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Best Poems Written by Donna Mceleny

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Role Reversal

Many years ago I lost a friend...
 memories of her will never end !
All the times we spent together
are now etched in my mind forever !

It wasn't perfect all the time...
yet our relationship was prime !
Mother and daughter through the years,
wiping away each other's tears !

Celebrating when times were good...
getting together whenever we could,
for shopping sprees and lunches too.
Through all those times our closeness grew !

From the cradle she mothered me;
it was impossible then to see
that Mother Nature had a plan
to change things from how they began !

In her final days roles were changed
for the future was prearranged !
Now Mom relied upon my care...
it was time for me to do my share.

Mom became a child again
and I took on the role of "Mother Hen" !
It wasn't easy playing the part
but the love was from heart to heart !

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Oak Tree

Oak tree standing tall,
reaching upward to the sky,
casting shade below !

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Til We Meet Again

My parents have been gone 
for many, many years 
but it was always they 
who wiped away my tears, 
held me close in their arms 
and allayed all my fears ! 
Now that I am older,
seeing them again now nears...
I pray to them each night...
who knows what an Angel hears !

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Same Face

On one hand,
I'm dismayed
by the reflection
the mirror has made !

Yet, wait...
on the other,
it looks a lot
like my Mother !

Could God be saying,
"please don't despair...
this face was well used...
now you two can share" ?

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Sweet Isabella

SWEET ISABELLA by Donna 3/22/2013

I looked at her face
as she played in her space...
she played peek-a-boo,
as little ones do

I watched her react
to Great Grandpa Jack,
as he sang her a song
while she danced along

I saw how she smiled,
this beautiful child,
and I thanked God above
for this baby to love !

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Haiku Poetry

A silvery moon,
joining the evening stars,
lighting the heavens


A summer rainfall,
dropping softly to the ground,
nourishing the earth


Watchful mother bird,
standing guard over her babies,
keeping them from harm


Brightly burning sun,
spreading brilliant rays of light,
warming up the earth

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Importance of Memories

The sting of death elicits tears
from those it leaves behind,
and creates an emptiness
that cannot be defined !

The memories, both good and bad,
forever will remain
in the corners of their mind,
relieving them from pain !

So don't wait until tomorrow 
to open up your heart
because you never know
how soon you'll be apart !

Wouldn't it be sad to have
no memories at all...
to go through life
with nothing to recall ?

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Determined

I saw a squirrel one day...
industrious was he
as he scampered on his way
with such tenacity !

 I watched him struggle
to stay atop the fence
as he managed to juggle
a slice of bread, quite immense !

Every time he would slip,
he'd climb back to the top,
with the prize still in his grip,
determined not to stop !

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Past and Present

PAST:
More time to spare
More words to share
More thoughts to bare...
less distractions in the air !

PRESENT:
Less time to spend
Less words to send
Less thoughts transcend...
distractions without end !

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Unseen

They walk beside us...
those we have lost..
unseen and unheard...
we feel their presence...
their aura gives us hope !