Poems by John Peter Read

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  • Keep Safe

    • Published: March 2020

    in Current Events Poems

    No more shaking hands.
    Don't touch your face.
    Never stand too close
    In a crowded place.

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    Excellent topical poem to us all over the world with what we are faced with. We must take responsibility not for just for him/herself and one's nearest and dearest but for all people of the...

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  • Wonders Of The Universe

    • Published: March 2022

    in Spiritual Poems about Nature

    Rainbows paint a picture
    On a showery summer's day.
    The wind is just a whisper
    To blow your cares away.

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    • Rating 4.42
  • Live Your Dream

    • Published: December 2019

    in New Year's Poems

    Another year is almost over.
    A new one's about to begin.
    Say goodbye to all the negative stuff.
    Move on with the positive things.

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    Brother John,
    Never look back in regret of the year that's passed.
    Remember the good times, hold on to them fast.
    Look forward to the new year and all that's to be,
    Making dreams come...

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  • Greatest Gifts

    • Published: December 2019

    in Christmas Poems

    It's not all about presents
    Laying under the tree.
    Trinkets made of gold
    Mean nothing to me.

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    I really loved this poem. What I love about this poem is its simplicity of what a true gift from the heart is all about. It’s just like Jesus was the gift of love to all the world from God,...

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  • Memory Album

    • Published: November 2019

    in Meaningful Poems

    ​Memories are life's special moments
    Borrowed from the passing of time.
    Ghosts and shadows from bygone days,
    Etched and stored inside our mind.

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    • Rating 4.52
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    Hi Laurie, I know what you're experiencing with your Mom. My Mom has Parkinson's and Dementia. This year her memory has gotten very bad. She imagines things that don't exist, at times forgets...

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  • Halloween Is Here

    • Published: October 2019

    in Halloween Poems

    Dark and mysterious creepy night.
    Pumpkin masks shining bright.
    Scary monsters, witches' brew.
    Trick or treat, you have to choose.

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    • Rating 4.38
  • Inner Strength

    • Published: September 2019

    in Courage Poems

    It's only through mistakes we make
    We learn where we went wrong.
    It's only when we're far from home
    We realize where we belong.

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    • Rating 4.55
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    Hi HOSwrites,
    I believe each day is a step nearer, on the road to fulfillment, and that each mistake is a lesson. They'll be many obstacles to overcome, and we may often ask where God is,...

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  • Listen To Mum

    • Published: August 2019

    in Inspiring Poems for Kids

    I remember when I was small and cool,
    I was always playing truant from school.
    My mum used to say,
    "You'll regret it one day

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    • Rating 4.08
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    It's only now that I'm older I realise my school years were the best days of my life. If only I could turn back time.

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  • Friends

    • Published: April 2019

    in Life Long Friend Poems

    F- Friends are precious gifts
    R- Rare and hard to find
    I- Invisible when life is good
    E- Ever near when your sun doesn't shine

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    • Rating 4.21
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    Friends are everything you say in your Acrostic poem Brother John.

    Flowers that we gather along life's highway,
    are friends kept in memory's floral bouquet.
    When you've a good friend you...

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  • God's Creation

    • Published: March 2019

    in Spiritual Poems about Nature

    I count God's blessings
    One by one.
    The moon, the stars,
    The rising sun.

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    • Stories 5
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    • Favorited 8
    • Votes 123
    • Rating 4.18
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    So much truth in this poem. Liked the rhythm and rhyme. We have done so much harm to the environment because of our greed. Do not know what the future has in store for us.

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