2006 Poems - Poems about 2006

Wide-faced baby still crossing her legs, Shivering inside her own mother’s womb, Her parts stay hidden from the ultrasound’s cold, metal screening, Warm pool of darkness heating up as kicking goes wild, Already moving through mother’s quick anger, Already formed and already asking…. Wanting more time, wanting more time. Mother’s eyes glow brightly, brown almonds growing wide as I am...

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FOB Echo Iraq was a forward operation base near the Babylon site in the city of Diwaniya, in fact the US military put security hesco and fencing around the ruins for protection from all of the goons in the region. This was a hot base and the hajis would lob at least 3 salvos of...

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Fathers Day 2006 By: Tom Wright 6/19/2006 Why would I want to see you play? You broke what! We don’t have money to spend on Doctors, You hear me boy! School is to learn, Not to play football Do your homework and get to bed, Tomorrow is another day You hear me boy! Another game is over So Lick your wounds and go home. Don’t go where teens congregate It...

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Easter 2006 Birth, Death, Resurrection, & Today Written: By Tom Wright 4-14-2006 Because God in his wisdom did foreknow That man would never be able He sent His son Jesus to dwell on earth Being born of the Virgin Mary in a stable God then so willed that this same Jesus Would give His life’s blood on Calvary’s tree Though He knew no sin,...

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Independence Day 2006 By: Tom Wright 7/5/2006 Our country’s birthday has arrived And once again at war our heroes toil. Our nations brave once more has been summoned To lay down boot prints on foreign soil; They serve in air, on land, and sea Their time becoming memories wrapped in sand; The sacrifices made let us never forget Nor that God sheds his grace...

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Vacation Bible School 2006 A Child’s Eyes By Tom Wright Each time we peer Into the eyes of a child there’s a choice We can walk away or become involved. For behind each child’s colored windows Lay the answers to future problems unsolved. Their innocence Directs the eye’s communiqué. Unwitting children needing Godly training, A vehicle of choice is Vacation Bible School Lessons there learned,...

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40 Years 2006 I went to a dance one night in the Fall of ‘64 and danced with your friend for awhile and than I saw you at first glance with that Leslie Caron smile we met and you spoke of Colombia your native land then I took your hand and we danced on and on for many suns...

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So sorry, Pluto! You cannot be deemed “ninth planet” anymore because there’s been a redefining that eliminates you from the list of planets. Since you’re kin to the remaining eight, you will be called “dwarf planet.” This downsizing of the list must be a blow to your esteem. Please know some people will be shocked, and you’ll be missed! You’re really little, smaller...

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So young and so in love in a marriage from above- Countless surgeries on my ovaries, How much can one woman suffer through? The allure of having a baby was always a dream come true, yet when I...

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When I wrote and posted my poem about nightmares earlier I had totally forgotten about the following poem. I found it today going through a box of books. It's more of a brevity piece. Although at the time I wouldn't have known to call it that. Thought some might like to see my earlier take...

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Yes George! There is a Santa Claus! The troops want out. But you want to pout. With your nose in the air. A great big snout. The war in Iraq. We know it is past. We know it is past. But you want to laugh. You don't have to lie. You should actually cry. Yes George! There is a Santa Claus! Many have died. While many...

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SEDUCTION OF A MAIDEN Song Lyrics By Victoria Anderson-Throop first draft notes penned on the moors of England in May 2006 (call also means visit) I remember When its morning I remember breezy spring I remember ...

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Bubble up from the cauldrons huddled I scoot taglines that bag dimes On a new Federal currency Cannibus merchants will see We come petticoats From the revolution coast to coast Riddling on a fiddle Daring to bunk tea in the captains meridian Im ready to mix With banshees, warlocks And our mother empress You can't touch the immaterial goods Making paper requires no wood Just love for...

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Inside my heart there was an empty space, it was waiting for you. Something changed in my life, a sudden burst of happiness came over me, a reality so true. I always felt something was missing, until the day I see your face. You brought something new to my world, so exciting, yet real, now I've found my place. You take my breath...

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CHRISTMAS Christmas day began With a child of virgin birth When Jesus, our Lord and Savior, Came to dwell on earth This is a time we celebrate And thank our God above For Sending His Son to save the world Through His marvelous gift of love Now, there are those who would take away The reason for the season And have us proclaim Happy...

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