Poems by Rick W. Cotton

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  • The Voice In The Forest

    • Published: March 2021

    in Spiritual Poems about Nature

    I heard a soft sound, like wind through the trees,
    But there was no wind, for the air was still,
    And the forest stood waiting, silent and strong,
    Trees standing guard as they always will.

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  • Take Me Home

    • Published: March 2022

    in Home Poems

    In the summer of '32
    A little boy, 6 years old,
    Separated from his Mama
    In a five and ten-cent store,

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  • Tiny Wooden Figures

    • Published: December 2017

    in Christmas Poems

    Over in the corner, 'neath the Christmas tree's green,
    Are the tiny wooden figures, our Nativity scene.
    Each tells a story, each plays its part.
    Each holds a special place here in my heart.

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    I heard this song last night - Christmas Eve. The Renaissance Choir sang it beautifully at Guisborough Hall. It was the first time I had heard it and it brought tears to my eyes. I remembered...

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  • To An Old House

    • Published: August 2018

    in Creative Poems

    What have you seen in your hundred years?
    If asked, what would you say,
    Of the dozen families that lived in your walls,
    Of the hundreds of children at play?

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    Thank you! So very glad you enjoyed it. As a former realtor, I have walked in many an old house, and always enjoy stopping to listen to the silent stories the houses tell.....they are quite...

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  • Smart Phone - Dumb User


    • Published: December 2017

    in Humorous Poems

    My new phone is "smart." I guess that I'm not.
    Amazing what all this here smart phone has got.
    TV and Weather and Internet, too.
    There's just no limits to what it can do.

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    I loved it. I never knew poems could be funny too. This is actually my first and it surely left a mark. This is exactly what most old people feel when it comes to techy stuff. We teenagers...

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  • History

    • Published: September 2017

    in God Poems

    You were there in ’41 when the bombs came raining down
    And there in 1945 when victory came to town.
    With ticker tape and bands and speeches, loud and raucous cheers,
    We all gave thanks to You that day, some through stinging tears.

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  • Mother Nature's Apology For Hurricane Harvey

    • Published: December 2017

    in Snow Poems

    A stranger came here late last night
    Silent puffs of falling white
    Frigid, falling, drifting down
    Unusual this far down in a southern town

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  • The Old Guy's Checkup

    • Published: March 2022

    in Funny Life Poems

    You eat too much salt, the doctor said,
    And your blood pressure's way over here in the red
    You're way too fat, gotta cut back the food
    Can't eat a thing that's tasty or good

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  • I Wouldn't Live In A Haunted House

    • Published: October 2018

    in Halloween Poems

    I wouldn't live in a haunted house;
    It's something I just wouldn't do.
    Not in creepy haunted house.
    Not with me or even with you.

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  • A Thanksgiving Blessing

    • Published: November 2018

    in Thanksgiving Poems

    It's cold outside, but it's warm in my heart.
    And the gray fall sky is His work of art.
    Laden and low, quiet and still,
    November is welcome, and my eyes drink their fill

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    Thank you! SO GLAD you enjoyed it! I think Thanksgiving is so underrated as a holiday, and I tried to put what it means to me into words...glad you appreciated it!!

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