Best Leave Behind Poems

I think of those I knew who’ve passed
And what they’ve left behind,
Impressions that remain engraved
In caverns of my mind.

Perhaps just an expression
Or some laughter we once shared
Or a reaching-out connection
Where our truest selves were bared.

I conjure up some habits
That endeared or else annoyed
Which, for reasons...

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no one is exempt
from what we leave behind...
not even the earth



[inspired by Dr. Ram Mehta's monoku 'Generosity']...

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Saddened hearts, Our eyes cast low,
for the sorrows of this land;
Are we really, doing all we can,
to lend our helping hand?

We come from backgrounds far and near,
Histories vast and yet the same;
Violence touches all of us, -yet,
we are ALL to blame.

We live our lives, day...

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Leave behind your shadow
For its a piece of who you are

You lead a life full of memories
Hard work
Joy & great tears
But
If you leave behind your shadow
A piece of you will last beyond your years

Every human is a treasure
For whom will leave a mark

All your efforts...

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I stood on a stage where I assumed I couldn't be fixed...
                          I thought a broken heart was the end...

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Since we never really know - just how much time we're given.
It's a good thing to make the most of it - while we're still living!
Before it becomes my time - to leave this Earth and go.
These words of wisdom upon you - I'm going...

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Earthly possessions Are a waist of time. Why do we focus on what we must leave behind?
We obsess over it. We kill for it. We will sell our souls just to own it. So why? When we die
it's all left behind. Such a big waist...

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A long slab of gravel paved with regret
Mile markers on each side
Broken dreams merged with infinite possibilities
On the road I leave behind

Stranded in the driveway
I look in the rear view mirror to find
Infinite entities in an alternate reality
It’s the beginning of the road I leave...

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We all have brothers, fathers, uncles
and friends that we love dearly,
but when it comes to the antics
of males in relationships, we often wonder
if they know the meaning of the
phrase, "Get a grip!"

The endless charades they perpetuate, 
and even when they get caught red handed,
They still...

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I touched upon an old handkerchief
That sent my mind to better days
The scent of perfume was held within
As the image of you left me crazed

Alive you were again standing before me
That smile only you possessed, held me dear
It was as if you had never left...

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I touched upon an old handkerchief
That sent my mind to better days
The scent of perfume was held within
As the image of you left me crazed

Alive you were again standing before me
That smile only you possessed, held me dear
It was as if you had never left...

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What can I leave behind from me? 

My poems,

which aren’t bad,

but nobody needs them.

A few of my books also,

and my students,

who will not remember me. 

What can I leave behind from me?

My loved son. 

He is in heaven already, 

and God is near him.

What will...

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You’re always my first thought when I wake up each day,
Whether times are rough, or they seem like paradise.
When I need it most, you always know what to say
And you always bless me with wonderful advice.

But, I don’t know what I will do after you’re...

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I woke smelling smoke as I lay in bed
Suddenly my mind was filled with great dread

From my window I could see flames leaping
So much had been lost as I was sleeping

With heat and pungent smoke my house was rife
Decided to jump out to save my...

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Too often 
 someone stretches the truth until it becomes the lie
and then defends its falsehood for all to hear and believe in
 but some wiser ones sense the truth that lay hidden
grab it by its fallacies and turn the tide to see reality,
 no...

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