Devotion Happy Birthday Poems

Happy 212th birthday Charles Dickens

Though written three hundred 
and sixty five days ago,
the following poetic commemoration
doth not warrant any modification.

Said prolific author born February 7,...

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Moonbeams shine, sprouting sepia stars
Her heart's deepest recesses
Glow in the waves of a rose lake
Views that enliven the pulse of the nerves
Fairy tones bestow fragrance
Clouds...

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Fifth June 2021 you passed on to glory
Seven days to your 58th birthday 
Today as the world celebrates 
Your 59th posthumous birthday 
Your legacy of...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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Pineapple Delight

Today is the first day, 
The rest will all just follow, 
and sometimes get in the way. 
There will be good times, 
bad times,...

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Humble Today

My friend is brighter, 
her tone stronger,
and her face...
clear. 
I can see her spirit...
peering out from the facade, 
of perfection.

She is in the center...

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America By the Square Foot

We here in this part of the country, 
love God and stand for the flag. 
We here in this part of...

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Solemn

As I walk alone, 
the path before me, 
long and full of pain, 
my thoughts are only on you. 
You went forward, 
when others ran...

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Your Sweet Face

The first thing I see
looking at me, 
are your eyes.
Like the deep of space, 
grabbing my soul, 
and sending it outward, 
beyond. 
Where...

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Gifts of Air and Water

A little more money, 
and I could buy…
exactly what my kid wanted. 
Yet I found, 
that it may not be, 
exactly...

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Amber Angel

Made of glass, 
from some far off place. 
Brown like gold, 
warm like fire, 
dance upon the logs, 
of every house pyre. 

Love and...

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Heaven Here

I stare at the photo, 
unbidden… tears fill my eyes. 
I can barely see. 
I hate that about me. 
You would laugh. 
You always...

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Ground Control

Let go. 
I can do this. 
I have been here in my dreams. 
I have prayed…
I have all that I need. 

I sit in...

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Standing in Line

Today I will shop, for food. 
I will buy what is needed. 
Beans, rice, milk, eggs.
These are…on the list.

The magic of what can...

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Freedom Lost (Hong Kong)

We had everything. 
We tasted the sweetness, 
of perfection. 
The chance to fly, 
The belief, that we…
could reach the stars.
It was real....

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