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  1. 21. The Different Path

    • By Mark Bird
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2021 with permission of the Author.

    They pick on you
    Play tricks on you
    They talk behind your back
    A hundred whispers to your one

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  3. 22. The Blade And The Ax

    On a bench, in Joe's little shed,
    lying not too far apart,
    were his ax and his switchblade,
    having a quiet heart-to-heart.

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    The conversation between a blade and an ax is interesting, and it teaches a lesson. Nobody should be proud because of one's usefulness; everybody is needed but in a different way!

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  5. 23. It's Hard To Listen

    It’s hard to listen,
    hard to stop thinking
    about what I want to say,
    hard to stop searching

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  6. 24. Little Things

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    • By Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney

    Little drops of water,
    Little grains of sand,
    Make the mighty ocean
    And the pleasant land.

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  7. 25. My Penny

    I found a penny upon the walk.
    A rich boy I am...that was my thought.

    The things I can buy at the store...

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    A wonderful poem to teach children about kindness and generosity.
    "A penny in a pocket's worth more than a grand,
    when it's placed inside someone's needing hand."

  8. 26. Ants At A Glance

    • By Shiju Sugunan
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2020 with permission of the Author.

    Here's a rant
    About the tiny ant.

    We see them parade in an orderly line,

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  9. 27. Mother Said

    • By Mark Bird
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2022 with permission of the Author.

    “Leave this town,”
    my mother said
    These three words
    live in my head

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    The poem "Mother" is lyrical, inspiring, and guiding, written in common diction in which the poet as the central character acts upon his mother's voice as the world is wide and staying only...

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  10. 28. Elaine The Complainer

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    My name is Elaine
    and I like to complain.
    Complaining is all that I do.
    I moan when it’s hot

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    I hope Elaine learns her lesson! Her story is so silly!

  11. 29. A Bag Called Me

    • By Mark Bird
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2022 with permission of the Author.

    Be a kid
    Enjoy the ride
    Pause a while
    Step outside

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  12. 30. Four Seasons In A Day

    • By Mark Bird
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 19, 2022 with permission of the Author.

    A winter’s tree
    is just like me
    forgetting what
    it used to be

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  13. 31. The Bear With No Hair

    Benny the bear was bare of all hair
    And barely could bear being hairless.
    He felt rather silly (and a little bit chilly)
    And wished that the hairy bears stared less.

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  14. 32. They Should Have Made Me Inside Out

    • By Mark Bird
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 16, 2022 with permission of the Author.

    My face is plain
    My eyes are wrong
    My brain is big
    My heart is strong

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