Short Hold Close Poems

grasp
knowing
to control
your own hold close
clutch...

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To my little Valentine
Who I will cherish and hold close
And never let you go 
That always be by you
No mater what it is
Your my valentine...

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FIFTIES FOOTLES
flirty
dancing

ladies
excuse-me

quick-step
fox trot

hop skip
jive trip

 last waltz
so slow

hold close
love flowed...

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True love of THE  fatal attractive person,
 see's no boundaries, be it sex colour or race,
hold close and interface, pure love is so strong....

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Hold close your burdens, dearest friend
For every ounce, a pound you send
Beyond what's known, and further still
Most humble man, His shoes you fill




12/30/12...

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lift up your head 
and make light the load
gather strength from those you hold close
construct every wall
built from every dream
life is what we make it
yesterday's reality...

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 My life has had magical moments
each one shines in my memory like a diamond
each one a treasure to hold close. 
And each has a place within my heart
safe and protected in time....

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Hold your memories gently in your hands
Don’t let them slip away
Life is not promised
Value each waking day

Hold close the ones you love
Appreciate and be kind
The memories that you share 
Is what is left behind ….....

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The song that was sung
Still rings in our heads.

The dance we shared
Still plays in our minds.

The rose I gave you
You still hold close.

The kiss we exchanged 
Still lingers in my heart.

Our last goodbye
Was never exchanged....

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When a poem is liked
It’s like a light to shine
Within my mind
Hold close the elloquences
This longing for life
This thing is alive
Struggling to show
Its nuances curtail
The tricks of mind
This must be how it feels
When dead men come to life...

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if I could
I'd take a step back
speak softly
sing more songs
gently speak truths from my heart
enjoy the small things

time races
the past is clouded
I hold close
memories
tomorrow comes quickly now
carnival dreaming


For the Shardoma contest
Barbara Gorelick 8/14/11...

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My life has changed since the last I was here,
I lost a lot of things that I held so dear.
I lost a friend,a brother,and now my wife,
Don't know how I survived it all,
All this strife.
Me and my daughter now live in this house,
The last true person that I hold close to me,
The last true person,
I trust completely....

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Beauty is something we see with individual eyes,only time can reveal imperfections of conceit.Deep within our soul resides attraction ,waiting,asleep yet longing to be aroused.Our need to be recognised,reciprocate and hold close.A certain something,intercourses between eyes,a novel read by a glance ,might last a lifetime....

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Your Love


Your love...
Makes me love you more
Your love is what I truly adore

Your love...
Cast a spell upon me
Love me now,
Set me free!

Your love...
I hold close to my heart,
Please don't ever let me depart
I knew it was true love
Right from the start

Your love...
Set me on fire,
Because baby it's you,
My one true desire...

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what I hold close is all of this...
the songs you sing to me
barely audible whispers in my ear
hands that touch the places they know
fingertips that trace a familiar path
excitement rendered anew

what I hold close is all of this...
the places we've been
the trails yet to forge
together we go hand in hand
footsteps in sync
love warms our way...

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Beloved are our memories
cherished more than Now
but Tomorrow lives when Yesterday dies
and always brings something new

Stretch out and back again
leave something old back before
gain something new not in vain
cast away the days of yore

hold close lessons learned
but seek tomorrow's light
put away all those old fears
and look ahead into the next goodnight...

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Its time for new beginings
Shared with new people
People met all along the way
People to make new friends
To build new relationships
To move past the hurt
And start over new
People to pull us back up
When we stumble to the ground
People to cheer us up
When our faces form a frown
To understand what we need
And when we need it most
To become the people
We will always hold close...

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FATHER

His sinewy hands as strong as lion’s
Hold close wobbly me like trellises
Wet sun shone through latticework mangled by harsh wind
In the stormy night we were soaked
Rain came down like maggots
I slept under his wakeful eyes.

Juice trickled from his tissues
My fingers awoke in contentment
To suck his rocky skin with my sisters
We felt like fireside cats.

He died fifty years old....

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Frail hearts’ bond fractures
Hope’s glacier slips ‘neath cold sea
Chilled memories drift away
Frozen dreams sever
Forever vows abandoned
Titanic phenomenon

Healing ebbs and flows
Suicidal solitude
Hope struggles, floats to surface
Yes, the sun still shines
Hold close faith’s life preserver
Live to welcome love again


* Entry for Brian's "Any 2011 Poem" contest...

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only echoes long dead
can be heard tonight,
not candy, nor music
can still the fright!

your friends you hold close
and never let go
or you might be next
to join 'Ol Ben Boe!

across the seas
above the stars
answers we seek
from far away Mars!

so,
if by chance
you live 'till tomorrow
your life long-lived
and true

thank 'Ol Ben Boe
I waved to him

standing
next
to
you!...

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When the hills are steep 
and the oceans are rough.
 Determination turns to dust.
Tears roll down you cheek like a waterfalls stream.
Even when nothing is as it seams. 
Dig deep within yourself 
finding the strength to guide your way.
Tomorrow is another day.
Take your failures as they come 
Learn your lessons one by one. 
Hold close to your heart
everything you're taught. 
As you take one more step....

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Come on out in to the moon lit night
And see the whole world's sky
How it's glittered with stars what a sight!
When the full moon shines 
It makes the ground come to life
As it becomes the earth's night light
While Mother Nature turns on her a/c 
With the soft and gentle breeze 
If it gets too chilly hold close to me 
I'll keep you warm just wait and see
With a simple line to remind
You of your ever lasting beauty...

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Don't wanna fight,
because of this we might ,

but text you i must 
yea it might be a bust,

your a great friend ,
a friendship worth a mend,

The day i met you at the Pier,
i hold close and Dear,

For i never knew ,
Of a friend like you,

Now your gone, 
I reminise of things gone wrong,

I know i pushed you to the limit,
I gotta get with it,

This isnt me asking for forgiveness,
just me being truthful.
So Catchya round 
safe n sound...

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As simple as her heart has been
leaves me ever to ponder when
when i'll see again heart so clean
love by most never to be seen;
Even if the heart should cower
in shyness again she'll flower
as I dream to be her lover
such deep feelings; spirit hover;
Such is love I cannot cover
For all my thoughts bent to love her
for hers from chest my heart must leap 
never to let her eyes come weap;
Hold close her heart now as I sleep....

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hazy pale substance
spreads over stale rye toast
you crunch it
too loudly
your mother says
chew with your mouth closed
paper napkins
in a big black trash bag
smeared with hor d’vers
cocktail parties you weren’t invited to
i laugh when 
you drop food on your lap
your mother scorns
alone on a porch
remolding the moon 
brie cheese wedges
you thought the stars
were too tiny to hold close
it was my party
i pretend not to like you...

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