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Marie Matheny

About Marie Matheny

I've been writing poems most of my life and usually I feel I write my favorite ones from sad times that I have suffered. It is then that I pour my heart and soul into it. I feel much better afterwards as if I've purged and whenever I go back later and reread my heartaches and heartbreaks I know I got it right if those old feelings come back. Hopefully you will also feel and understand what I'm trying to convey as you read them too.

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Poems by Marie Matheny

Laughing Sisters
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- Posted on 06/27/19
What Laughter Can Do

in Humorous Poems

Do you
Remember when
We were maybe
Nine and ten?

Do you
Remember when
We were maybe
Nine and ten?

Sitting in church
Way in the back
When something funny
Made us laugh

We tried not to
Giggle or grin
We tried so hard
To hold it in

We tried to look
Straight ahead
And not look at
Each other instead

Then we slowly
Turned our heads
Until our eyes
Suddenly met
Laughter erupted
With no word said

Shoulders bounced
Up and down
Hands covered mouths
To smother the sound

Do you remember
How hard it was?
And what laughter
Can do to us?

Many years
Have gone by
Laughter is still
A thorn in our side

For now we've
Grown old, you see
And now laughter
Makes us pee

We cross our legs
Stop in our tracks
But sometimes we
Still pee our pants

Yes, life can
Be funny that way
But I'd rather have laughter
Than a dull boring day!
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Ode To Spring
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- Posted on 02/28/19
The First Signs Of Spring

in Spring Poems

The day is bleary
The skies are gray
The air is chilly
The whole long day.

The day is bleary
The skies are gray
The air is chilly
The whole long day.

The trees look lifeless
Dead and dreary
Makes me sad
Makes me weary.

Days grow longer
The air is warm
I feel stronger
Than before.

The sky is blue
The sun is bright
It seems the trees
Have come alive.

Light green leaves
Color the trees
Oh the charming
First signs of Spring!

The Dogwood trees
The Bradford Pear
With delicate blooms
That dance on air.

Birds singing
Butterflies floating
Leaves me smiling
Leaves me hoping.

Crocuses and daffodils
All in bloom
Tulips and azaleas
Will be soon.

All things living
Come alive
All things living
How they thrive.

It makes me happy
It makes me sing
Oh how I love
First signs of Spring!
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Special Day
- Published: January 2019
Birthday Poem For A Dear Friend

in Birthday Poems

Here it is,
Your special day,
So I thought I'd take
This time to say

Here it is,
Your special day,
So I thought I'd take
This time to say

How nice it is
To have a friend
Who listens
and understands.

The kind of friend
Who's always there,
Ready to show
That someone cares.

You've cheered me up
When I was down
Just by simply
Hanging around.

And oh the times
We've spent in laughter
Have made me chuckle
For many days after.

We've stored many
Good memories away
As I sit here drowned
In memory today.

Wanted to share
This thought with you
Having you as a friend
Makes it my special day too.
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Flower Garden
- pending
- Posted on 12/07/18
The Love Of Gardening

in Flower Poems

As she leans forward
digging in the dirt
Sweat rolls down her face
and underneath her shirt

As she leans forward
digging in the dirt
Sweat rolls down her face
and underneath her shirt

She takes more breaks
than back in her youth
She struggles getting up
if she'd admit the truth

She wants to give it up
but they're calling for rain
So she pushes on
As she hums an old refrain

Finally she stands back
with hose held in hand
Looking at her handy work
She thinks it's not so bad

Spraying tiny flowers
sparkling in the sun
There will be many blooms
in the days to come

Later in the summer
as she stands and waters
She smiles at the beauty
of her flower garden

She cannot deny
the hard work was worth it
For looking at it now
her garden's picture perfect!
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A Day At The Beach
- Published: May 2018
in Beach Poems

The sun and sand go hand in hand.
The sound of constant waves -
There's a smell of salt in the air.
The ocean is seen through a haze.

The sun and sand go hand in hand.
The sound of constant waves -
There's a smell of salt in the air.
The ocean is seen through a haze.

The parents bring their children
And watch them play in the sand.
They help them jump the waves
By holding little hands.

The teens exude vitality and youth.
They know they're coming of age.
They strut and prance and dance around
As if they were on stage.

Lovers strolling hand in hand
Enjoy their day of sun and sand.
They seem to think they're all alone -
The crowded beach on which they roam.

The old move slow and steady
Thinking it's no notion.
This could be the last time
They get to see the ocean.

The seagulls glide in circles.
It seems without a care,
But really they are searching
A crumb to catch mid-air.

Scattered on the beach
Are castles made of sand.
Some are small and messy -
Others big and grand.

If one is lucky,
While looking out to sea
They may spot some dolphins
Swimming gracefully.

A day at the beach is not complete
Without catching the perfect wave
Or gathering shells along the shore -
Souvenirs of a perfect day...
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Marie Matheny, United States
2 years ago

I was so touched by this heartbreaking tale that no person should have to endure, nevertheless a twelve-year-old. I was lucky and never had something so overwhelmingly hard to live through happen to me. I thought I understood how painful it could be for anyone who hadn't been so lucky. I didn't know. Now I fully understand how hard this experience can be and how it could truly ruin lives. My heart goes out to the author. I cried when I read it. It was beautifully written and I'm sure it will help others that have been through the same ordeal feel that they are not alone - that someone else has been there and has put their story out there to help others understand. Thank you for sharing your poem.

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