Short Poems - Page 3

41. The Girl I Used To Be

• By Stephanie Bennett-Henry
• Published by Family Friend Poems March 2021 with permission of the Author.

Try as I may, try as I do,
there are days when I wish
I could go back
to the girl I used to be

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42. The Time Between

• By Amy O Connor
• Published by Family Friend Poems October 2020 with permission of the Author.

Somewhere between
hello and goodbye
a whole life happened.
And now, I am left to wonder

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43. The Marching Heart

• By Beau Taplin
• Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.

I believe the beating in our hearts
was put there to remind us
that even when we feel alone in the world,
a part of us marches on,

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44. Life Isn't Black And White

• By Lauren Bowman
• Published by Family Friend Poems February 2021 with permission of the Author.

You can be unhappy and still be in love.
You can be in love and still walk away.
You can walk away and still feel the weight of loss.
You can feel the weight of loss and still stand tall.

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45. Your Brilliance And Grace

• By Stephanie Bennett-Henry
• Published by Family Friend Poems March 2021 with permission of the Author.

Beautiful Girl,
you don’t even realize
that some people
look at your madness

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46. A Teacher

• By Mridulika Ganguly
• Published by Family Friend Poems May 2015 with permission of the Author.

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,

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47. Wishes

• By Patricia A. Howard
• Published by Family Friend Poems December 2018 with permission of the Author.

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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48. Memories

• By Jane Kim
• Published by Family Friend Poems November 2015 with permission of the Author.

Memories in my life fade away
As I replace them with others.
They are forgotten and stored away.
Although the memories are pushed to the side,

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49. Love Is Better Than Hate

• By Poppy Cooke
• Published by Family Friend Poems May 2009 with permission of the Author.

Don't judge a book by its cover.
Love is better than hate.

Life's too short to waste opportunities

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50. Fly!

• By Linette
• Published by Family Friend Poems November 2016 with permission of the Author.

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

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51. Smile, Rainbow, A Helping Hand

• By Michelle Ebel
• Published by Family Friend Poems August 2016 with permission of the Author.

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.

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52. You Are Enough

• By Bethny Ricks
• Published by Family Friend Poems March 2021 with permission of the Author.

You are enough
You have always been enough, and
You will forever be
Enough

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53. Despite It All

• By Sabina Laura
• Published by Family Friend Poems September 2020 with permission of the Author.

And despite
it all,
I cannot
bring myself

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54. The Healing Power Of Mother Nature

• By Shelby Ensign
• Published by Family Friend Poems September 2020 with permission of the Author.

maybe the answer is simple,
and all along
there's been relief--
if the strands of your soul

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55. It's The Simple Things

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

It’s the simple things
that bring me joy
it’s being with you
that fills my soul

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56. There Is An End To This

• By Blake Auden
• Published by Family Friend Poems April 2021 with permission of the Author.

There is
an end to this,
I promise you.
Even when

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57. You Already Were

• By Kirsten Robinson
• Published by Family Friend Poems September 2021 with permission of the Author.

You were beautiful
before they said, you are beautiful

You were smart

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58. Oh, How I Miss You

• By Caroline White
• Published by Family Friend Poems October 2020 with permission of the Author.

oh,
how I miss the high of you
how you fill the entire room
how you make my heart race

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59. Your Heart Will Mend

• By Raquel Franco
• Published by Family Friend Poems December 2020 with permission of the Author.

Of this I am certain:
your heart is a tender
wound that will always heal,
wears grace like a grown,

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60. Two Hundred Thirty-Three

• By Tanya Markul
• Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.

When you stop trying
to fit into a world
that you don’t belong to anymore,
you grow

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