Family Child Poems

My name is josh
And I'm 10
It took me some time
To reach this age
But here I am
And to me that's
A pretty big deal
Now that I'm 10
The...

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Children come and children go.
And in between we watch them grow.
Through the good times and the bad.
Through happy moments as well as the sad.

We heal...

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As a child I loved playing with teddy bears,                ...

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Written by Gail DeBole
on March 11, 2020


- Putting together a scrapbook of your child’s best moments
- Creating an heirloom bedspread out of old T-shirts for...

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 Short evening prayer - Drink your beer, amen - family needs beauty sleep












11.03.2020
Sun :) - A-L Andresen :)
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On frozen lands
Did our home lie
Its chimney full of smoke
And heat inside
Kept us alive
While our father spoke

Come here children
Gather around
And hear what I must say
It’s...

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Of The Day..the hope that ran away..
The many faces..filled with fear .
The many places..coming near..
So what if you don't know me..
    I...

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How did my Nanny know of the horrors that went on in our home?  Was it the palpable fear in my eyes, or her...

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child has puffy eyes
welts on her legs
eyes cast downward

professionally guarded
refusing to talk
trusting no one

closed tighter than an encyclopedia
thoroughly indoctrinated 
to not share family business

school staff...

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The clock in the room strike 12 in the noon
They sat together to eat like a loving family
Everything was as perfect as a full moon
A...

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         ~Our Delightful Daughters~




D- for their dedication, that never wavers

A- for their awesome attraction that draws attention

U-...

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Beneath orange peels of the sky
Orange Juices are falling like rain

People are drinking without restraint
Some kept that juices with cups

Naked bodies are dancing
As they...

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Have I been too long at the fair?
by Michael R. Burch
 
Have I been too long at the fair?
The summer has faded,
the leaves have turned...

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(a friend of mines son died some years ago while out with his dad working on the rubbish truck)..

IF HE STILL HAD A VOICE..
The day...

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You left us so suddenly, 
Never expected this day to come.
How can I be both? 
A father and a mother to our son.

I can not...

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I want to be good he said, I want to be the best..
So I told him to keep playing, and that endurance is the test.
So...

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The scene is the breakfast table
Mom and Dad rushing
To get the day underway
There’s a bit of tension in the air
Not everyone’s on page
With the early...

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My Nieces and Nephews 

This is just a little rhyme, 
That will make more sense in time, 
A little keepsake from my heart to yours,
To...

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To Love A Child

Today the stars fell from the sky
To settle on the ground.
The stars were damp now where they lie:
With each, a tear was...

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Success
by Michael R. Burch

for Jeremy

We need our children to keep us humble
between toast and marmalade;

there is no time for a ticker-tape parade
before bed, no award,...

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