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  1. 21. Changing The Past


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

    The past is the past for a reason.
    That is where it is supposed to stay,
    But some cannot let it go.
    In their heads it eats away

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    I really enjoyed this poem. It's so very true. We all have certain regrets or circumstances in life we would give anything to change if we could. Sometimes that is just not possible, and even...

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  3. 22. Lessons For Living

    I see you looking at your children,
    Wondering what their lives will be.
    If you verify some answers
    Then their future you might see.

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    I loved this poem. The list of things that should be given to our children to have an amazing journey through this life, it's all here! This poem contains so much wisdom! Beautifully written....

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  5. 23. If You Must Go


    • By Terry Gouveia
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2015 with permission of the Author.

    If you must go, then go for a while
    Remember that first step is a hard traveled mile.

    To learn what lessons life has in store,

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    I, too, was motivated by your poem. Like Arimoon, I also allow my past to hold me back. I am so hard on myself for my past mistakes, regret, bad decisions, etc... but with each new day that...

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  6. 24. Make It Count

    That friend,
    Would you two have had more fun
    If you knew how long he'd be gone?

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    This is an amazing poem that is so true. Keep it up. There are so many things people don't notice normally.

  7. 25. Possibilities

    We never know if we're right
    If we're not willing to be wrong.
    We never know how far we'd go
    If we never fight hard and long.

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    A wonderful poem and so true...
    If we live in wait and hesitate, who knows what a future we would make. Life can change in an instant. Nothing is for sure. We should if we could take any...

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  8. 26. Never Say That Word

    It is a small word
    with a big bite,
    the worst ever heard;
    it is just not polite.

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  9. 27. Wisdom's Woods

    • By Aaron Stone
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2017 with permission of the Author.

    For every time I've failed,
    For every time I've screwed up,
    For every time I've said, "I'm Sorry,"
    And for every time I've not.

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    I love this poem! It speaks about how to get through the difficulties of facing failure. I really like it!

  10. 28. A Snowflake Falls

    • By Ruth Adams
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2006 with permission of the Author.

    One night I saw a snowflake fall.
    Past memories it did recall.

    And as the snow fell to the ground,

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    Superb, poetry as its best.

    We should count our blessings one by one,
    Every night and day, lest they be gone.
    Friends and family, hold onto them tight,
    For they may disappear in a...

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  11. 29. Just Let It Go

    • By Durwin Davis
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2011 with permission of the Author.

    In time,
    Things come,
    Things go

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    I have a close friend. I don't know what really happened between us. We were so open, we did not have secrets hidden between us. And all of a sudden she fell in love with a boy in our class...

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  12. 30. Touching The Sky

    • By Shreya D. Chattree
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2018 with permission of the Author.

    Come for me, sweet tomorrow.
    Help me touch the sky.
    Like a well-learned bird opens its wings,
    I, too, want to fly high.

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    Committing mistakes and then learning from them can be a great lesson of life. It can truly evolve a person into a nice gentleman. I remember, after passing out of the university, I joined an...

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  13. 31. These Stories We Wear

    • By Sabina Laura
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2021 with permission of the Author.

    these stories we wear –

    scars,
    stretchmarks,

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  14. 32. Temperance

    Get annoyed with someone
    And explode in fury
    But later after calming down
    You'd look back

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  15. 33. Windows

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    I looked through others' windows
    On an enchanted earth,
    But out of my own window-
    Solitude and dearth.

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  16. 34. Be Proud Of Who You Are

    • By S Raine
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2010 with permission of the Author.

    I come with no wrapping or pretty pink bows.
    I am who I am, from my head to my toes.
    I tend to get loud when speaking my mind.
    Even a little crazy some of the time.

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    I love this poem! People are always trying to fit in and be normal. I've always disregarded being "normal." What's the point? Why would I be someone I am not? I am perfectly happy the way I...

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  17. 35. The Time Of My Life

    • By Alora M. Knight
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2018 with permission of the Author.

    I realize I've reached the time
    When it's very plain to see
    That I now must be selective
    In what my preferences will be.

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  18. 36. Take Time To Know Me

    Take time to know me, and you will see
    That I am nothing like what you have heard spoken of me.
    Give me a chance, and I will prove to you
    That although I am not perfect, I have a heart that is pure and true.

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  19. 37. The Jealous Heart

    Jealousy is such an ugly beast,
    Consuming in a ruthless feast,
    Every thought of rational notions
    Or capacity for gentler emotions,

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  20. 38. Pebbles

    • By Derek T
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2015 with permission of the Author.

    Time has grown frantic
    Moves by us so swiftly
    Too often overwhelmed
    Losing sight of life's gift

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  21. 39. The Curse Of Social Media

    I'll post all those pictures of me having fun,
    Wearing my happiest grin.
    Add a few comments to enhance the effect,
    And impress all my great Facebook friends.

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  22. 40. Ticket For Life

    • By Wanda Oleson
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2006 with permission of the Author.

    Bandage scraped knees. Kiss away fears.
    Watch their heartbreak and dry their tears.
    Teach them to know what's right and what's wrong.
    Show them how to be gentle and when to be strong.

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    Perfect advise set out in a simple way, to the parents of our new grandchild

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