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Premium Member The First Kiss Or That Darn Ann Landers
Son of a gun we were still young;
only 15 years gone by.
You were the first my kissing bubble to burst, 
and for you, I think...

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© Joe Flach  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: ann, me, nostalgia, song, travel,
Form: Lyric



Prayer For Dane Ann
May God place his hand,
In your hand today, Dane Ann,
And see you safely on your way.
May God guide the surgeon’s hands.
May the rest of us...

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© James Rudd  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: ann, faithgod, god,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member African Anthology
walking gracefully  
with a pendulum movement ~
a herd of giraffes   

the mass migration
crocodiles at the river~
food for the taking

gazelles are running ...

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Categories: ann, africa, animal, nature, water,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member The Loss of the Andrea Gail
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters:
These see the works of the Lord and his wonders in...

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Categories: ann, america, death, fishing, ocean,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Hocus Pocus
Hocus Pocus

Poets are like magicians.
They trick the heart into feeling, 
“things” they had no idea, were there at all. 

Sadly poets don’t always know how...

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© Ann Foster  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: ann, 12th grade, abortion, abuse,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member I Came By
I Came By…
(to see you)

You don’t see me. 
I see you, everyday. 
I am afraid to say hello. 
You may say good-bye. 

I just want...

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© Ann Foster  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: ann, beautiful, chocolate, cinderella, heartbroken,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Fading of Candlelight
Their candles burnt brightly long ago
Providing for us and watching us grow
But the years passed by and took their toll
And left behind gaps in our...

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Categories: ann, appreciation, death, dedication, family,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Thanksgiving Dinner Gone Awry
It was my first Thanksgiving dinner as his wife
so I wanted the meal to be perfect in every way
But...trembling in fear, I cut my finger...

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© Lin Lane  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: ann, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member On My Own
On My Own

It is early in the day for most. 
I am just going to sleep. ‘
This will make many people angry. 
But at times,...

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© Ann Foster  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: ann, abortion, absence, abuse, addiction,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member If I Ruled the World
If I ruled the whole wide world there's so much that I would change
I wouldn't be Mr Popular and they'd think me somewhat strange
First thing...

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Categories: ann, conflict, environment, hate, international,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Gary's Yard Sale, the Story
Gary's Yard Sale, the story
                    ...

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© Chuck Keys  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: ann, nostalgia, people, timeage, age,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Call Your Mother
Call Your Mother

Pick up the phone...
do it now. 
If you can.
Later if you must, 
I trust that you, 
know the difference. 

She never put you...

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© Ann Foster  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: ann, abuse, confidence, earth, encouraging,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member An Unlimited Friend
An Unlimited Friend
                      ...

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© Chuck Keys  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: ann, friendshipwords, friend, life,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Another One Down
Another One Down
And another one bites the dust. 

Marriage. 
My friend, my neighbor, the lady next door, 
Rampant miscalculations of being too nice, 
two people...

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© Ann Foster  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: ann, appreciation, betrayal, divorce, drink,
Form: Ballad
Premium Member Angels Sing
Angels Sing

I hear them, 
all the time. 
When I pick up my child, 
and hold her close, 
her breath…
Harps; lovely,
faraway, 
and distant.

When I go to...

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© Ann Foster  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: ann, angel, christmas, confidence, granddaughter,
Form: Free verse

Book: Shattered Sighs