Category: Holiday
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4th
Many Americans like to shoot up the sky,Even a week before the 4th of July! Many Americans like to hear the loud booms,Even if it shakes all the walls in the rooms. Many Americans like to fire up their new grills,Even if they don’t possess any skills. Many Americans like a dog to eat and…
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On the Fourth
On the Fourth, some may dreadThe pain it causes within their head. On the Fourth, some may tremble and hide,Close all their windows and stay inside. When you let your fireworks boom,Some may have a sense of doom. When you let your fireworks fly,Some may fear and start to cry. On the Fourth, you may…
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Gifts From Our Fathers
Good fathers on Earth like our Father aboveBoth give us gifts to show us their love. They both give us labors for which we do toilTo make sure, alone, these gifts do not spoil. Sometimes these labors seem to be in vain,For they take a long time and seem hard to obtain. Good fathers on…
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Thank You For Your Service
Thank you for your service,Seems so inadequate to say,For all that you had gone throughAnd for the work you did each day. Thank you for your service.You deserve our utmost respect,For you were doing heroic feats,While at home, we safely slept. Thank you for your service,For doing what we could not,For your sacrifice in violent…
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Butterfly
Photo by Dhru J on Unsplash This was a poem that I wrote when I was a young child, and it was my mother’s favorite. And even though you are no longer with us, this is for you Mom! Butterfly, butterfly, in the sky,Tell me, oh tell me, oh tell me whyYou fly so high,…
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This Is The Day…Good Friday
This is the day His hands bled for me.This is the day He was nailed to a tree.This is the day He cried in agony.This is the day that He died for me. This is the day He was buried by men.This is the day that He took away sin.This is the day not all…
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What If…
What if the Tower of Pisa toppled over?What if somebody painted the White Cliffs of Dover?What if Mona Lisa’s smirk turned into a frown?What if Lady Liberty suddenly sank all the way down? The World would go on; nothing would change.But wouldn’t everything feel just a bit strange. What if the Christ child had never…
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One Good Year Deserves Another
January, my birthday time.February, a love of mine.March, I hear St. Patrick chime. First quarter of the year for meIs filled with happy harmony. April, month of sister’s birth.May, the sun’s warmth comes back to Earth.June, the beach calls with sand and surf. Half the year spent in splendor.Makes me yearn for sweet surrender. July,…