Best Beforehand Poems

I see you coming, old age
Approaching, at an ever-accelerating pace,
Your face is so grim
Your expression is so austere
Your look so menacing,
A frightening sight you are
...

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The day the world died!


Have you ever wondered why tribes and peoples from ancient times, until now have a day to remember and honor the...

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[beforehand i just want to let you know that i wrote this in honor of November 17th. which is 
To Write Love On Her Arms...

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As I prepared to come here, my family, relatives, and friends anticipated my arrival. By prepare, I mean that I was in a developmental process...

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To me, it was a revealing experience…
                That I could...

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Back in Iowa, where my mother and several of my siblings still live,
my big family gets together for a reunion at Mom’s apartment,
using the reception...

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The squirrels are busy
     They are searching now
      Looking everywhere
      Searching...

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If only we could have
held more tightly, a bit
longer; perhaps while
fondly dreaming had learned
beforehand the many
dexterities of hearts...

but the moment
is a moving target--
once seized 
its...

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Back in 2013 the President 'resetting,' drew a line in the sand
  Syria sprinted across it; faced no response from our end

So, Bashir Assad...

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I feel thankful today,
You loved me beforehand,
Your love makes me feel grand,
Your love that came my way;

I feel grateful today,
Your grace showered on me,
Your grace...

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I got bit
Three times.
By what?
I do not know.

Up the leg,
Past the knee.
Itch
Unmistakable.

Beforehand,
I spied
An ugly spider,
With a white dot.

After Brunswick stew
And my husband’s wings,
Pretzel sticks with...

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In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
In the Pinta, Nina and Santa Marie
He found the New World,
And got spooked by a squirrel.
Thats the last you...

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with eyes that look beyond circumstance, beyond all feelings of pain,
our father who sees our deepened hearts, his feelings of love stay the same,
off balance...

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You are a 15 year old girl;
so young and able;
stature small , petite short not tall,  they hardly see at the kitchen table;
And at...

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Rules: Use at least 10 candy names from those listed below.
(30 candy names used)


Tomorrow we'll explore our Galaxy,
not just by space ship, but with 'space...

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