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Best Give Back Poems

Below are the all-time best Give Back poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of give back poems written by PoetrySoup members

Snake Oil Man In Milton Creek

It was about seven in the morn as the sun was starting to rise
Unbeknown to the folks of Milton Creek they were in for a...

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Categories: give back, america, western,
Form: Rhyme

Eyes Open

Mi Madre
Lung of Life
Heartbeat of the universe
Birth of consciousness

Mirror of the heavens
Grains of sand
Beneath my tender flesh

How glorious to gaze upon you
I weep with the...

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Categories: give back, appreciation, devotion, environment, future,
Form: Free verse

The Journey

Once upon a weedy lawn
At Cedar Oaks Retirement Home
There sat my mother, weak and old
On an afghan knit to block the cold.

It was summer, but...

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Categories: give back, appreciation, child, daughter, devotion,
Form: Rhyme

A Tree

A Tree

I’m a tree lining a country road
Along with hundreds of other
Trees in the direction of a verdant
Forest—full of scenic wonder and 
Teaming with life.

All...

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Categories: give back, creation, god, imagery, journey,
Form: Narrative

Unselfish Love

I was blessed to know a woman in my life
Who faced hard times, struggle, and strife.
A Chinese immigrant, she came from a poor town
Lost her...

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Categories: give back, dedication, family, inspirational, love,
Form: Rhyme

Lessons Learned From Trees

"A woodland path in the dappled sun, hushed and quiet "

              ...

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Categories: give back, allegory, introspection, sun, tree,
Form: Free verse

An Unpaid Debt

With less tomorrows than I've yesterdays
In looking back I have but one regret
Before that last tomorrow fades away
I wish that I could pay an unpaid...

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Categories: give back, appreciation, forgiveness, love hurts,
Form: Iambic Pentameter

A Soldier Lay Dying For His Country

A soldier boy was calling me
His faint cry heard all around
The air was still and silent
And dusty sand lay on the ground. 

The far outstretched...

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Categories: give back, hero,
Form: Ode

A Prayer For Musicians

Heavenly Father,

Thank You for the many blessings that You have bestowed upon me, especially the affection for music and for the abundant joy that it...

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Categories: give back, prayer,
Form: Prose

Pass It Foward

Having guided a young man through a tough time in life
It came time for him to move on;
Before he left he shook my hand, and...

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Categories: give back, inspirational, lifeme, time,
Form: Rhyme

He Really Is the Best

I know I don’t always do the right thing
Sometimes life just gets in my way
I know I don’t always pray the right prayer
Sometimes doubt leaves...

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Categories: give back, appreciation, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Free verse

Capture My Heart

I know You desire to have my heart
I want You to have it too
But I do not know about how to start
My giving my heart...

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Categories: give back, god, love,
Form: Rhyme

My Father Was-

"You showed me the courage and strength
      to achieve all things- I hope you are proud."
    ...

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Categories: give back, dad, father, inspiration, life,
Form: Iambic Pentameter

Black People

Thugs in the street with their pants hung low
White T's and Tims with two golds in the front row
Philly fades or braids, du-rags, and fitted...

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Categories: give back, inspirational, life, people, social,
Form: Lyric

A Piece of Me

I want to tell you about me, this girl, this poet, this human. I want to share a
piece of me.  This journey will be...

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Categories: give back, introspection, life,
Form: Haibun