My Life In Poetry

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Tag: friendship

  • St. Patrick’s Day Friend

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    Jeannie Johnson
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    Your name isn’t Patty.Your favorite color isn’t green.You’re not a little leprechaunWhich no one has ever seen. There is no pot of goldFor we can never reach the rainbows end.But the gold that’s in your heartMakes you my dearest friend.

  • Love on Foreign Soil

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    I started to build aHouse on foreign land.And in my minds eyeIt was going to be grand. I brought a few friendsAnd various supplies,And soon my house stood,Lovely on the eyes. My friends enjoyed my house,Though not as much as I did.I loved it more than anyMansion, palace, or pyramid. I lived their eight months,Until…

  • No Hesitations In keeping Relations

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    If you feel the urge to give someone a call,Don’t hold back, don’t even stall! You may brighten their day; they may tell you to go,But if you don’t try, you will never know. And you may never know how your call was received.How you called just the right moment to fill a great need.…

  • Beyond the Grave

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    For my friends, Pat and Lillian A friend loveth at all timesEven beyond the grave.Their spirit and love continues onThough their bodies could not be saved. And even as their bodies ascend,Know this, dear friend, it’s not the end. For a friend loveth at all timesBecause of the love God gave. Just as a butterfly…

  • Lady Under the Sea

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    There was an old lady who lived under the sea.She lived in the coral with an anemone. Dining on kale leaves and green algae tea,She wore a fine boa of Irish seaweed. She played with the dolphins and swam with such glee.On the backs of sea turtles, she salt water-skied. Befriending the sharks, she had…

  • You Are Not Alone

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    I have something for you to readIf you ever feel the need.If you’re feeling lonely and blue,Know that someone cares for you.If you’re feeling full of doubt,Know that we can work it out!Just reread this little poemAnd know that you are not alone!

  • Facing Storms Together

    Facing Storms Together

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    When the rain starts to pour and the wind starts to blow, Stay right beside me, I won’t let you go. Even if it should storm through the night, I’ll be right beside you to calm all your fright. Don’t worry and fret when you see lightening flash. There is nothing to fear, for this…

  • It’s Christmas!

    It’s Christmas!

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    Wake up, wake up, it’s Christmas Day! Wake up, wake up, now don’t delay! There might be something under the tree, Something that you can’t wait to see. Or, there might be something in your email, Something that wasn’t delivered by snail. Or, there might be someone waiting to call, And thinking you’re sleeping decided…