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The Wisdom Of Children
- By Annabel Sheila
- Published: August 2008
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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Forgiveness
- By Mary Masillo
- Published: January 2008
I know forgiveness is good for my soul and my health.
A smile on my face is definitely my personal wealth.
I've lived too long holding a grudge
And found out if I wanted it to end I had to budge,

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The Curse Of Social Media
- By Pat A. Fleming
- Published: November 2018
Dangers 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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Life Lessons
- By Kimberly Johnson
- Published: July 2012
Nurse Learn From Patient Poem

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

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Advice To A Son
- By Ernest Hemingway
Never trust a white man,
Never kill a Jew,
Never sign a contract,
Never rent a pew.

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Lester
- By Shel Silverstein
Lester was given a magic wish
By the goblin who lives in the banyan tree,
And with his wish he wished for two more wishes-
So now instead of just one wish, he cleverly had three.

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Make It Count
- By Abimbola T. Alabi
- Published: January 2018
Poem About Living In The Moment

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.
Wisdom's Woods
- By Aaron Stone
- Published: October 2017
Learn From Everything That Happens

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!
The Chrysalis
- By Alora M. Knight
- Published: September 2017
Learning To Forgive

We are never finished products,
No matter how long we live.
There's always something we can add,
Like learning to forgive.

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What Makes You Better Than Me?
- By Carolyn Lewis
- Published: May 2008
Teased At School Poem

Who are you to think of me the way you do?
Who gave you the right to rant about me?
Tell me who deemed you the man or the judge?
Why do you hold in so much jealousy?

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I was touched. No, I was delighted. The poem hit home immediately. I was ridiculed as a child and it made me believe what others said. But over those harsh years, I have learned that life is...

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