21. Perceptions
First impressions can be strong
About those we see around.
Yet how often are they wrong?
That is the truth I've found.
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What a wonderful piece of writing. I love it! I agree with it. In my early 20's I worked in a convenience store, and I had a game I played where I would judge whether the customer would be...
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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.Featured Shared StoryThis 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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23. 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.Featured Shared StoryI 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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24. Touching The Sky
Come for me, sweet tomorrow.
Help me touch the sky.
Like a well-learned bird opens its wings,
I, too, want to fly high.Featured Shared StoryCommitting 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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25. Temperance
Get annoyed with someone
And explode in fury
But later after calming down
You'd look back -
26. 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. -
27. Brevity
Life's brevity, so bittersweet,
depends upon just one heartbeat.
Brief as dusk and swift as dawn,Featured Shared StoryVery 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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28. 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.Featured Shared StoryWell 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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29. For Alexis From Your Mama
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.Featured Shared StoryI like the poem because it gives me the passion
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30. Truth
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.Featured Shared StoryI just love this poem it is so true and yes it has touched me!
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31. Greed
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.Featured Shared StoryWow, 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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32. The Irreplaceable
If you foolishly spend your money,
you can always earn some more.
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33. The Number 24 Bus
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. -
34. The Perfect Little Town
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. -
35. Be Proud Of Who You Are
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.Featured Shared StoryI 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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36. You Don't Have To Be A Doormat
When I was young and insecure,
And desperate to be liked.
I tended to withdraw in pain
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37. I Finally Met Habit
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.Featured Shared StoryAnother 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.
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38. We Are All Human
I've lived quite a while and learned quite a bit
About life and this world where we live.
I've found that it's filled with both good and the bad.
Some who take, while some others will give. -
39. The Pearl
I am but a small oyster
In a deep complicated sea
The waves pushing and rolling
MeFeatured Shared StoryLove this poem. "I was never the oyster" You were all along the pearl. Perception at its finest.
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40. Life Will Bloom When It Is Ready
I keep pulling
on my roots
urging them to grow
impatient for the bloom
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