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Best Poems Written by Karen West

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Night will come

The surf pounds and pounds against the shore
Never ceasing, onward rushing and rushing,
Engulfing the sand, eating it up,
   swallowing it down, spitting it out again
A tree stands proudly, towering, its limbs swaying in the sea breeze
Half in sun, half in shade
Sunset is approaching
   --the shadows grow and grow
Soon will come the night--
A willow weeps in darkness.

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emotion

The rush of waves upon the quiet
   sand - transforming a
   peaceful scene into a raging,
   storming tempest
Gusts of wind hurl waves and sand
   about - wildly,
The water swells, abates, swells again
Waves dash against the shore madly-
Heaving, sighing as they go
After the storm's crescendo comes the
   calm - the quiet, peaceful, sleepy
   calm
The lovers rest

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Loss

I've lost my knife.
I don't know where.
I wish that I could find it.

I've lost my mind.
I don't know how.
I don't know where to find it.

I've lost my heart.
I do know where.
But how to get it back?

I've lost my love.
I don't know why.
And furthermore,  I don't want it.

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Night

Night is the time when I miss you most.
At night is when to have you near
   means so much --
Not caressing me or even touching me--
   But to
Know that all I need do to find 
   you--to feel your warmth--
Is to reach out--and you are there.
That I miss!
Goodnight, you in the next room.

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Loneliness

Loneliness is a four-letter word.

Loneliness takes minutes to acquire
                         years to forget
                         and a lifetime to lose

Some people are never without it.

Loneliness is bad company