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  1. 41. The Irreplaceable

    • By Irwin Mercer
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2014 with permission of the Author.

    If you foolishly spend your money,
    you can always earn some more.

    If you happen to melt your sundae,

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  3. 42. 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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  5. 43. 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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  6. 44. 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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  7. 45. The Perfect Little Town

    • By Irwin Mercer
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2017 with permission of the Author.

    The little town was the perfect little town,
    Where never would you see even one little frown.
    No matter where you'd go around town to stroll,
    There were perfect little houses, all in a perfect row.

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  8. 46. Start Where You Stand

    Famous Poem

    Start where you stand and never mind the past,
    The past won't help you in beginning new,
    If you have left it all behind at last
    Why, that's enough, you're done with it, you're through;

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  9. 47. 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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  10. 48. Life Will Bloom When It Is Ready

    • By Vic Lejon
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2021 with permission of the Author.

    I keep pulling
    on my roots
    urging them to grow
    impatient for the bloom

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  11. 49. Time Keeps Marching On

    Time passes all so quickly,
    Moments melting into years.
    It's true, time waits for no one,
    And the end is always near.

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    Another lovely poem, Patricia - keep them coming. Very best wishes, Ann

  12. 50. The Wisdom Of Children

    • By Annabel Sheila
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2008 with permission of the Author.

    Wonder what it's like to be scared every day,
    Knowing war and destruction are on the way?
    Not able to run and play in the park,
    Never camp out in the yard after dark.

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  13. 51. How To Fight An Ego

    • By Angie
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2008 with permission of the Author.

    Have you ever fought an ego?
    It's a pretty tough thing to beat
    It has no face, no head, no heart
    It has no hands or feet

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  14. 52. Life Lessons

    • By Kimberly Johnson
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2012 with permission of the Author.

    I sat at the bedside
    of a dying man.
    With tears in his eyes,
    he reached for my hand.

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  15. 53. Fighting For Their Affection

    • By Lauren Bowman
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2020 with permission of the Author.

    If they make you
    work for their attention
    fight for their affection
    beg for their love

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    A sad truth that takes many of us far too long to realize. Just because we want something or even think we deserve it, doesn't mean we will get it or even need it.

  16. 54. Which Way Life?


    • By Jerry
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2023 with permission of the Author.

    A life won't do you favors
    There's no map for roads to take

    Experience is our only guide

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  17. 55. Do Not Love Half Lovers

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    Do not love half lovers
    Do not entertain half friends
    Do not indulge in works of the half talented
    Do not live half a life and do not die a half death

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  18. 56. Teach Them Well

    You are not defined
    by the way other people
    see you
    treat you

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  19. 57. Life Isn't Black And White

    • By Lauren Bowman
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2021 with permission of the Author.

    You can be unhappy and still be in love.
    You can be in love and still walk away.
    You can walk away and still feel the weight of loss.
    You can feel the weight of loss and still stand tall.

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  20. 58. 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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  21. 59. I Finally Met Habit

    • By Doug W Benson
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 22, 2024 with permission of the Author.

    I'll never forget when I first met Desire,
    The feelings I had; my heart raging with fire.
    She helped me believe all things were in reach,
    As long as I had her to guide and to teach.

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    Another brilliant poem - I'm smiling even now as I write this comment. Just keep writing - your poems must give many others the same pleasure as they give me.

  22. 60. 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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