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Near And Dear To My Heart Poems - Poems about Near And Dear To My Heart


ComeHoming - Matthew 15:4
...You’re an *******. Words muttered out of context, out of line. A rage-shadowed truth, but with such unexpected forthrightness, it missed its mark, serving only to deepen our divide. Home is no ......

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Categories: near and dear to my heart, anger, anxiety, child, childhood,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member DON'T STOPIF YOU'VE HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE
... As I was reading my poem to Deborah…a daily ritual I adore… she stopped me saying, “Jim, I think I’ve heard this poem before.” Words that immediately began to echo…to reverberate in my ears… w......

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Categories: near and dear to my heart, poems,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member The Story of Streets
...I was a meticulous city planner, like future plans we make for jasmine days, And I loved beautifying the big city, like blooming parks where nature plays. I was ever striving to improve the metro......

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Categories: near and dear to my heart, appreciation, city, fantasy, imagery,
Form: Couplet
Your Brown Eyes
...YOUR BROWN EYES HOLD A STORY, A STORY OF PAIN. SOMETHING YOU’RE HIDING THAT IS JUST NOT THE SAME. WHAT IS YOUR STORY BABE? WHAT ARE YOU HIDING,WHAT DEMONS ARE YOU STILL FIGHTING? YES,CHANGE ......

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Categories: near and dear to my heart, anxiety, betrayal, crush, fear,
Form: ABC
The Night Time Stood Still
...As the sun began to set, cursed words smeared the screen A familiar face vanished everywhere I once loathed to see it It was a heady rush I never dreamed of experiencing The taste of iron on my to......

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Categories: near and dear to my heart, introspection,
Form: Prose



Freedom of Speech
...Freedom of speech is to reiterate the liberty I feel when I am around you. Freedom of speech is to reinforce through verbal communication that I miss you. Rather than the silence of closed lips, co......

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Categories: near and dear to my heart, black african american, emotions,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Towns Folks Are the Target
...There's many subjects near and dear to my heart But none so dear as blowing farts off a cart On our way to the market Towns folks are the targets They're not even safe in the underground ......

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Categories: near and dear to my heart, corruption,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Sheep Shrinking
...Something I've always wondered about A subject near and dear to my heart Why don't sheep shrink in the rain It's puzzled me right from the start! A theory that sometimes is bandied abou......

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Categories: near and dear to my heart, silly,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member ''Broken Wings''
... Bird in a guilded cage, a broken heart, a solitary soul Road less travelled, a soul full of longing, my heart bleeds On a wing and a prayer, my heart is a lonely hunter, a weary soul ......

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Categories: near and dear to my heart, introspection,
Form: Name
Trust Is Stronger Than Silver and Gold
...Oh he who walks out on a beautiful maiden, shall lose everything near and dear to his heart, for he were true, he'd leave all the silver and gold to be with his woman. Love is true, and truth is......

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Categories: near and dear to my heart, beautiful, business, faith, love,
Form: Romanticism
Silent Screams
...Its sad how lost she is Knowing only the roots of her hair .. Knowing only the trees she sees in the yard but not the trees God made - the trees that run thru her veins .. Its sad how th......

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Categories: near and dear to my heart, absence
Form: ABC
Premium Member Why Don'T Sheep Shrink In the Rain
...Something I've always wondered about A subject near and dear to my heart Why don't sheep shrink in the rain It's puzzled me right from the start! A theory that sometimes is bandied about Maybe their......

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Categories: near and dear to my heart, funny, me,
Form: Quatrain
My Mother, My Pearl
...God blessed the world with a precious gem. My mother my pearl the woman of my world. A fine gem it was to bless the lady that i love. A Love so fine, a love so devine, A love that leaves no one b......

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Categories: near and dear to my heart, death, mother, god, world,
Form: I do not know?
Once Again
...Here I am again on this nights eve Wishing so hard you were here with me And from this moment we would never leave But for now all I have are these words And there it is my heart being worn on my......

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Categories: near and dear to my heart, angst, confusion, depression, devotion,
Form: Romanticism

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