Best Opening Poems

St. Milt’s Grand Opening today
Come and celebrate with us
On Martin Luther King Day
Worldwide choirs and gospel music
Singing MLK’s best loved hymns
Mahalia Jackson, Nina Simon 
It’s grand opening, today 
“Poetry Kids” reciting poems
Perfect for honoring the mission
Of this humble man, preacher, and scholar

It’s Martin Luther King...

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--The opening of a new life--

Airborne smiles under a pessimistic cloud
Peaceful living memories, wiping every frown 
Vibrant beams throughout the night 
The outflow shadows cloud nine;

Scoot away from the pain,
Enjoy all eyes towards the gateway
An endless fate awaits 

Maybe not today
Perhaps not tomorrow
Be Free *...

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you touch me
and I fall away 
to nothing


breaking apart
into a thousand
petals of want 


I am as bewitched 
as the trail
that lies beneath
your hand


incantations
sing through my blood
and I am wrought,
with my need
to list into you


at just a touch 
I need to inhale 
but,


you breath life
into every...

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Love is a flower garden,
An ocean of emotions;
Photographs of memories,
Love is a journey.

There are many kinds of love,
A lover's embrace and kiss;
Love of family and friends,
The love of a pet.

Love of nature and the world,
Mankind and all creatures;
For me, the love of poetry,
And, I...

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I had an unusual reaction to opening my fridge today
Two cardboard boxes from a long ago memory stood in my way
And I found suddenly I no longer had the appitite to eat
And with the palapating of my heart came the quickening of my feet
And I...

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Her touch is gentle
Seeking only to comfort,
To search out the source 
Of their trouble, their pain

They lie at first, silent
In fear of what dark form
Has sent this suffering
To disrupt their peace

The worry tears at their heart
Speaking only to their ears
Painting pictures only for their eyes
For...

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How reverently he removes the seal,
   anticipating the fragrance,
   the first small taste,
   remembering the warmth and
   laughter of the party,
   parties, the bar, the taverns,
   the men, the women,   
...

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Right now
     I have words 
flowing from my veins,
but what if it stops?
That can never happen
   all I have to do
   is slice another one open,
           ...

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The governor announced that gyms
Will open in a week
So all the fitness freaks can start
Improving their physique.

At just one-third capacity,
Facilities will let
Much fewer members enter
To absorb each other’s sweat.

Despite the mandatory masks,
(Assuming all comply)
There will not be a surface
That remains germ-free and dry.

Yet hordes will...

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Old woman let me help.
I can get that door for you.
The sadness in your face says it all.
It's the least that I can do. 
So many years have passed you by .
The end is coming near.
Have you lived your life complete,
or do you leave your...

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I don't want to run and hide
From these feelings way inside
That's been shut and closed a while
Emotions were not my style
Anger hurt and revenge
Never made me break or bend
Joy caring and happiness
I never really got to miss
I was always cold as stone
Being on my very...

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Happiness comes from within
Look inside and you'll begin
To realize life can be fun
Once you seek and find the sun
That lights up within your heart
Those warm sunny rays will start
To heat you up with desire
Leading to a new high fire
Burning into your deep soul
Making you lose...

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I can watch them again,
grown men at a children's game,
the glory of the Show
on the TV screen.

For a while
I couldn’t watch,
knowing 
I’d been close.
A phenom  
Double A at 18
90+ fastball,
but it didn’t move.
And in Triple A
and spring training
for the Show
they ate it up. 

When...

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O God of the universes of Creation as a whole
I raise my hands; and open my heart and soul.'
Prostrate I call upon your power, to bless my
Friends in these long dark hours' these days
Long abhorred stand now at their doors, I ask
You gird their spirits...

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