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A Poem For a Friend

EVERY DAY THAT GOES BY I ALWAYS QUESTION MYSELF WHY THAT LIFE HAS TO BE SO UNFAIR WHEN I WALK IN THE HOUSE AND YOU`RE NOT THERE GROWING UP OVER THE BORDER A FAMILY OF FIVE I STILL CAN`T BELIEVE DAD THAT YOU ARN`T ALIVE YOU AND VERY CLOSE MATE GEORGE BROWN IN THE GLASS BARRELL OR A PUB IN THE TOWN AND EVERYONE THAT YOU DID KNOW SAY THERE`S JOE AND GEORGE FROM THE MUPPET SHOW YOU LOVED GOING OUT AND PLAYING POOL DOUBLES A NICE FEW PINTS AND HOME.... NO TROUBLES DAD IT WILL BE SO HARD FOR ME TO FULlFIL YOUR WISHES, YOUR ASHES AT SEA. WROTE FOR A FRIEND WHO`S FATHERS MEMORIAL IS COMING UP

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 7/21/2011 9:14:00 AM
Thanks for the great poetry....your friend....Jack
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Date: 7/18/2011 4:29:00 PM
Wonderful write....friend should be greatful. In my favorite list it does go. Thanks again dear Gent for your gracious and kind comments on Women...much appreciated.....Bless you.....Old Jack
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Date: 7/16/2011 11:17:00 AM
Thanks for your kind words on my write, very much appreciated! .....bless you, Jack
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Date: 7/16/2011 11:15:00 AM
sad, uplifting, thoughtful, heart wrenching,. Know the feeling all to well buried my father with his his world war II brothern years ago only two, always miss him. Brilliant write, I love It!
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Date: 7/14/2011 12:13:00 PM
It is not easy to say goodbye, you expressed the pain of this well within your poem and thanks so much for your kind words on my poem Helena, My Dear Heart, she was and is the reason I write ~~
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Date: 7/11/2011 12:28:00 PM
a heart felt and sad piece, i know how you feel, i lost my dad in 1970. it does help to write about it, as you have done, sorry for your lost.
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Date: 7/11/2011 8:31:00 AM
Thank you for sharing your excellent poetry with us Paul. I enjoyed reading it this lovely morning. May you have a wonderful week and enjoy life to the fullest. Love, Carol
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Date: 7/10/2011 10:02:00 PM
What a lovely memorial, I am sure your friend will treasure this. Well written.
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