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Best Poems Written by Ruth Brown

Below are the all-time best Ruth Brown poems as chosen by PoetrySoup members

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Diet Starts Monday

Time to change myself once more
It's my mantra every Sunday
Be good with food and have less wine
This always starts on Monday

Commence with gentle exercise
And eat a smaller ration
By Tuesday this is going well
I'm full of strength and passion

It's Wednesday I am feeling weak
I want to drink some claret
I tell myself to carry on
So instead I eat a carrot

I put myself to bed that night
Hoping not to suffer
Tomorrow is another day
Of course I'll be much tougher

By Thursday I am back on track
I'm feeling rather dandy
I force myself to eat less snacks
And have a little brandy

By Friday it is getting tough
I'm feeling so much weaker
I pour a glass of cold crisp wine
And then fill another beaker

Come Saturday I am off the plan
I've gelled into my sofa
I fill my face with tasty treats
And turn in to a loafer

The sabbath day I carry on
I may as well keep eating 
Hereafter I will start again
And do it without cheating

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Watching Over Me

Watching over me

I feel you in my glowing heart
And see you in my dreams
At least I think it could be you
Or so as it seems

You passed away so soon from us
I miss you every day
I know you're still around me
I can feel it every way

A light appears in my sleep 
It twinkles in my eye
One thing that i do regret
I did not say goodbye

You took away our laughter
The fun we used to share
Especially at Christmas time
Now you're just not there

A man who was my father 
So bold and very strong
You taught me everything thing I know
Including right from wrong

Forget me not my uncle
I know that you are here
I sense that you are near me
When I shed a tear

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This Year

Another year has made its way
A time for getting older
Scope to grow not just through age
A chance to become bolder 

It's all about the learning curve
Through peaks and turns we nourish
This journey has its ups and downs
Which can but help us flourish

A point to take it by the scruff
Ignite all pastures new
Brush away the things of past
That made us feel so blue

A year to bring about some change
Which could alter any season
Time to reap just what we sow
And churn purpose into reason

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Valentine's

A day surrounding love
Has reared its head
Dishing out roses
Which are usually red

A dash to the florist
To pick up some flowers
Choosing a card
Which may take some hours

Words with true meaning
Or a load of old tripe
Winning a person over
Because they're your type

This is my ditty
To give you some cheer
On a day full of nonsense
Which should last all year

Valentines is but a day
Tis all a bit funny
It's just a big reason
For the shops to take our money

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Loving Me For a Lifetime

Wandering around I could feel I was losing
Every ounce of me seemed so confusing
My strength had left me, no longer strong
Everything I did just felt so wrong

Loss and trauma had driven my madness
Crying for help and feeling such sadness

Acting like a zombie my mind froze still
Losing every inch of power and will
The light had gone there was nobody home
Being trapped in a circus dome

Loss and trauma had driven my madness
Crying for help and feeling such sadness

But something within me pushed my soul
Pulling me back from the darkest hole
Igniting my senses I could suddenly feel
Lifting me away from my Achilles heal

Loss and trauma had driven my madness
Crying for help and feeling such sadness

Just a curve which makes me rounded
Keeping on my feet and staying grounded
Reaching out for love and ignoring my being
Searching for something without really seeing

Loss and trauma had driven my madness
Crying for help and feeling such sadness

Seeking hard and trying to find
Looking out for others and being too kind
Suddenly my eyes were fully open to see
The person to love and cherish was me

Loss and trauma had driven my madness
Crying for help and feeling such sadness

Loving myself was so hard to do 
Searching my soul without feeling so blue
Trusting senses and following notion
Finally putting it all in to motion

Loss and trauma had driven my madness
Crying for help and feeling such sadness

Now moving forwards with patience and grace
Feeling love with a smile on my face
Treasuring my heart in kinder ways
Looking upward until the end of my days

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Summer Is Nearly Upon Us

Summer is approaching fast
Time for laughter and cheers
Stoking up the barbecue
And drinking ice cold beers

It's only a matter of weeks away                                                   
The season for good fun
People will be smilier
Because of the bright sun

Lazing around the garden
To build up on the tan
Seeking shade when it's too hot
And cooling with a fan

Ray-bans on to mask the beams
Which could be seen as vain
Lounging on a sun bed
Until it starts to rain

Inside we start to swelter
The clouds have gone to pot
Soon we'll all be moaning
Because it is too hot!

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Women Vs Men

A lady likes to tell her woes
To say just how she's feeling
Be nurtured and be listened to
To help her with the healing
 
A gentleman will walk away
When he is full of worry
Distract himself with something else
To cover up the flurry
 
To brush up on the other half
Takes time and lots of learning
For each of them are quite complex
Involving lots of yearning
 
Both would like to be worked out
In part without a mention
A way to solve their differences
To ease away the tension
 
If each could understand themselves
To recognise they vary
Then all would make a lot of sense
And Steve could live with Mary

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Arcilles Heal

I saw you in my dream last night
Another time for learning
I guess it’s just my inner thoughts
That always keeps me yearning
 
My conscious mind goes day to day
Without no rhyme or reason
Not thinking of you any time
Except the nightly season
 
Awake I do not think of you
Although I do remember
The times ago when we would laugh
In class around December
 
A time when we were in our youth
In places we were daring
The fun and laughs that made us smile       
Young love that we were sharing
 
Now I say goodbye old friend
Those times I will still keep
If I never see you
Then I'll catch you in my sleep

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Corners

Along the road I wandered 
Without knowing what would be
As I turned the corner
There was something I could see

I saw a glimpse of something
A memory from my past
Suddenly my eyes were open
My mouth was set aghast

For when I turned the corner
I realised it was strife
You never know what's round there
On the bendy road of life

Now I steer quite freely
Through every twist and peak
Whatever things may come my way
Could change in just one week

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Solitude

Here I am standing
With my love to give
I know I am feeling
I am willing to live.

My mind is not racing
I am standing quite still
My body’s stopped pacing
I am feeling a thrill.

I am ready to move now
With patience I wait
I am willing and able
I’ll leave it to fate.