Listen To Mum
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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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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Inner Strength
It's only through mistakes we make
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We learn where we went wrong.
It's only when we're far from home
We realize where we belong.Featured Shared StoryHi 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,... -
Greatest Gifts
It's not all about presents
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Laying under the tree.
Trinkets made of gold
Mean nothing to me.Featured Shared StoryI 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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No Celebration
What's the point of celebrating
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When the ones you loved have gone?
It's only the beginning of another year,
Another year of struggling alone.Featured Shared StoryStrangely, this kinda relates to me, as many family members such as my uncles, grand-parents, and my father passed a few years ago around the holidays, and often times all you feel is grief...
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Christmas In Heaven
Santa, do you know where heaven is?
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Maybe your reindeer know the way.
For I have a special present
I need delivered on Christmas day.Featured Shared StoryHi Eva I'm so sorry for your loss, I know how hard it is especially this time of year, it's 13 years since my dear wife Ann passed, although it still feels like it was only yesterday.
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Searching For God
in God Poems
When searching for God,
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There's no need to look far.
He's not in the clouds
Or some far away star.Featured Shared StoryDear Yannik,
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Missed Birthday
I'm so sorry I missed your birthday.
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A special day, I know it's true.
But birthdays are only here one day,
And I love you the whole year through.Featured Shared StorySister Beryl, I do believe words from your own heart mean so much more. They are priceless.
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Just Another Year
in Aging Poems
The years are taking their toll.
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Another birthday has now arrived.
People you meet say you're still looking young.
With a smile, you wink and say, "Nice try."Featured Shared StoryAge is only a number we accumulate through our journey along the path destined for us. “Just Another Year” gave our hearts a nudge. It’s all right to climb the ladder of numbers and let our...
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Heavenly Rose
in Grief Poems
I wonder, is there Valentine's Day in heaven?
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For the one I love is there.
I would love to send her some flowers
To let her know how much I care.Featured Shared StoryBrother John,
That's so, so touching and beautiful.
I believe there's a Saint Valentine's Day in heaven and that flowers grow there.
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Friends
F- Friends are precious gifts
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R- Rare and hard to find
I- Invisible when life is good
E- Ever near when your sun doesn't shineFeatured Shared StoryFriends 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...
