Happiness Iambic Pentameter Poems

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Lovely beige is the latest rage
Sat on seashore day after day
While dreaming my life away

on back rubbed suntan lotion
Wondering about...

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"What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in...

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The Attic


Sewing machine, long idle, gathered dust
     in this old attic of dear grandma's home.
So dark, a lighted candle is a...

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Long ago in the short-time lively spring
In the grassy plains of a small island
Came from nonexistence a young sapling 
Nurtured by the love of her...

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When I was young, my weekends started with
an after-supper bonus Friday nights—
soft drinks and candy bars. We watched one of
three channels while we relished these...

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A Realization

Once upon a time, a baby was born
In a small town near the green mountains. 
He was living life off from thorn.
Blessed! But he’s...

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I smiled at you as you sang Christmas song
you stood enthronged by others, bringing cheer
my heart was sad; it thought of all that's wrong
and why...

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So calm, this place of peace inside your arms
     A warm blue mist of love lives in your eyes
I see in...

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I’ve often wondered how you came to me
     Love of my life, I waited for so long
What unknown power came to...

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This day for you is just a special day
A time to celebrate with closest friends
My girl, I’ll try to find the words to say
That on...

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The boy, he drowns in it, 
That double-breasted flesh blanket, 
Striped and stylish upside down noose,
It's too hard to get loose.

Death delayed as he sees...

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The Old Lamplighters

Lamplighters walked the streets of yore,
But they aren’t needed anymore.
Electric lights sent them away.
These newer lights held dark at bay.

These men had made...

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A wife of noble character,
Is guerdon from the hand of God.
She works all day with eager hands,
Invests herself in every job.

She is not proud but...

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To balance on a bike

you've gotta keep moving

but

 

since we can't

always move

 

our lives will improve

if we learn just when

it's time time time

to put a...

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I feel like I am drowning in a sea of emotion,
The undertow dragging me low,
The first few feet my lungs are pained,
As life flashes fast...

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