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Roses for Rose – A Love Story
So touching
Red roses were her favorites, her name was also Rose.
And every year her husband sent them, tied with pretty bows.
The year he died, the roses were delivered to her door.
The card said, “Be my Valentine,” like all the years before.
Each year he sent her roses, and the note would always say,
“I love you even more this year, than last year on this day.”
“My love for you will always grow, with every passing year.”
She knew this was the last time that the roses would appear.
She thought, he ordered roses in advance before this day.
Her loving husband did not know, that he would pass away.
He always liked to do things early, way before the time.
Then, if he got too busy, everything would work out fine.
She trimmed the stems, and placed them in a very special vase.
Then sat the vase…
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Goodnight Teddy: Anon
Teddy, I’ve been bad again, My Mommy told me so; I’m not quite sure what I did wrong, But I thought that you might know.
When I woke up this morning, I knew that she was mad; Cause she was crying awful hard, And yelling at my dad.
I tried my best to be real good, And do just what she said; I cleaned my room all by myself, I even made my bed.
But I spilled milk on my good shirt, When she yelled at me to hurry; And I guess she didn’t hear me, When I told her I was sorry.
Cause she hit me awful hard, you see, And called me funny names; And told me I was really bad, And I should be ashamed.
When I said, “I love you, Mommy,” I guess she didn’t understand; Cause she yelled at me to shut my mouth. Or…
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GOOD DAY :)
Connecticut teacher resigns over Ginsberg poem – CNN.com
On the Pulse of Morningby Maya Angelou
A Rock, A River, A Tree
Hosts to species long since departed,
Marked the mastodon,
The dinosaur, who left dried tokens
Of their sojourn here
On our planet floor,
Any broad alarm of their hastening doom
Is lost in the gloom of dust and ages.
Picture of Maya Angelou
But today, the Rock cries out to us, clearly, forcefully,
Come, you may stand upon my
Back and face your distant destiny,
But seek no haven in my shadow,
I will give you no hiding place down here.
You, created only a little lower than
The angels, have crouched too long in
The bruising darkness
Have lain too long
Facedown in ignorance,
Your mouths spilling words
Armed for slaughter.
The Rock cries out to us today,
You may stand upon me,
But do not hide your face.
#StandOutForAutism
Original post from Thunderclap
‘…….“Don’t be silent. #StandOutForAutism. Watch & share this poem for World #Autism Awareness Day. #WAAD http://thndr.it/190oeCI”
Over 1 in 100 people has autism – a lifelong developmental disability that affects how a person communicates with, and relates to, other people. Despite how common autism is, very few people actually understand what autism is like.
Katie Walters is a slam poet on the autism spectrum. She has written this powerful poem especially for World Autism Awareness Day.
To donate Text to WAAW15 plus your amount (e.g. WAAW15 £5) to 70070! We appreciate your support!
For more information about autism, go to www.autism.org.uk………’
The kiss
The kiss
A Poem by Coyote Poetry
Old age had taught me. Nothing sweeter than a kiss of love.
The kiss
The hot days of Summer days were upon us. Youth, wine, song and Germany were are blessings. We had the long Summer days to roam, talk and find new places to discover.
I was mesmerized by your beautiful hazel eyes and your willingness to dance in the ancient cities. You were my dear maiden and I was your knight in shining armor.
We sat by the lake holding hands and holding the sweet kisses, tasting of the sweet German red wine. We talks of great dreams and travel. You were to be a doctor and I was going to save the world with my words. We had the strength of youth and hope.
Today images of two people holding on to their youth and their hope make me smile…
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Love in 10 Sentences
photo taken in Ouro Preto, Brazil
Let me start out by saying I cheated. The challenge I received from A Blind Bird was to write a poem about love in 10 sentences. Each sentence is suppose to contain the word ‘love’ and have only four words in each sentence – Oops. Actually, I hadn’t noticed that I was suppose to do that, and I had finished this by the time I realized it. I’m also suppose to include a favourite quote about love and challenge ten other bloggers.
Quote: ““Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.” –C.S. Lewis
I chose this quote because of the way so people now-a-day view love – as a feeling, emotion, passion, etc. So longing one has the ‘feeling’ of love, one is ‘in love’. Once the feeling of love…
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In Your Heart by Thomas S. Carver
He was so proud of his little girl
It was her very first day of school
He walked with her to school that day
And she held his hand all the way
They walked together quiet and sad
A little girl and her loving dad
Into the school her father led
But he almost cried when she said
Daddy, Daddy please don’t go
Don’t leave me here all alone
I’ll miss you if you go away
And I might need you, can’t you stay
Little Daughter please don’t cry
You’ll be okay so dry your eyes
You have our memories in your heart
We’re together though we’re apart
He sat up front on her wedding day
And cried as his daughter walked away
Later that night he watched her dance
He sat there waiting for his chance
The band started to play their song
Father and daughter danced along
She…
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