Long Loss of a friend Poems

He comes to his father holding his pet,
“Something’s wrong with Beano, he needs a vet!”

The Father looks down and seeing the frog,
Struggles with words to explain to the sprog.

So he takes a deep breath and...

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In years to come as we talk to our grandchildren, I hope that we all can say,
I remember when SARS arrived, the worry, the concern that troubled day.

A fellow Infection Control Practitioner confided that “I...

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And as he was walking down the path of life
He was overcome by darkness  and the blade of a knife,
The shadow that once followed behind him had become his very form,
And the heart that...

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In a voice both gentle and wise
He whispered hope through my life
Revealing a love that could surprise
With its tenderness and light,
Always lifting my heart from the dark
Raining sparks of wonder across my nights
Filling my soul...

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Shiny boots and brass our eyes only see
Their uniforms worn so crisp and neat
Ranks on shoulders and medals on chest
They dress to the hilt in their very best

Their walk is tall and their heads held...

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In your process of mourning, 
the deliberate loss of a friend
You must think of the past, from beginning to end
You need to sift through the why's and what for's
To answer your questions
to close open doors
To...

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Metaphysical ways share in all of our days
to ignore them might lead you astray,
for an instinct or two will help guide you through,
to the place where you one day may stay.

Whenever a friend feels they've...

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My last night in a home that befriended me
Confusing thoughts, leaving so many memories
Childhood into teenage years 
It held me safe and warm

Always comforting, now times are sad
Standing in my bedroom saying farewells
Making speeches to...

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Kaleidoscope

The color of brilliance
The flesh covered soul
The world is divided
By rage and control

The Lord gave us image
Filled it with thought
Colored us different
Diversity was sought

He granted us life
Built us a home
Meadows and lakes
This beauty we’re shown

He...

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On the Loss of a Friend (Who Still Lives!)

Though it happens quite seldom, a friendship can wither and die
on the vine when we don't see it coming, and pain smokes a peace
pipe with loss. Do...

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Tree is sad; Wind, upset about the loss of a friend.

  The Tree asked the Wind, "Why are you so sad?... We can't be like this all the time!"

  Wind responded, "I feel...

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They met on the beach as children…too young to comprehend
the difference in their colors…and they soon became two friends.

Two lives they happily shared…two lives easily aligned
They would remain two friends forever…their two hearts intertwined.

They came...

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I stood alone waiting for the splendor,
  gazing west at the appointed hour,
  watching the great orb
  behind distant clouds, 
  moving at its own pace, marking its own time.

When I...

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What pain do you feel my Friend,

the pain of love or lost regret?

How do you feel when I do not obey?

the loss of a friend or a soul today.

I feel as though my life’s astray,

the...

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Cupid Stay Your Arrow

We met so long ago as friends
Talking and sharing we learned about each other
We shared tastes of our meals
Spending many night watching movies until the sun came up
Even when no one was...

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Think of me as you stand there
You're entering a new life
Have new friends
You left the past behind
And with that past you left me
You were all that truly mattered to me
I thought you really cared
I thought...

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Special moments arrive for no reason or rhyme.
Others can get lost in the fast gaps of time.
Savor each one that’s offered, they may not come again.
The next one you get could be the loss of...

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Mine eye of mind, beauty is not
without the pain that is brought.
Brings no cheer, nothing held dear,
if not seen, life's peril and rot.

Can one see beauty, no pain dealt?
No pain in mind? No grief felt?
Or...

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Desolation,
A desolation of my heart.
It settles over my soul,
That spills from my windows, my eyes.

So strong we once were.
So set against the storms,
Against the fiery tornadoes.
Where has it gone?

There, there you are.
I look to the...

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Seems like my world
Is shattering beneath my feet
The phone rings constantly
Heart racing with each beat

Sorrow, heartache
The loss of a friend
I want to walk with someone
Till there is no end

My mind is exploding 
With so much...

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Funny how life goes on no matter how wrong your day has been.
   no one thinks to ask if for you time has stopped or when.
From time to time through out the day...

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A Hero
by Johnathan Wayne Throckmorton
when i read the paper today.
i couldnt believe what it had to say.
my heart droped to the floor.
because a friend i lost to the war.
now memories are all anyone has left.
its...

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Yuki onna San, Yuki onna San
Woman made of snow
Why do you cry so
Is it for loss of a husband 
Or is it for a loss of a child
Why yuki onna 
Why do you weep in...

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What do you do when the person that was suppose to be your best friend 
turned out to be someone who might stab you in the back?
What would you do if the person who was...

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Wear Your Poppy
                          by Bob Moore © 2019

It really doesn’t...

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