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21. A Teacher
- By Mridulika Ganguly
- Published by Family Friend Poems May 2015
A teacher is like a candle that burns itself to light the world of others, the one who builds the pillars of a nation, so we should respect teachers.

Poem Sharing The Power Of A Teacher

A teacher introduces us to a new vision of life,
to make us as sharp as a knife.

Someone who gives us a new sight,

A teacher introduces us to a new vision of life,
to make us as sharp as a knife.

Someone who gives us a new sight,
to make us reach the greatest height,
to give us the greatest flight.

So a teacher
makes a human being
the most intelligent and
respectable creature.
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22. What Are Heavy?
- By Christina Rossetti
Christina Rossetti reflects on things that are heavy, brief, frail, and deep. She shares both concrete items and metaphorical ones, whether it’s a state of mind or moment in time. It’s a poem that makes the reader reflect on the meaning of life.

What are heavy? Sea-sand and sorrow;
What are brief? Today and tomorrow;
What are frail? Spring blossoms and youth;
What are deep? The ocean and truth.

What are heavy? Sea-sand and sorrow;
What are brief? Today and tomorrow;
What are frail? Spring blossoms and youth;
What are deep? The ocean and truth.
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23. Smile, Rainbow, A Helping Hand
- By Michelle Ebel
- Published by Family Friend Poems August 2016
Everyone has their days when they just need to be themselves.

At times we need a little smile
or a rainbow big and bright.
At times we need a helping hand
to help us make things right.

At times we need a little smile
or a rainbow big and bright.
At times we need a helping hand
to help us make things right.

At times our belief in ourselves
will teach us how strong we are.
That smile, that rainbow, that helping hand.
Our beliefs will get us far.
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24. My Love Is Gone
- By Ralph P Quinonez
- Published by Family Friend Poems February 2019
The hardest thing is losing the love you have.

I No Longer Feel Whole

Lord, hear my prayer oh so dear.
My heart is aching; my mind isn't clear.
My love has left me; it hurts my soul.
Without that love, I don't feel whole.

Lord, hear my prayer oh so dear.
My heart is aching; my mind isn't clear.
My love has left me; it hurts my soul.
Without that love, I don't feel whole.
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25. Fly!
- By Linette
- Published by Family Friend Poems November 2016
I just wanted to take a moment to express my heart's creative desire to help uplift God's beautiful world with a short, simple poem offering a positive and caring vibration. I pray for an abundance of God's infinite blessings, health, peace and wonderful creativity to you all, dear friends.

A Positive Take On Living Life

Open heart and open mind,
On a journey of a lifetime.
Love and respect all,
Get back up when you fall.

Open heart and open mind,
On a journey of a lifetime.
Love and respect all,
Get back up when you fall.
Beat your drum like only you can;
You're already part of the band!
Shoulders back, head held high,
Smile on. Ready...set...fly!
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26. Wishes
- By Patricia A. Howard
- Published by Family Friend Poems December 2018
Wishing my family the best for the Christmas and giving Christmas wishes.

Christmas Toast To Family

The orange glow of the fireplace
fills the room with Christmas cheer.
To my family I raise my glass,
full of wishes for the year.

The orange glow of the fireplace
fills the room with Christmas cheer.
To my family I raise my glass,
full of wishes for the year.
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27. Despite It All
- By Sabina Laura
- Published by Family Friend Poems September 2020
And despite
it all,
I cannot
bring myself

And despite
it all,
I cannot
bring myself
to regret
a single
moment
I spent
loving you.
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28. These Stories We Wear
- By Sabina Laura
- Published by Family Friend Poems October 1, 2021
these stories we wear –

scars,
stretchmarks,

these stories we wear –

scars,
stretchmarks,
wrinkles,

are wrongly labelled
as imperfections.

but aren’t they such beautiful,
courageous signs
of how we have lived?
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29. Just The Beginning
- By Caroline White
- Published by Family Friend Poems February 25, 2021
one day
it will be so clear –
what you thought
was the end,

one day
it will be so clear –
what you thought
was the end,
was really
just the beginning.

Some doors are hidden
until we are ready
to open them.

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30. Emotional Weather
- By Danni
- Published by Family Friend Poems April 2009
This poem was fun to write and it made my friend giggle on the rain line but yeah. I had fun. =]

A rainbow
Colours in the sky
Sunlight
Reflection in the window

A rainbow
Colours in the sky
Sunlight
Reflection in the window
Rain
Downpour of my heart
Storm
Anger letting go
Snow
Peaceful in the night
Fog
Troubles to get through

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31. Snowflakes
- By Sabina Laura
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021
I caught snowflakes
on my fingertips
but they melted
to my dismay.

I caught snowflakes
on my fingertips
but they melted
to my dismay.
I could not hold on
to something
that did not want
to stay.

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32. Choose How You Spend Your Time
- By Blake Auden
- Published by Family Friend Poems August 2020
I spend an inordinate amount of time in front of an empty page, or a computer screen. In part, because I’m terrified of being forgotten, of living a life that isn’t worth remembering. So I’m constantly trying to leave something behind, be it poetry, fiction, art or music. While this makes me feel better about dying, there is a part of me that wonders how much I’m missing out on. That wonders about how I’m choosing to spend my time in the light. This poem is featured in my debut book Tell The Birds She’s Gone.

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

You cannot
slow the setting
of the sun.
You can only choose
how to spend
your time
in the light.
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33. What Healing Is Meant To Look Like
- By Blake Auden
- Published by Family Friend Poems October 2020
I’ve been holding on to little fragments of you for a long time, because I could never bring myself to let you go all at once.

But deep down, I know I need to let go of these pieces. I can’t move on when I’m living next to these reminders of the people we were - the way we wrapped ourselves in each other. I don’t know what healing is meant to look like, but this feels like a good place to start.

I don’t know
what healing
is meant
to look like,

I don’t know
what healing
is meant
to look like,
but washing
the smell of you
from my hoodie
feels like
a good place
to start

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I'm very fond of short, powerful, poems, and this is one for sure. Recovery can be the hardest thing we do, but it's always, always, worth it. Good write/read.

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34. Put Heartbreak To Rest
- By Harpreet M. Dayal
- Published by Family Friend Poems December 2020
Put heartbreak to rest.
Untangle your soul
from its tight grip.
Say goodbye to the

Put heartbreak to rest.
Untangle your soul
from its tight grip.
Say goodbye to the
parts holding on.
Move forward in peace
and discover the new,
evolved you.
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These are the word I needed just to be in peace. I have experienced broken relationship ties from friendship ties, family ties and relationship ties. It's hard to let go, but I have to....

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35. Forever
- By Terri Nicole Tharrington
- Published by Family Friend Poems May 2012
My name is Terri Nicole Tharrington. I am in the US NAVY and I have been writing poems since I was 14 years old. I want to get out of the military and major in writing but I am not sure how far it is going to get me. My poems started off depressing because of all of the complications and hurdles I faced growing up as a kid, but being around positive attitudes and finally believing in myself has gotten me a long way. Thanks for reading! Feedback is greatly appreciated.

Short Poem About Forever

Forever we remain oblivious to the future,
lost to the past and enduring our torture.
Forever we take chances to settle our scores,
losing some battles and winning some wars.

Forever we remain oblivious to the future,
lost to the past and enduring our torture.
Forever we take chances to settle our scores,
losing some battles and winning some wars.
Forever praying out loud hoping someone will hear,
forever crying softly but never shedding a tear.
Forever exists behind a disguise,
but the belief in forever keeps our hearts alive.
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36. A Place To Be
- By Abimbola T. Alabi
- Published by Family Friend Poems August 9, 2022
We all love being free. Still, how many really are? In the competitive, acquisitive world of today, I sometimes wonder how often we live free.

Poem About Being At Ease

Ever gotten there?
To that place where
You have nothing to prove
and can just be.

Ever gotten there?
To that place where
You have nothing to prove
and can just be.
Nothing to hide
and all can see.
Nothing to lose
and so you can breathe.
Right in that place where
you know you're free.
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37. The Comfort Of Pain
- By Blake Auden
- Published by Family Friend Poems April 28, 2021
As a poet, I’ve grown used to embracing pain; to treating it as the fuel I need to create. These days I hold sadness to my chest like it’s another organ, something I’m terrified to be without. This doesn’t mean I’m always depressed or continually sad, but it does mean that I’ve learned to rely on pain I’ve already experienced. Sometimes, I wonder if I’ve begun to seek it out, to find new ways to shatter this thing behind my ribs.

Live this way long enough and, eventually, the heartbreak begins to feel comforting; like an old friend. If I’m honest, i can’t help thinking it’s the only thing I can rely on not to leave. It’s the closest thing I have to home.

Live with it
long enough
and pain begins
to feel familiar,

Live with it
long enough
and pain begins
to feel familiar,

even comforting.

I guess when
it’s the only constant
even heartbreak
can find a way

to feel like home.
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38. A Simple Plan
- By Irwin Mercer
- Published by Family Friend Poems May 2017
In today's life, everything is so complicated and complex that we forget what's really important. Life doesn't really need to be as complicated as we make it. Life is basically simple, live each day to the fullest and make a stand for your beliefs.

A Simple Way To Live Your Life

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.

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.

Stand on the left or stand on the right,
Whichever one you think is right.
Live each day as if your last.
Life's too short and gone too fast.

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39. Just The End
- By S.L. Gray
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021
I regret the end.

The way we couldn't
leave one another

I regret the end.

The way we couldn't
leave one another
without wounds.

The way we made
it seem as if
all the love we shared
was wasted time.

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40. The Song Of Wind
- By Natalia Huja
- Published by Family Friend Poems June 2017
I wrote this poem because spring has gone and summer has arrived.

Spring Turning Into Summer

Wind is like peace.
A swaying song it sings.
Drifting away in the summer wind.
Dancing grass in the field,

Wind is like peace.
A swaying song it sings.
Drifting away in the summer wind.
Dancing grass in the field,
Flowers sing a windy song.
Good night, wind.
Spring has gone, summer is here.
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Short Poems - Page 2

21. A Teacher

A teacher is like a candle that burns itself to light the world of others, the one who builds the pillars of a nation, so we should respect teachers.

22. What Are Heavy?

Christina Rossetti reflects on things that are heavy, brief, frail, and deep. She shares both concrete items and metaphorical ones, whether it’s a state of mind or moment in time. It’s a poem that makes the reader reflect on the meaning of life.

23. Smile, Rainbow, A Helping Hand

Everyone has their days when they just need to be themselves.

24. My Love Is Gone

The hardest thing is losing the love you have.

25. Fly!

I just wanted to take a moment to express my heart's creative desire to help uplift God's beautiful world with a short, simple poem offering a positive and caring vibration. I pray for an abundance of God's infinite blessings, health, peace and wonderful creativity to you all, dear friends.

26. Wishes

Wishing my family the best for the Christmas and giving Christmas wishes.

27. Despite It All

28. These Stories We Wear

29. Just The Beginning

30. Emotional Weather

This poem was fun to write and it made my friend giggle on the rain line but yeah. I had fun. =]

31. Snowflakes

32. Choose How You Spend Your Time

33. What Healing Is Meant To Look Like

34. Put Heartbreak To Rest

35. Forever

36. A Place To Be

We all love being free. Still, how many really are? In the competitive, acquisitive world of today, I sometimes wonder how often we live free.

37. The Comfort Of Pain

38. A Simple Plan

In today's life, everything is so complicated and complex that we forget what's really important. Life doesn't really need to be as complicated as we make it. Life is basically simple, live each day to the fullest and make a stand for your beliefs.

39. Just The End

40. The Song Of Wind

I wrote this poem because spring has gone and summer has arrived.