Best 2015 Poems

Veteran’s Day - 2015


This day
	all flags
shed
	bloodied shadows
upon
	sacred soil
dotted
	with stilled crosses.

This day
parades
	weary soldiers

smile
	at the few who line the streets

march
	to familiar cadence

salute
	flag’s half mast history

weep
	as Taps resounds

across
	each generation’s tears.

This day
Peace
	will solemnly descend

upon those
	who kept her safe.



John G. Lawless
11/5/2015...

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Before I knew the day, the time
He’d die, 
I came home to him,
My little smile, knowing he’d
Be there, he was always there
Always aware I was his
Defender, his reminder that
Some of us were willing to believe
In his war with intruders
Intruders who were often invisible
Yet, unmistakably real
Like...

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I give thanks that this difficult year has come to an end
My father is now at peace with his lord
Our lives have been turned upside down
Nothing will ever be the same again
I am on the threshold of a brand new year
And look forward to brighter...

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G od’s love and all the things He’s given me:
I ntelligence, abilities, free will,
V im for living life, the poetry
I nside me, for the muse is with me still!
N ew life that I’ve been lucky to see grow
G randchildren who keep me on the go!

T...

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birds sing sun rises
                                   how wonderful the world is
  ...

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How do I begin to express my gratitude
For the many blessings bestowed to us in 2015?
So many prayers were answered, that left me in awe
Of the unlimited power of the Divine and the Angels
Who have helped with every request no matter how large
Or small. They...

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Thanks for 2015

                     Year Two Thousand Fifteen appeared phenomenal
                ...

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DECEMBER 2015 - "For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown, in which we glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when He comes?" 1 Thessalonians 2:19

This year America waits,
With great anticipation.
For peace, love and joy,
Throughout the nation.

Christians are under attack,
For what...

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I’m Andrea, a visitor to earth,
and I'm a Virgo; astrologically,
stability has ruled me since my birth.
A gentle, mellow earth girl here you see.
(Andrea Dietrich)

...and heart she opened wide
The placid hue her eyes were born
A flirty blue, her eyes 
Romantic eyes, with whisper of soft lavender...

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Remember Me

Memorial Day Tribute 2015

A soldier gives his life in battle his spirit is set free.
His body finds a grave his soul cries remember me.
Remembering this moment that I first met my doom.
Remember me, a baby forming in my mothers womb.

Remembering first steps I took...

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E-ven though she's been gone lo these many years,
D-id I tell her I loved her enough as I fight back the tears.
I-often think I'm the most blessed of men upon this earth,
T-hat God in His wisdom chose her to give me birth!
H-ow I cherish the...

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Cymbals and fireworks crisp and crescendo through the
black of night past the chrysanthemums displays
for the year of the Goat begins.

from the mainland Chinese tourist arrive
red cars, red money, red clothes, flame with wishes for 
prosperity as displays descend 
over Victoria harbor in Hong Hong.

pray the...

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Some say our love has been blind,
but love Endureth many things.
Our struggles all came with gifts,
gifts that were at times hard to see,
they made us stronger you and me;
And yet, we are still you and me.
Now reaching a milestone in our lives,
together we are working...

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In the fifties, just a lad
Cheering locals with me Dad  
2nd tier, watch 'em play, 
Mannion, Peacock, Clough and Day 

Swinging 60s, working man 
Got the fever, diehard fan, 
3rd division, hear the moans, 
Fernie, Irvine, Gibson, Jones 

70s and flying high 
Set 'em...

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The Great Race   June 6,2015

Dress is unimportant.
At least today.
I can arrive at the local bar and grill 
in old gardening jeans and t-shirt.

We'll order a mid-afternoon sandwich.
But the main reason is not to eat
(though their sandwiches are fine),  
it's to watch the...

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