Thank You Verse Poems

 "God sent neither a philosopher or a general,
but a savior with the power to forgive."

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Unlike the Beatles’ Strawberry Fields Forever
that is not forgotten and been listened to
since it was recorded, the field of forever
seems to be just standing there,...

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Author Dana Redricks 
April 17, 2024

My love for you is like a river, it bursts forth and brings new life. God has truly blessed me...

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The grandfather on my mother's side was a cheapskate. 
A real cheapskate.
One Christmas, he gave me a used paperback book.
Something like “Jimmy Plays Baseball.”
It was...

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We live together

Master: We are together.
Vilmos: Yes.
Master: This is a storm. This is rain.
Vilmos: Yes. It’s our storm and rain.

Vilmos: I forgot that English woman.
Master:...

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I ask them to tell me something good about themselves
If they cannot, I ask about their best day
Their favorite relative, things they love to do
Still...

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Back then, some 15 years ago was when,
I didn't realize it, but God knew
that I needed a friend.
And then, along came you.

The light was heavily...

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Push the limits…try to find outlets and coping skills for yourself
Pull away from the urge to throw those childish, languishing fits
Explore and implore with me...

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Deliberately recognizing the sun against the moonbeams
I see your eyes gleam and your happiness screams
Into my eager ears over the years and I’m tension-whelmed with...

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I love hearing stories,
stories from my grandparents.
They love to tell stories,
stories from many years ago.
Grandma tells about bread,
when black showed up they would cut if off.
Then...

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Solitude

Solitude
Also a life
My life

Solitude
Existence
It’s my life

Solitude, Suffering
Lost life, Death
My life is death

Master: No. You aren’t the Death
Vilmos: Why do you say this, my dear Master,
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No, my friend Paul, it’s not about saying everything,
And we do not lack time,
But the point is to say what you love, to love what...

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How about a corn flake cookie?
No thank you, I say, not sure what it is.

Then I see them
They look tasty

Now I make them myself
It is...

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hello
its been awhile
I hope this is worthy of poetrysoup and poetry itself
thank you

"the dream"

the dream begins

there lies a dream filled with color and light
I wait...

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hello
its been awhile
I hope this is worthy of poetrysoup and poetry itself
thank you

"together we stand"

into your dreams I appear
you see me
you hear me
you feel me

always...

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