was a blessing to all you knew,
But I know you're up there now, making your big debut.

Greeting Grammy with big hug and a kiss,
I know she's been waiting, but it's something I'll miss.

You know that I love you and you left too soon,
But to me, you'll always be the guy who hung the moon.
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Lost In The Past
- By Jodi
- Published by Family Friend Poems June 2014 with permission of the Author.
I was abused as a child, and now as an adult I still struggle with the hurt and never getting an acknowledgment from my abuser. My past keeps me in bondage, and it's up to me to release the hurt and be able to move on.

Poem About The Pain From Child Abuse

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Searching for something that may never be known,
mental disturbance turns a heart back to stone.

Create memories alone in your head,

Searching for something that may never be known,
mental disturbance turns a heart back to stone.

Create memories alone in your head,
holding you hostage as you lie in your bed.

Fits of despair have blinded your sight,
awaken to find you are losing the fight.

Rays of sunlight lead the way,
hurts from the past only keep you away.

Deception has caused your faith to stray,
simple gestures are life's way to say...

Release the burden that's wanted your stay,
crumble your thoughts and throw them away.

Discover a strength to start a new page,
no longer alone slipped from the cage.

Bruised and broken, you now can see
a glimpse of hope that may set your free.
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This Girl
- By Demisha Ramirez
- Published by Family Friend Poems July 2012 with permission of the Author.
I made this poem for my best friend Grisel, who is going through a tough time in her life, and she just needed reminding that she is beautiful, inside and out...

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There is this girl I know, she walks with such grace.
Every time I see her, she has a smile on her face.

But there is pain in her eyes, and I can tell something isn't right.

There is this girl I know, she walks with such grace.
Every time I see her, she has a smile on her face.

But there is pain in her eyes, and I can tell something isn't right.
Her life isn't what she thought it'd be, but she put up a great fight.

She seems so very distant, and I can tell she's not all there.
I can't stand seeing her like this, I know her life is full of despair.

She feels so alone, and her life is like a pop quiz.
But what this girl doesn't realize is how beautiful she truly is...
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One More
- By Maranda G. Brice
- Published by Family Friend Poems March 2011 with permission of the Author.
I wrote this poem for my cousin, Debbie Taylor, who was also my teacher at the Christian School I go to. I miss her so much. It just doesn't seem real that she is gone. I prayed for God to help me with my poetry and this one just came pouring out of me. I just wish I had gotten more time with her. I wanted her to see me graduate, get married, have kids, and become a teacher like her. I just wanted one more everything with her. I guess that is why I titled this poem One More.

Death Of A Cousin

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When the sunny skies turn from blue to gray,
I can't help but wonder just what you would say?

I wonder if you know how many lives you have touched.

When the sunny skies turn from blue to gray,
I can't help but wonder just what you would say?

I wonder if you know how many lives you have touched.
Do you know that people here love you so much?

Can you even know how many dreams you made come true,
Or if you can hear the voices saying I love you?

Do you know how many lives you have changed
And how many lives you completely rearranged?

I wish I could have just one more year,
Because I can't picture the rest of my life without you here.

Just another chance to spend the night and share a laugh.
Another day of school with you is what I'd like to have.

Do you know you'll be greatly missed by us all?
Just one more time I want to hear your voice when I call.

Just one more laugh, one more time to see you walk through the door.
Another smile, another story, another hug, another day...just one more.
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Behind This Face
- By Lee W. Barker
- Published by Family Friend Poems March 2019 with permission of the Author.
This poem is written from a very personal view during my battle with depression. This talks about the fact that you have to hide your true feelings and the constant act that you put on to the people around you.

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Behind this calm face there is a raging storm,
Like a war in my head since the day I was born.

Behind this smile there is a lonely sad frown,

Behind this calm face there is a raging storm,
Like a war in my head since the day I was born.

Behind this smile there is a lonely sad frown,
Acting oh so happy when really you are down.

Behind these blue eyes is a bright burning fire,
Flames flickering out of control, getting higher.

Behind this laugh when I'm laughing out loud,
There's a tear like a rain drop from a dull cloud.

Behind these dry eyes is a waterfall of pain,
Trying to plug the leak, but the effort is in vain.

Behind this confident man is a shy little boy,
The youngster from school, so lonely and coy.

Between my ears is a fight inside my head,
Happy against sad or living battling dead.

Behind this big heart it is shattered like glass,
Still not healed from the bully in the class.

Behind the happiness lies sadness deep down,
Swimming against the tide trying not to drown.
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You Were Inside Me
- By Shirley Daley
- Published by Family Friend Poems April 2011 with permission of the Author.
This poem is for any woman who lives with the regret of having an abortion.

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You were inside me but only for a while.
Only in my dreams do I embrace your smile.

In my thoughts I see you, my bleeding heart is torn

You were inside me but only for a while.
Only in my dreams do I embrace your smile.

In my thoughts I see you, my bleeding heart is torn
for my darling little baby who would never be born.

Though my arms ache to hold you, my grief so hard to bear.
The pain you must have felt that day, my pain cannot compare.

If I could live my life again, there would be one less regret.
The day I took my baby's life, the day I can't forget.
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Summer
- By Mohamad Zibadel
- Published by Family Friend Poems June 2015 with permission of the Author.
This is a descriptive poem of summer and some things that happen in this season.

Descriptive Poem About Summer Season

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Weather gets warmer and fruits riper
Clothes replaced with the ones lighter

Sun in the sky blazing like a silver ball

Weather gets warmer and fruits riper
Clothes replaced with the ones lighter

Sun in the sky blazing like a silver ball
Makes wheat and vegetables to be tall

Every morning breeze shakes the green trees
Brings us joy and the smell of fragrant leaves

Boiling springs in the heart of high mountains
Are welcoming the thirsty birds sitting in tens

Farmers' busy time on the fields gathering crops
Tired bodies sweating look like they stopped the clocks

Harvest season of juicy and watery fruits
Greatest reason refresh dry and thirsty throats

Children's laughter and playing shouts fill the air
Up and down, jumping and kicking with no care

Everyone does a job, men bring and chop the logs
Little children go after one another and play with bugs

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Though All The Fates
- By Henry David Thoreau
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Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American author, poet, abolitionist, and historian. Ralph Waldo Emerson was Thoreau’s neighbor, mentor, and friend. Both had Transcendental ideas, which was the American version of Romantic Idealism. Transcendentalists believed in focusing on the spiritual instead of material concerns. They believed society had tarnished the purity of an individual. Themes of Transcendentalism can be found in this poem. Though something seems firm and unwavering, you don’t see what is happening below the surface. Staying true to who we are will pay off in the end and keep you from destruction. This poem is made up of rhyming couplets.

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Though all the fates should prove unkind,
Leave not your native land behind.
The ship, becalmed, at length stands still;
The steed must rest beneath the hill;

Though all the fates should prove unkind,
Leave not your native land behind.
The ship, becalmed, at length stands still;
The steed must rest beneath the hill;
But swiftly still our fortunes pace
To find us out in every place.

The vessel, though her masts be firm,
Beneath her copper bears a worm;
Around the cape, across the line,
Till fields of ice her course confine;
It matters not how smooth the breeze,
How shallow or how deep the seas,
Whether she bears Manilla twine,
Or in her hold Madeira wine,
Or China teas, or Spanish hides,
In port or quarantine she rides;
Far from New England's blustering shore,
New England's worm her hulk shall bore,
And sink her in the Indian seas,
Twine, wine, and hides, and China teas.
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Brothers
- By Jenny Elvy
- Published by Family Friend Poems May 2016 with permission of the Author.
Seven months ago my second son came into the world, and the bond that is developing between my two boys is amazing to watch.

Poem About The Bond Between Siblings

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A gentle kiss upon the cheek,
Their love growing stronger with each week.

Watching them make each other laugh,

A gentle kiss upon the cheek,
Their love growing stronger with each week.

Watching them make each other laugh,
Watching them happily sharing a bath.

The two of them lying together on the floor,
The smile on their faces is a sight to adore.

When new siblings bond, it brings great pleasure.
And as they grow up, it is something to treasure.
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Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall
- By Madelyn F. Lanier
- Published by Family Friend Poems October 25, 2022 with permission of the Author.
This poem is about how girls are often taken for granted and corrected, regardless of how hard we try. This often stems into insecurity that sticks with us for the rest of our lives. Everything I mention in this poem is something most girls have thought about, some time or another. Everyone is perfect the way they are! Jesus loves you! Remember that you are a daughter of the King!

A Poem About Unhealthy Expectations For Women

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Mirror, mirror, on the wall,
I have an inquiry, it's not at all small

Cinderella, tall and fair,

Mirror, mirror, on the wall,
I have an inquiry, it's not at all small

Cinderella, tall and fair,
Does she ever worry about her skin or her hair?

Oh, Snow White, fairest in the land,
Does she get insecure about her arms or her hands?

Beautiful Aurora, sweet, yet not witty,
Does she cringe when people say, "Well, at least you're pretty"?

Kind and smart Belle, always stuck in a book,
Does it hurt when they say, "Women should just clean and cook"?

Elsa, the ice queen with a loving sister,
Does she scoff when people say, "You need a mister"?

Warrior Mulan, courageous and strong,
Is she ever told, "Be more ladylike, you're sitting wrong"?

Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair,
Does she ever wonder if people even care?

Do they ever find fault in their thighs or their hips?
Do they ever critique their nose or their lips?

I'm not a flawless princess, not a picture of perfection
I'm a normal, modern girl left with criticism and correction.
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Poems With Couplets - Page 2

When a person is in a depressed mood even the beautiful song of a bird is grating. Of course, after that moment of irritation, one realizes the problem is not with the bird but with you.

My grandfather recently died, and it just broke my heart. My family was military, so my visits with him weren't always very common; however, that never changed the way I felt about him. He was what made up my best childhood memories, and for that I am forever grateful!

I was abused as a child, and now as an adult I still struggle with the hurt and never getting an acknowledgment from my abuser. My past keeps me in bondage, and it's up to me to release the hurt and be able to move on.

I made this poem for my best friend Grisel, who is going through a tough time in her life, and she just needed reminding that she is beautiful, inside and out...

This poem is written from a very personal view during my battle with depression. This talks about the fact that you have to hide your true feelings and the constant act that you put on to the people around you.

This poem is for any woman who lives with the regret of having an abortion.

This is a descriptive poem of summer and some things that happen in this season.

Seven months ago my second son came into the world, and the bond that is developing between my two boys is amazing to watch.