Long Wiped my tears Poems

Show me shimmering light
With your utmost might
Couldn’t fight the fright inside
There’s nowhere I can hide…hide…

I cried aloud in the middle of the night
For you to be my delight tonight, tonight
But, this morning, I’m growing up...

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To my dear Mom,
I’m writing this letter
A lone entreaty to forgive my sins
So far what I misdemean and you wept mutely
Yet you never moaned and you never whomped
All the way you consoled by the warmth...

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And the cemetery was so quiet
It had me wanting to make less noise
It had me wanting to breathe soundlessly
For those who did rest there deserved their sleep

But then, I chose to sit on a bench,
To...

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You were the one that got away from my grasp angrily
You said your apologies, but face the music
I promised you and I would be truly free from captivity
You aren't replaceable...your tune is so therapeutic 

You...

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Merry Christmas, Dad
     by Amy Swanson   


Dad,

    I always think of you
           every day...
  ...

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I thought I could cope without you, but this year has been bad
Pain, stress and heartbreak is all I've seen this year
I made myself a promise that once I'd wiped my tears
I would pick up...

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I'll See 

(Instrumental of Angel 
Celine Dion &R. Kelly

No task is too much 
For me to do 
All I have to do 
Is find the clue 
Focus 
Look in the front 
Don't keep looking behind...

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"Amid the jagged shadows of mossy leafless boughs; "

                          ...

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 I get up every day with the life I thought is mine
And before I get my share done, 
watched you silently asleep and I smile
I knew that the moments of me walking alone the...

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A Prayer for my Wife


Now I’ll tell you all the details if I can keep from sheddin’ a tear
Last night when it got late and really quiet around here 

I got down on my knees,...

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If she's an angel then I'd rather have a devil
I've paid for my mistakes I feel like my debts are settled
I've survived my suicide attempts, I feel me and depression are level
If she's an angel...

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It was a long time ago
When I first saw your face
And I knew in that instant
My heart was captured in grace.

But how could I know,
If your heart opens its door?
I’m a stranger you don’t know,
Someone...

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I know that you watch over us
And lend a giving hand
And every choice you choose for one 
Has reason in the end
So if I may apologize
If I offend you in anyway
But the truth be told;...

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Through the eyes of a homeless man..
Walk the streets by day..
Walk the streets by night..
At sunrise early in the morning..
Sunbeams glow so brilliantly across the blue sky..

People sleeping peacefully..
In much comfort..
At home..

No longer do I...

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Hello mother.

I did not forget that today is your birthday.                         ...

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Author Dana Redricks
August 23, 2023


I’m thankful for another day, blessed to witness the sun’s golden ray. For many have departed, before their prime, leaving behind memories, frozen in time.

I’m grateful for the steps I’ve tread,...

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It washed over me like a wave

feelings of sadness,

I could not evade.

I tried to shake it,

and found I could not,

entrenched in my soul,

tied tight,like a knot!



Where these feelings came from,

I do not know...

The tears flowing...

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I sat akimbo like a worried octogenarian
the wind sighed and felt my pains
the sands shivered, while i frowned at nature's stony-strong smiles
I stood up from the chair and sat on the dust 
praying hard though...

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LONE SAILOR          

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I wake up everyday in anger
Watching the sun smile
Hearing the trees laugh 
The anxiety of morning traffic

Before breakfast is served
I scowl at the eggs
And scoff at the bacon
Even go as so far to critique the...

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 Here I am Running away,
Walking at the beach, counting the days,
I see the sun, I covered my face.
Feeling the wind, I know I can't win in this race.


I sat under A tree,
feeling the sand...

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I went to see him after years in his place 
He was there waiting for me 
I started walking towards him a bit nervous 
He was there on call with me giving directions
I saw him...

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Part II


               I thought of Jesus’ Ascension into Heaven and the Passover.  There were 
beautiful fields of green clover. ...

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My friends at poetrysoup 
Keep pushing me on
I stop to take a deep breath 
And Daniel Larson might say "What's next"

I'll write about a bird, a sea gull 
Circling our Wyoming earth
Vince Suzadail Jr. might...

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When she first came into this world, I had teardrops in my eyes
Rocking her to sleep at nights, was sure to make me cry
With my pinky held in her hand while a bottle she was...

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