Loss Strength Poems

Somewhere…in the realm of Happiness
blue skies glisten with sun light
accenting outstretched wings
that glide gracefully upon the air
somewhere…
the distant laughter of unseen children
usher in pleasant memories
which...

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My life my mantra

I often question my purpose for being here, 
Whoever our creator has not made himself clear, 
I had a cracking start, but...

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AN Honest Aim

There is a frame for an honest aim.
Not like a click for a photo flip. 
It is for a give when a take...

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When people comment on my strength 
The thing that they don’t see
Is if I’d had a choice
I’d have you here with me 

They asked me...

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You say you're old, but I don't see it
Your wrinkles are just lines of wisdom
Your hair is not gray, but silver
Your eyes are not dull,...

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We find ourselves with you in time, 
Thoughts of you are roaming our minds
Angels playing music at the Gate
Heaven will be Home; let's call it...

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You choose Poetry Contest
Brian Strand

She flies with her own wings
Smaller or bigger than others
It really doesn't matter to her
She has her own colorful dreams
Some unseen,...

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You my dear will never make it in my family,
For our blood runs thick with tradition and legacy.
We hold ourselves to a higher standard,
And you,...

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For the bestest ones we've lost. Especially those tiny souls who take up our whole heart. Love and Light. 

My Light in the Dark 
By...

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I had a dream of a joyless man,
sitting in the ruins of paradise.
With flat voice and cold words
he told me his tale,
While the biting wind...

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The hurricane rushed by off shore
Stirring up surf and surging more
Its outer bands reached far inland
Where the wind speaks, we understand
Large trees sway, branches of...

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Like Winter
predicts Summer

Dark grey suffering
is not yet total green forest
and blue sky loss

As one cold
lonely voice
isolating experience
need not preclude
warm
yet alone
embracing vulnerable memories
transparent images
anticipating full-bodied reconnections,
compassionate...

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It’s a fine summer’s evening
for your annual wine tasting shindig;
home-grown fruits in home-made fermentations.
We stay up half the night
washing down the terrible wine with weak...

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In the depths of loss, I found my core,
A shattered soul seeking solace's embrace,
Through grief's veil, I began to trace
The path to healing, to restore.

With...

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