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  1. 21. Coronavirus - Have You Seen

    • By Beryl L Edmonds
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2020 with permission of the Author.

    Have you seen the doctors who hardly get to sleep?
    From sad weary eyes, silent tears they weep.
    They're battling to save hundreds of lives,
    Yet see so many dying right before their eyes.

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    Thank you, Azeezah. Your response is most appreciated... Beryl

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  3. 22. Remember Then

    • By Catherine Cordeiro
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2015 with permission of the Author.

    When you feel bad for what you say
    Remember your mom wasn't always this way.
    She is your mom and used to be
    A woman who cared, much like me.

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    My mom is not 90. She is just 66 and is in that transition phase when you begin to realize she is growing old. It is a hard thing to realize. The woman who took care of you all your...

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  5. 23. What If

    • By Alora M. Knight
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2015 with permission of the Author.

    If you have helped one single person
    To overcome a prejudicial mind,
    You have made an angel sing.

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  6. 24. Differences

    • By Alora M. Knight
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2020 with permission of the Author.

    We all come warmly from the womb,
    Unprinted pages to be filled.
    Brought forth upon the stage of life
    On which our character starts to build.

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    Alora states just how connected we are with this poem. Her ability to show how encompassing life is, is beautiful! All of us are underneath the same sky with the same sun and moon!

  7. 25. Beyond The Purse

    It's sometimes easy to think
    We have nothing to give;
    Yet we often have more to offer
    Than we tend to believe.

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  8. 26. How Often, If Only...

    If only
    We'd have helping hands that lead,
    Open arms accepting those in need,
    Not fingers pointing out misdeeds.

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  9. 27. Caring

    • By June Atkinson
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2020 with permission of the Author.

    Be kind and caring in all that you do
    Because no one knows what another goes through.
    Be kind and caring in all that you say.
    If you can't be kind, sit down and pray.

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  10. 28. Winners

    • By Mariah B.
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2015 with permission of the Author.

    None of us can stop.
    We all want to get to the top.
    We want to finish in front of the line,
    But we're running out of time.

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    That is so true. So many people think life is just about having an education and getting a job and earning money, but you're right. Life is so much more. Most people fail to realize that...

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  11. 29. Sticks And Stones

    • By Alexander S. Newlin
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2015 with permission of the Author.

    Sticks and stones may break my bones,
    but words will never hurt me.
    That old saying is such nonsense.

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  12. 30. The Lost Soul

    Seven AM and I sat at the light,
    Watching the train chugging by.
    A day like the rest, on the way to my job,
    Just routine with no feeling inside.

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    This is great! I love it! I'm officially a student in an international school. This really helps me a LOT. It didn't only help me for my poem performance, it also teaches people morals. It...

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  13. 31. Beauty And Scars

    Close your eyes and picture beauty.
    What is it that you see?
    A baby, a mountain, a river?
    Or maybe an old oak tree?

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    There's beauty all around you in what we see with the human eye. But there is a beauty that exceeds further that we can imagine. It's the beauty within yourself that shows the world a beauty...

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  14. 32. A Way To Give

    Focus on self only makes
    the world a dreary place to live.
    But you make it a brighter scene
    when you find a way to give.

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    "Leave a gift for someone
    who won't find out it's from you."
    That is hitting the bull's eye of generosity, and it's fun.

  15. 33. A Helping Hand

    You hold my hand,
    I, like a child, feel safe.
    You hold my hand,
    I feel a warm embrace.

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    Ann, all of your work is so special, amazing, and creative. I am so jealous at how you can convey a deep, powerful message in so few words. I tend to ramble on and on, and I literally can't...

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  16. 34. 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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  17. 35. Accepting One Another

    • By Mary V. Botten
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2021 with permission of the Author.

    We are not the same,
    Not in creed, in colour or name.
    Yet together we inhabit this earth,
    We should value each other's worth.

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    Thank you, Silas, for your comment. I am pleased my poem resonates with you.

  18. 36. A World Of Caring

    • By Belinda Stotler
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2019 with permission of the Author.

    Could there be a world of caring?
    Offering our goodwill and sharing
    Makes this world a finer place.
    Pitying the broken of our race

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  19. 37. Came From A Seed

    • By Sheehan Desjardins
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2017 with permission of the Author.

    I stand here in the field alone;
    I'm a dandelion with no home.
    The people never water me.
    They say, "That's no flower, just a weed."

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  20. 38. Looking Out For Others

    What does it take to be a volunteer?
    Must you travel afar, or is there someplace near
    Where there is a need that is evident--
    Where someone would think you were heaven sent

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  21. 39. Judgments

    You don't get to judge me
    Till you've walked in my shoes,
    Till you've carried my burdens
    And paid all my dues,

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    Fantastic poem - well done. So true. That says it all. I just wish I had written it myself.

  22. 40. Trust?

    • By Trish
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2011 with permission of the Author.

    After I knew the person you showed the world,
    I searched for the person you are.
    He was nowhere around
    Where was he to be found?

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