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  1. 61. It's All In The Eyes

    • By Katy A. Brown
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 1, 2024 with permission of the Author.

    A picture says a thousand words; a smile can too.
    A laugh can tell you a lot, as well...
    but to hide behind those things is quite easy to do.

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  3. 62. Moving Toward Temporary

    • By Sadwick
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2021 with permission of the Author.

    Sometimes your best isn't enough
    And happiness comes after sorrow
    Life isn't always going to be rough
    Yet, I can't speak for tomorrow

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  5. 63. What I Would Have Done Differently

    • By M.B.Victoria
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2021 with permission of the Author.

    There would have been
    so much I would have
    done differently
    if only I had known

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    First off, I like the poem. I too have pondered that same notion about going back in time and changing things for a better outcome. It's hard to say either way. Things could have been better...

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  6. 64. 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.

  7. 65. 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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  8. 66. The Best Day Of My Life

    The best day of my life,
    When will it be?
    When I score top grades,
    Or get a meal free?

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  9. 67. The Pearl

    • By Danielle Spencer
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 1, 2023 with permission of the Author.

    I am but a small oyster
    In a deep complicated sea
    The waves pushing and rolling
    Me

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    Love this poem. "I was never the oyster" You were all along the pearl. Perception at its finest.

  10. 68. The Middle

    • By Doug W Benson
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 23, 2024 with permission of the Author.

    When choices present throughout the whole day
    Enticing you to go this or that way
    With convincing arguments that both sides portray;
    I find answers are oft in the middle.

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  11. 69. 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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  12. 70. Delight In

    If you're tired of doing nothing
    Rubbing your eyes until they're red
    Getting bored and feeling blank
    With no thoughts in your head

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  13. 71. The Number 24 Bus

    • By Paul Hayward
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2018 with permission of the Author.

    Life is like a journey on the number 24 bus,
    So welcome aboard, young one; come, sit here with the rest of us.
    Let's hope you're going to be on here for more than just a while.
    Look out of the window, young one, and enjoy every single mile.

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  14. 72. The Pathway To Success

    • By Serbrina R. Walker
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2007 with permission of the Author.
    Conquering Adversity: The Pathway To Success

    We sometimes complain that times are rough.
    Money is tight and the going is tough.
    The problem of life seems to conspire
    To shake you, break you, and drag you through mire

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  15. 73. When You Are Willing To Let Go

    • By M.B.Victoria
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2021 with permission of the Author.

    When you are willing
    to let go of
    what you are used to
    and what you are

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  16. 74. Don't Take Your Troubles To Bed

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    You may labor your fill, friend of mine, if you will;
    You may worry a bit, if you must;
    You may treat your affairs as a series of cares,
    You may live on a scrap and a crust;

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  17. 75. A Healthy Mind

    Can a lush green forest grow
    On a barren piece of land?
    Or a building be constructed
    On a giant heap of sand?

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  18. 76. The Whisper

    In these days of chaos and doubt,
    Don't listen to the loudest shout.
    Listen to the whisper within.

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  19. 77. The Old Mill

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    • By J. R. Eastwood

    One hundred years the mill has stood:
    One hundred years the dashing flood
    Has turned the wheel with roaring sound,
    Through foaming waters, round and round.

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  20. 78. In Progress

    Striving daily for progress,
    Learning a paradox too --
    That it's not always forward movement;
    Sometimes, the reverse will do.

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  21. 79. My Four Seasons

    Winter oh winter, how long will you stay?
    Winter good old winter will you ever go away?
    I liked you in the beginning and in the middle you were fine!
    But, can someone pass me some crackers to go with my whine?

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  22. 80. The Path To Success

    • By Saarah Shekha
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 29, 2023 with permission of the Author.

    There's a goal in mind
    Of riches and fame
    There's a goal in mind
    Of a well-known name

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