Best Set Back Poems

Oh, flower in this crannied wall,
how did your roots prevail and sprawl
from seed that landed in a crack-
so shallow, small, in woods set back
from warm...

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The new tomatoes were
Little bumps
On the
Vine
Showing off to the
Universe
Before sundown
On the fourth of
July
Waiting for the 
Celebration
To begin

Duckweed choked
The pond
Set back in the
Woods

Baby
Painted Turtles
Full of hope
Sunning...

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Please just tell me that you’re sorry and all will be forgiven.
All these things in my past just hold me back from living.
You showed me...

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From mountain's view, I stare
a serenade to a snowflake
the beauty that appears

Brushed rose, drapes a cheek
set back eyes wander, in awe 
chills, sensed, height's peaked

Solitude...

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Some time ago maybe very recently you may have been called a failure,
Told that you was one big sad movie trailer.
Maybe even been called" evil...

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AT ONE WITH NATURE

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The sun shines, brightly lights my day. My garden verdant many hues of green. Greater speedwell, resilient, blooms no matter the season....

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You came away looking innocent,
nothing pointed out to suspecion
that could do a lot harm...
by hiding what was really important;
even the words you said made
such a...

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Stay optimistic, even if you're
facing a set back. There are
many stages we go through in
our lives, but we manage, to get
back, on track. All good...

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The sun is rising, the moon is lighting,
The millions of birds are flying and chirping, 
The insects are crawling and does flying. 
As long as,...

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why is it I never in my life gave cadence as to critic another poets work
yet they find it perfectly acceptable to rate my own...

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Damaged people are dangerous
 because we know how to make hell feel like home
We wear a disguise everyday
 to prove that there in nothing wrong...

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Let's sit back, relax
And all count out the cost
As the initial wave of shock
Wears itself thinly off
One side had to win
While the other side sadly...

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In Jordan’s desert, a building façade 
has been carved into the face of a vertical cliff.
Stairs leading to the structure are lined with lanterns.
Looking up,...

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A father with one daughter and two sons;
a mother with four daughters of her own -
They came together years ago and bought
what would become my...

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Love the way you live
Explanation for why I hurt with so much pain
I cant explain
Who do I blame
Do I blame a mother that couldn't wake...

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