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Best Poems Written by Nancy Kaufman

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A paper tree

I made a paper tree of grief and
those now gone fill up each leaf..
Their faces, their lives, the people
I hold dear, have shaped it's
branches, year after year..
There isn't a root system to feed
my tree.
It's only sustenance is my memory..

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I Lost Me Mind

I lost me mind. I lost me mind. I left it on the shelf.
When I came back me mind to find,
twas taken by an elf.

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I Lassoed Some Stars

I lassoed some stars from near and far
and kept the dark at bay.
I hugged the moon and danced a tune
until the break of day.
The covers I flung as I kissed the sun
and asked it please to stay.
I sung a verse to the universe
and then I knelt to pray.

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Born Again Christian

Born again Christian, imagine that!? She found Christ at the laundry mat..
He appeared some where between rinse and spin and now he definitely resides with in..
 She no longer drinks. She no longer smokes. She doesn't hang out with unsavory folks.. 
Reading the scripture several times each day, she falls to her knees whenever she prays..
This new found faith she keeps reposed while she sorts thru the whites and her other clothes..
She holds it close, intent to capture and quietly awaits the coming rapture..

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Enduring Hearts

The left handed boy with a stick in his hand drew a row of hearts
across the sand. Tides crept in and washed them away but he
drew them again the very next day..
A girl pinned a heart on the arm of her sleeve. It rhythmically pulsed and
began to breathe, open to all to give and receive..
Children colored hearts and kept in the lines. They gave theirs away
as Valentines..
A teen carved a heart in the base of a tree, professing his love
til eternity..
Two lovers soaked in a heart shaped tub, their bodies intertwined
in an intimate hug..
A life is now gone and laid to rest while their heart beats on
in another person's chest..

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Our Planet Could Sing

Wouldn't it be great if the air we breathed was pure and all man kind had enough and no body was poor?
Wouldn't it be fine if our hearts all understood and we learned to love each other and seek out only good?
Wouldn't it be great if we knew peace on earth and if that peace permeated every home and hearth?
Wouldn't it be sweet if our planet could sing to the universe of it's peace with in?

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Bladder Chatter

I sensed that my bladder might be angry at me
as recently it screams of urgency.
The other day when I heard loud chatter, I said
"dear bladder, what ever is the matter?"
He said, "lately you don't listen so I have to shout
in order for you to let fluids out. 
I've always been loyal and had your back but
please remember I'm only a sac. If you keep
stretching me I'll get out of whack."
After our little brain to body conversation I
now listen to my bladder to avoid his indignation.

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The Leaves Have Done Their Dance

The leaves have done their dance and settled on the ground, the brilliance of their foliage gone, all that's left is brown.
 Their corpses crisp and crusty cloaking the earth, fragrant and musty, at every home and hearth.
 The birds have flown south on migratory wings, no chickadees, house wrens or sparrow sings. It's silent with out their chorus, the harmonies gone, such stillness in the forest, especially at dawn.
 The trees stark and bare warn that winter is encroaching, soon to be blanketed in ice and snow, as the season is quickly approaching.

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A Mother's Love

Her gentle touch, words left unspoken, a mother's love is never broken. Inside her womb, a beating heart, began and bloomed, you got your start. Witness to you, as you drew a first breath, she is ever present, not severed by death. Her influence on your life, those things she taught, will always be there in memory and thought. Although her spirit had to depart, her love will always live on, with 
 in your heart.

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Common Sense

When people aren't right
 I head for the door.
 I no longer ask, why, or what for??
 When people escalate
 I look for the gate, because
 you know things aren't going that great..
 I did not cause their anger
 I did not cause their pain
 I'm not their therapists
 there is no monetary gain..
 I avoid their toxicity by escaping the vicinity..
 It's not that complicated
 their anger can't be negated..
 don't be a target and don't be dense
 just remove their audience, it's just common sense.