21. Changing The Past
The past is the past for a reason.
That is where it is supposed to stay,
But some cannot let it go.
In their heads it eats away
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Featured Shared StoryI really enjoyed this poem. It's so very true. We all have certain regrets or circumstances in life we would give anything to change if we could. Sometimes that is just not possible, and even...
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22. Forgiveness Is Divine
Some people view forgiveness
As a virtue for the weak.
An act of mercy undeserved,
That serves no useful need.Featured Shared StoryHi Pat,
I was so pleased to wake this morning and find one of your poems. Everything you write comes from your heart. I have commented to you before of how I enjoy your poems and I feel... -
23. Lessons For Living
I see you looking at your children,
Wondering what their lives will be.
If you verify some answers
Then their future you might see.Featured Shared StoryI loved this poem. The list of things that should be given to our children to have an amazing journey through this life, it's all here! This poem contains so much wisdom! Beautifully written....
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24. Possibilities
We never know if we're right
If we're not willing to be wrong.
We never know how far we'd go
If we never fight hard and long.Featured Shared StoryA wonderful poem and so true...
If we live in wait and hesitate, who knows what a future we would make. Life can change in an instant. Nothing is for sure. We should if we could take any... -
25. Make It Count
That friend,
Would you two have had more fun
If you knew how long he'd be gone?
Featured Shared StoryThis is an amazing poem that is so true. Keep it up. There are so many things people don't notice normally.
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26. If You Must Go
If you must go, then go for a while
Remember that first step is a hard traveled mile.
To learn what lessons life has in store,Featured Shared StoryI, too, was motivated by your poem. Like Arimoon, I also allow my past to hold me back. I am so hard on myself for my past mistakes, regret, bad decisions, etc... but with each new day that...
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27. Touching The Sky
Come for me, sweet tomorrow.
Help me touch the sky.
Like a well-learned bird opens its wings,
I, too, want to fly high.Featured Shared StoryCommitting mistakes and then learning from them can be a great lesson of life. It can truly evolve a person into a nice gentleman. I remember, after passing out of the university, I joined an...
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28. Wisdom's Woods
For every time I've failed,
For every time I've screwed up,
For every time I've said, "I'm Sorry,"
And for every time I've not.Featured Shared StoryI love this poem! It speaks about how to get through the difficulties of facing failure. I really like it!
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29. Temperance
Get annoyed with someone
And explode in fury
But later after calming down
You'd look back -
30. Never Say That Word
It is a small word
with a big bite,
the worst ever heard;
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31. A Snowflake Falls
One night I saw a snowflake fall.
Past memories it did recall.
And as the snow fell to the ground,Featured Shared StorySuperb, poetry as its best.
We should count our blessings one by one,
Every night and day, lest they be gone.
Friends and family, hold onto them tight,
For they may disappear in a... -
Featured Shared Story
I have a close friend. I don't know what really happened between us. We were so open, we did not have secrets hidden between us. And all of a sudden she fell in love with a boy in our class...
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33. Windows
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I looked through others' windows
On an enchanted earth,
But out of my own window-
Solitude and dearth. -
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35. Be Proud Of Who You Are
I come with no wrapping or pretty pink bows.
I am who I am, from my head to my toes.
I tend to get loud when speaking my mind.
Even a little crazy some of the time.Featured Shared StoryI love this poem! People are always trying to fit in and be normal. I've always disregarded being "normal." What's the point? Why would I be someone I am not? I am perfectly happy the way I...
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36. The Time Of My Life
I realize I've reached the time
When it's very plain to see
That I now must be selective
In what my preferences will be. -
37. Take Time To Know Me
Take time to know me, and you will see
That I am nothing like what you have heard spoken of me.
Give me a chance, and I will prove to you
That although I am not perfect, I have a heart that is pure and true. -
38. The Jealous Heart
Jealousy is such an ugly beast,
Consuming in a ruthless feast,
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39. Pebbles
Time has grown frantic
Moves by us so swiftly
Too often overwhelmed
Losing sight of life's gift -
40. The Curse Of Social Media
I'll post all those pictures of me having fun,
Wearing my happiest grin.
Add a few comments to enhance the effect,
And impress all my great Facebook friends.
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