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  1. 21. Waiting For Truth

    • By Lilli Janzen
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2016 with permission of the Author.

    Wait, you say, but I want to know.
    Wait, you say, but it's just so slow.
    Do I need to live with the questions
    Or simply wait for your confession?

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  3. 22. Everyone Is Searching

    • By Danielle L. Somack
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2019 with permission of the Author.

    Everyone is searching
    for the missing piece in life.
    The key to unlock the door
    and steal back all lost time.

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    This is such a perceptive and mature poem from one so young. Her message in this poem is "Happiness is knowing when you have enough. Be thankful and grateful for what you have."

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  5. 23. Other People

    • By Alan Steinle
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2011 with permission of the Author.

    Hell is other people.
    -Jean-Paul Sartre

    Hell is other people who

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    That's so true. I am from somewhere where flat girls are considered beautiful. My friends often make fun of me because I am not flat like them, and it often makes me cry, but now I'm used to...

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  6. 24. Do Better Dare

    It's not so easy....

    Anyone can spot others' flaws.
    It's easy, like a blink of the eyes.

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  7. 25. Simple, It's Just Life

    • By JC CR
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2018 with permission of the Author.

    We've all been through thick.
    We've all been through thin.
    We've all been to the light
    And back to the dark again.

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  8. 26. In The Garden Of Your Heart

    • By Alora M. Knight
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2019 with permission of the Author.

    What seeds have you been planting
    In the garden of your heart?
    What will be forthcoming
    When the germination starts?

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    I am suffering due to a deformity in my feet which I got in my teenage years. But I never gave up anything in life. I continued my studies and secured a good position in society. I got...

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  9. 27. You're Worthy And You Matter

    • By Madalina Coman
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2020 with permission of the Author.

    You weren’t born
    to lose yourself
    within this darkness.

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    I love this poem. It really hit home. Often times, I forget that I am worthy too. I matter just as much as the next person. I lose myself in the darkness often. But, when I read this poem, I...

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  10. 28. Love And Hate

    • By Debra D. Hines
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2019 with permission of the Author.

    If Love is a dream,
    then I shall always dream.
    If Love is an earthquake,
    then let it shake me.

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    The conflict between love and hate is beautifully brought out. It is said that love and hate are like the two sides of a coin which remain so close to each other. This reminds me of the poems...

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  11. 29. Leisure

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    What is this life if, full of care,
    We have no time to stand and stare

    No time to stand beneath the boughs,

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    This is a wonderful poem and has always been one of my favourites. At this time of lockdown restrictions and protecting ourselves, we have that time to stop and look at the world - to enjoy...

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  12. 30. A Simple Plan

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

    Simple Sam was a simple man.
    He lived each day by a simple plan.
    Enjoy your life and live while you can.
    Make each day count and take a stand.

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  13. 31. The Legacy Of My Words

    My words are like my heart beat.
    They tell the world that I'm alive.
    They recite the tale of who I am
    And of all I have survived.

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  14. 32. Barter

    Famous Poem

    Life has loveliness to sell,
    All beautiful and splendid things,
    Blue waves whitened on a cliff,
    Soaring fire that sways and sings,

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    How wonderful to stop, really see, and appreciate what nature gives us. I too love the crashing waves, the dancing flames and beautiful smells around us, we need to be mindful of every moment...

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  15. 33. Look At My Soul

    • By Karen Denman
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2015 with permission of the Author.

    Look at my soul, what do you see?
    A diverse human spirit hiding in me.
    Protective barriers and walls I build.
    Whilst living behind them, a life unfulfilled.

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  16. 34. In Memory Of Christian

    • By Sharon L. Heiston
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2007 with permission of the Author.

    There are only a handful of people
    You'll meet in life
    That truly touch your heart
    And make you glad you're alive

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    Our son, Christian, passed away suddenly at the age of 26 on October 20th, 2006. I came across this poem; it reminded me so much of our Christian. He had that type of personality and the...

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  17. 35. Only Time Will Remain

    • By Crystal Lewis
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2019 with permission of the Author.

    It's unbranded and unclaimed,
    Elusive and in vain.
    It ebbs and it flows,
    Wishing away as it goes.

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    Crystal, really enjoyed the thoughtfulness of this poem. Gave me much to consider about time. Great job! Brought to mind a silly thought I once had: "Can the hands of a clock grasp the...

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  18. 36. Choose How You Spend Your Time

    • By Blake Auden
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2020 with permission of the Author.

    You cannot
    slow the setting
    of the sun.
    You can only choose

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  19. 37. My Journey

    I am a lost traveler like a million others
    Having no destination and no direction
    With rocky road and no companion
    And still I wander and wonder

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  20. 38. The Little Things Mean More Than Anything

    • By Gemma Troy
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2021 with permission of the Author.

    It’s the little things
    isn’t it
    that mean more than anything
    and the simple pleasures

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  21. 39. The Present

    • By Nicki F. Gunderson
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2016 with permission of the Author.

    The future is too far away to dream of.
    The past is too far behind to dwell on.
    The world is too big to go unnoticed.
    Nature is too beautiful to be passed by.

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  22. 40. Seeing Ourselves Clearly

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

    It’s difficult to take in the entirety of something
    when you are standing inside of it.
    Valleys are best seen from peaks.
    Mountains from their bases.

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    One should always keep an open mind when viewing the world around them, and what you say in your beautiful poem is so true, and other people often can see our inner beauty before we do. That...

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