Long Lot of hard work Poems

[A few years ago, I wrote this poem “On Writing Poetry” for creative writing students. I hesitated to put it on Poetry Soup, but I did some revisions and decided to share it with you....

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Dalton lived in the north Texas plain,
working a ranch he owned for five years,
a small spread, but it brought some money in,
some solace after all of the past tears.

His wife had died giving birth to...

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Is the thought of Science a scary premise mixed with some progress and
 a whole lot regret, like oh that science, what will they think of next, or some
disgusting human made virulent virus that only...

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I am tired of people making excuses
 And giving love a bad name
 When they lie, cheat, be unfaithful 
 Then say love is to blame

 Love is really inspirational
 And love is pure and...

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A Little Boy Cries

In a corner of the woods
A little boy cries
Head on his knees
He coves up his eyes

Lost and confused
He tries to manage a smile
But with the news he got
He doesn’t know how

Seems his...

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"So you're educated and beautiful.  Ms. 
Night tell me about your dreams or is 
working at the bank enough fullfillment?"  
"Excuse me may I take your order?"  
interrupted the waiter.  "Let...

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The Bully

30 Years ago, you showed me the door,
Because I wouldn’t do what you wanted anymore.
That day was the worst of my life,
I wanted to die, to escape the strife.
All I needed was a simple...

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TEACHER AT HER BEST
The footsteps of this person are so auspicious that everything goes right,
When she is teaching her students with so much love, there is no better sight,
One of the most respectful teachers in...

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I am a worker full time.
Every day, twenty four seven.
Most people are, yet they don't realize it.
The jobs are tough, and they take a lot of hard work.
I am always waist deep in work and...

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Baby, My love, please listen to my heart,
You keep doing things to me without thinking,
And it tares my heart apart,
Which always brings me to my knees,
But sometimes it's like you don't care,
What you keep doing...

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Truth is a treasure
hid in the sand
I’m always gonna keep
digging and digging
Flashing my searchlight,
looking and looking
I’m forever on the treasure hunt
Being a truth prospector is hard work,
you gotta go sift thru a lot of dirt
Caked...

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Let's blame the American's for our problem's
They gave us loans and left us in debt
Let's blame the American's for our problem's
they should give us more money

Yet who gave the American's wealth
Who gave the the American's...

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Love should be eternal and always worth fighting for
If someone shows up to disrupt this, quickly show them the door
The two things you need most for a wonderful life together are love and trust
Always being...

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you think it's easy
maybe your heart
doesn't bruise as quickly
maybe your mind
is a bastion of confidence
thick skinned indifference
maybe it's easier for you
could be true

As for me? Well…
I like to stay clear
"once bitten"....20 times as shy
the reason...

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We tend to dwell on what we're not,
And fail to notice what we've got;
Skills and Strengths, imagination,
Creativeness, determination;

So many reasons to believe,
That we can actually achieve,
The things of which we've always dreamed.
Those things are closer...

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We tend to dwell on what we are not,
And fail to notice that which we've got.

You've talents and skills that you haven't tried,
Abilities that others have tried to belie;

Skills and strengths, imagination,
Creativeness, determination,

So many reasons...

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We pledged our vows before God and man,
But to have and to control was your only plan.
you wanted a mother certainly not a wife ,
Your verbal abuse nearly destroyed my life.
You wanted to be a...

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