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  1. 21. True Joy

    I'll be happy once I've done this certain thing.
    We all say this often, not realizing what it brings.
    We look only to the future for our happiness,
    Letting life slip through our fingers in its fullness.

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    Well thought out expression of a very deep yet communal event given voice in an authentic poetry format. Deeply set me thinking about my father's recent death. It's an experience that bind...

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  3. 22. Speak The Language Of Your Heart

    Each day we wake is such a gift;
    No moment's guaranteed.
    Tomorrow isn't promised,
    But to fate we must concede.

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    This touches my heart deeply. I believe life is more about what "IS" rather than the what "WAS" with unresolved issues between family or friends. I am in recovery with four estranged...

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  5. 23. Love After Love

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    The time will come
    when, with elation,
    you will greet yourself arriving
    at your own door, in your own mirror,

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    My husband died 10 years ago. He was the love of my life, my soul-mate, my best friend. I have not known how to 'adjust' to him being gone until I read this poem, "Love After Love." Everyone...

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  6. 24. Don't Neglect Your Love

    Love is like a bicycle
    Left out in the storm
    If it's not protected
    Rust begins to form

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  7. 25. Truth

    • By Judy A. Carrier
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2016 with permission of the Author.

    There comes a time in all our lives
    when truth will set us free,
    so live each day as though you know
    your last it may well be.

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    I just love this poem it is so true and yes it has touched me!

  8. 26. 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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  9. 27. 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.

  10. 28. Brevity

    Life's brevity, so bittersweet,
    depends upon just one heartbeat.

    Brief as dusk and swift as dawn,

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    Very nice. So very true. When it's said that we are given a certain number of days, what can be said when someone dies, say at age 59.5, but then is resuscitated and is now 64? Oh, no doubt...

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  11. 29. Greed

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

    When we were born with no possession.
    The love received was our concession.
    No worries, no fears, no troubles, no fuss.
    In mother's arms we put our trust.

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    Wow, this poem reminds me of one of my uncles who was all about his accomplishments. He chased after money till he couldn't. Lying on his hospital bed breathing his last, he realized life...

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  12. 30. Advice To A Son

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    Never trust a white man,
    Never kill a Jew,
    Never sign a contract,
    Never rent a pew.

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  13. 31. Lessons

    What are the lessons that we so deeply need to learn?
    Are they lessons of making things better and bright?
    Are they lessons of change making things right?

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    What are we meant for? What does God have planned for us? We all have a purpose; that's what keeps us going, to keep living, to find out what we are meant to do in the world. God chooses our...

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  14. 32. Family Circle

    • By Melissa G. Nicks
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2006 with permission of the Author.

    When I am born, you are here
    In your eye, I see a tear
    Time flies and already I'm two
    "Look, Daddy, I can tie my shoe!"

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    Wow! Words cannot describe the quality of this poem. It is touching and another thing is that it co-relates with life's reality. Thanks a lot and thumbs up for the great job!

  15. 33. For Alexis From Your Mama

    • By Amy D. Liskey
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2006 with permission of the Author.

    Sitting on the steps, looking across the lake,
    Wondering why life, at times, can seem great.
    But in that second, it took me to just think,
    My life could change, faster than a blink.

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    I like the poem because it gives me the passion
    in everything I do, even if you don't accomplish your goals right away.

  16. 34. 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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  17. 35. Forgiveness

    • By Mary Masillo
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2008 with permission of the Author.

    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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  18. 36. A Poison Tree

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    I was angry with my friend:
    I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
    I was angry with my foe:
    I told it not, my wrath did grow.

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    A Poison Tree is a short and deceptively simple poem about repressing anger and the consequences of doing so. The speaker tells of how they fail to communicate their wrath to their foe and...

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  19. 37. 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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  20. 38. 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

  21. 39. The Chrysalis

    • By Alora M. Knight
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2017 with permission of the Author.

    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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  22. 40. Temperance

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

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