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They sleep there still, I watch and smile Their beauty’s a gift, I cannot deny Energized by their love, my life’s worth while These two blond angels have caught my eyes When quiet at night, their whispers are powers Their laughter, it floats on winsome breeze My daughters, though devils in daylight hours, Bring smiles to my nights, so well, to please God, thank you so much for my loving wife Who bore me sweet children, such as these Devils I say, my sons are as well Energy, they have until the middle of night Loud they can be like ringing church bells That they make me get up and shut off their lights But, as I retire and go back to bed I smile and laugh so, because of their tease The visions of them now so deep in my head Has brought me again, by the bed on my knees God, thank you so much for my loving wife Who bore me sweet children, such as these

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Date: 9/20/2009 7:23:00 AM
Congratulations on your lovely poetry being featured this week>>James
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Date: 9/17/2009 7:57:00 PM
Awesome tribute to your family, Michael. Congratulations on having your writing featured this week here at the Soup !!
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Date: 9/15/2009 1:43:00 AM
Michael, congrats on having your work featured...Raul
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Date: 9/14/2009 3:26:00 PM
nicely written, sweetly done, congrats on a featured poem!
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Date: 9/14/2009 12:19:00 PM
What an uplifting and inspirational poem! Blessings to you for sharing it. Congratulations on being featured this week. Enjoy your honor. Keep on writing! Karen
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Date: 9/14/2009 8:33:00 AM
Cingrats on this selection, Mike. Congrats on happily loving your family. Love, daver
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Date: 9/14/2009 8:10:00 AM
This is a well deserved feature … what a creative, wonderful poem; your poem speaks for itself. You are such a great poet. Please keep writing and congrats on your poem being featured this week. Hope to read more of your wonderful poems. You are great friend! Adeleke
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Date: 9/14/2009 4:54:00 AM
Congratulations on your featured poem. Your thougts are a tribute to your family. Keep writing. Sara
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Date: 9/14/2009 3:28:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved poetry being featured this week Michael. Love, Carol
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Date: 9/14/2009 12:18:00 AM
Congrats on your featured poem this week Michael.Rgds Brian
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Date: 5/3/2009 1:38:00 PM
Michael, my belated congrats in making the semi finals...Raul
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Date: 4/26/2009 2:00:00 PM
Was sure I had read this one before but I don't see a comment below but anyway, Michael this is a great tribute to whats most important in our lives. Good luck in the contest with your "first round survivor" here ... smile ...
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Date: 4/10/2009 4:54:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry making it in the semi finals Michael. Wishing you the best of luck in the finals. Love, Carol
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Date: 4/2/2009 4:35:00 PM
What an uplifting poem. Congratulations on having it selected as one of the semi-finalists. Best wishes in the finals. Keep up the good writing. Karen
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Date: 4/1/2009 7:44:00 PM
This touched my heart deeply, dear Michael, Good luck! Lainie
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Date: 3/31/2009 11:27:00 AM
Very touching poem, I can see why it made the cut! Congratulations on making it through the first round! Good Luck!~Trudy~
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Date: 3/31/2009 6:16:00 AM
Congrats Michael on making it through to the first round! Good luck in the finals. Love, Shar
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Date: 3/31/2009 2:01:00 AM
Congrats on your success in the PS contest.Best wishes for the next round. Michael.Rgds Brian
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Date: 3/30/2009 5:03:00 PM
Best wishes, and congratulations on making it to the semi-finals, Michael with this lovely poem!!:) Carrie
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Date: 3/30/2009 3:05:00 PM
Congratulations on going through to the next round. Well done and best wishes for the finals. Love Heidie
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Date: 8/26/2008 3:55:00 AM
OH! So beautiful and loving and sweet, what a great Daddy. :) A beautiful beautiful poem filled with love and blessings, as is the poet's heart. Well done, my friend, love Kristin
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Date: 8/25/2008 12:42:00 PM
What a lovely poem about a lovely family. Can't think of a better moment in a parent's day, than peeking into their children's room, as they are all tucked in bed asleep. Sometimes little devils during the day...but angels asleep! Bless them...I loved this poem!...Carrie
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Date: 8/25/2008 9:39:00 AM
hi Michael waht a loveing tribute to your children and your wife, may you all be continued to be blessed, great tribute, take care D-nyce
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Date: 8/25/2008 6:46:00 AM
Outstanding poetry Michael - A lesson we all should learn from - The appreciation of what truly matters in this life - God bless
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Date: 8/25/2008 6:34:00 AM
If only everyone were as appreciative as you, my friend....thinking of those children without a daddy, mother without a husband. Love, Daver
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