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41. A Sculptor

Famous Poem

• By Ella Wheeler Wilcox

As the ambitious sculptor, tireless, lifts
Chisel and hammer to the block at hand,
Before my half-formed character I stand
And ply the shining tools of mental gifts.

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42. Let America Be America Again

Famous Poem

• By Langston Hughes

Let America be America again.
Let it be the dream it used to be.
Let it be the pioneer on the plain
Seeking a home where he himself is free.

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43. Seasons Yet To Come

• By Rick W. Cotton
• Published by Family Friend Poems November 2017 with permission of the Author.

They gave us all a calendar
At work this afternoon.
Suddenly it dawns on me,
The year is ending soon!

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44. Love Is Better Than Hate

• By Poppy Cooke
• Published by Family Friend Poems May 2009 with permission of the Author.

Don't judge a book by its cover.
Love is better than hate.

Life's too short to waste opportunities

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45. The Mentor

• By Jeff J Breseee
• Published by Family Friend Poems October 2008 with permission of the Author.

I paused to stand and watch a man who had come to the road's divide.
My wonder soared as I watched his stare slowly shift from side to side.
He stood as if not noticing that many passed him by.
They moved without a second glance down the road most traveled by.

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46. Letting Go

• By S.C. Lourie
• Published by Family Friend Poems December 2021 with permission of the Author.

She was scared to let go.
She was worried that everything might fall apart.
But she felt this heaviness, every day, growing in her heart.
So she took a deep breath.

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47. Men At Forty

Famous Poem

• By Donald Justice

Men at forty
Learn to close softly
The doors to rooms they will not be
Coming back to.

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48. Trust The Journey

• By Marc And Angel Chernoff
• Published by Family Friend Poems January 2022 with permission of the Author.

Dozens of times
throughout your life,
you’ll outgrow what
you thought you

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49. Hand Of Age

• By Fiona Halliday
• Published by Family Friend Poems February 24, 2026 with permission of the Author.

The unfriendly hand of age
Creeps up and takes hold
Of my fingers, twisting them

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