21. Love Is Better Than Hate
Don't judge a book by its cover.
Love is better than hate.
Life's too short to waste opportunities
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22. Drowning
They come in waves,
my feelings for you.
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23. A Fallen Leaf
Famous Poem
A trusting little leaf of green,
A bold audacious frost;
A rendezvous, a kiss or two,
And youth for ever lost.Featured Shared StoryI believe this poem is referencing the fleeting duration of the human life span. A leaf in the spring starts out green and tender. Until the frost comes in the fall and gives the leaf a...
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24. The Dark Days Will Pass
There will be dark days,
when you feel alone
with your aching heart
but that doesn’t meanFeatured Shared StoryI think that is true to every person's life, and what he or she needs is patience that brings a glorious morning after a gloomy night. I had also once gone through such dark days, which later...
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25. The Terrifying Thing About Love
It is a terrifying thing
to watch love
walk in your direction
when you believeFeatured Shared StoryVery well written and, in my opinion, very true. I like it and agree totally with it.
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Featured Shared Story
Very insightful. Self-love can be (and maybe should be) the first love we encounter. Even when we're not perfect.
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27. Fly!
Open heart and open mind,
On a journey of a lifetime.
Love and respect all,
Get back up when you fall. -
28. Just The Beginning
one day
it will be so clear –
what you thought
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29. Smile, Rainbow, A Helping Hand
At times we need a little smile
or a rainbow big and bright.
At times we need a helping hand
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30. Choose How You Spend Your Time
You cannot
slow the setting
of the sun.
You can only choose -
31. Snowflakes
I caught snowflakes
on my fingertips
but they melted
to my dismay.Featured Shared StoryAwesome. When more of us realize that, the better off we all will be. I really like this poem.
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32. Finding Hope
I am learning to find hope
in the smallest and most unexpected places
like the whispers through the forest
and the velvet evening skyFeatured Shared StoryThis poem speaks to me. I really like it. We spend so much of our time focusing on things that really don't make life better and we miss out on many of the things that do.
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33. What Healing Is Meant To Look Like
I don’t know
what healing
is meant
to look like,Featured Shared StoryI'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. The Time Between
Somewhere between
hello and goodbye
a whole life happened.
And now, I am left to wonder -
Featured Shared Story
Wow! Good job. Sometimes hindsight will have us saying "What if?" And in the final review of an ended relationship, there may have been something else we could have done to make things work...
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36. Seeing Ourselves Clearly
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.Featured Shared StoryOne 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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37. The Comfort Of Pain
Live with it
long enough
and pain begins
to feel familiar, -
38. The Strength In You
There is
a strength in you
you haven’t even
begun to find.Featured Shared StorySo true in that we really don't know how one will react until one has been there and has done it! Suffering is an important life experience. Great poem, thanks.
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39. Put Heartbreak To Rest
Put heartbreak to rest.
Untangle your soul
from its tight grip.
Say goodbye to theFeatured Shared StoryThese 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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