Brother Success Poems

     Stretched out,
     On a daycare cot.
     Told to take a nap,
 ...

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Children's Poems III

These are poems for children and poems about children and their mothers, fathers, grandmother, grandfathers and extended families. 



Success
by Michael R. Burch

for Jeremy

We...

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To the boy who battled dragons
In the mists of yesteryear
Did you ever imagine
That you’d be standing here?

To the man who’s made of stardust
Our brightest son...

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Can one weigh out the goodness in fact?   
Of one who returns a lost wallet intact?
No mention of a reward, just here then...

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I pray to Him for life, good health
  Dare I ask Him too for wealth

Seems so selfish, even crass
  A request devoid of...

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Two young boys read about gold and adventure,     this started a life long obsession.                 ...

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YOUR LIFE IS YOU
The mansions and the luxury you see around
That make many a man very proud
Making you feel and see your life as a...

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Gretel and Hansel were given 
A seven 
But they did not know why 
Since they did not lie 

They decided to be Titans 
At the...

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Strong Voices, Fixed Opinions. 

"Bashing",
the political warfare, 
of the uncommon man. 
The rights of all those in power, 
ungodly "saints"...
that walk on higher ground, 
to...

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Ted liked to ride the rodeo,
it made him feel alive inside,
but he never had that much luck
taking bulls on eight-second rides.
He wanted to reign like...

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...Oliver had saved up the cash
to buy into his employer’s franchise,
bought his own store, aggressively courted
every rancher in the countryside.

Soon enough the cash flow was...

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Jack and Oliver were identical twins,
born way out there in Nebraska’s Sand Hills,
from the beginning everybody said Jack
was possessed of a remarkable will.

They said his...

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My dad, born today, the 17th of February
   bucked fate head-on, courageous and daring

Raised in a home on a block so poor
 ...

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I dreamed a lot when I was young,
my mind still wanders to this day,
so much I wanted to achieve,
so much that I yearned to stay.

Was...

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God on my side
Guides my path and controls ripples
That endeavor to sneak astride
Initiatives I take in triples

To galvanize and utilize my talents
To the fullest in...

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