Poems by John Peter Read

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  • My Soulmate


    • Published: February 2017

    in Wife Death Poems

    I still say I Love You,
    But now there's no reply.
    I always feel your presence
    As if you never left my side.

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    Chris,
    It's 21 years since I lost my lovely wife, after 35 years of marriage. It's the anniversary tomorrow. I was so in love with her. When we went to the supermarket. I would leave her to...

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  • God's Gift


    • Published: November 2015

    in Short Love Poems

    Love is like a river,
    A never ending stream.
    Love is shared by each other
    To answer someone's dream.

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    Love has no rights or wrongs. It's a feeling that's so strong, like a tall building high above the sky. It's hard to reach from underneath that bright blue sky. Once I look into your loving...

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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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  • Our Love


    • Published: November 2015

    in Short Love Poems

    L is for "laughter" we had along the way.
    O is for "optimism" you gave me every day.
    V is for "value" of being my best friend.
    E is for "eternity," a love that has no end.

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    • Rating 4.36
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    This poem means the world to me. I have been with my partner for nearly two and a half years, and we have had some tough times, but we have always gotten through them. Right now we are going...

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  • A Gift From God


    • Published: October 2014

    in True Love Poems

    Love can't be described.
    It has no shape, it has no form.
    Love is not an object.
    Love does not conform.

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    Love is everything the poem says and so much more. It's constantly putting those you love before yourself and anything else.

    Throughout your life you'll forget many things,
    but never the...

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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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    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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  • Missing You


    • Published: September 2020

    in Wife Death Poems

    Still I hear those voices
    From a time so long ago.
    I see so many faces
    But not the one I love and know.

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    A beautiful poem

    I have just lost my Wife Teresa on Sep 5th after 56 years of marriage I feel empty and lost and hurting inside. I miss her so much she was the love of my life.
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  • Little Signs

    • Published: July 2018

    in Wife Death Poems

    When a loved one passes on,
    Their spirit never dies.
    And as we journey on alone,
    They're always by our side.

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    Gentlemen (and ladies),
    My heart goes out to you. I need help. I will be gone soon. My wife has had to endure my sufferings and deal with all that comes with my disease. Before marriage, I...

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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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    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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  • Happy New Year!

    • Published: December 2018

    in New Year's Poems

    Brush away old heartaches.
    Learn from our mistakes.
    Another year is finally over.
    A new dawn awakes.

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    Hi Rosie, I'm so sorry that you feel so sad and broken. Having been there myself, I know how hard it can be. Hang on in there, sweetheart. Things can only get better, believe me. God Bless.

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