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Best Poems Written by Michael Gelb

Below are the all-time best Michael Gelb poems as chosen by PoetrySoup members

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Mirror Mirror On the Wall

Mirror Mirror On The Wall

By Joeysguy

Mirror mirror on the wall
Who is the loneliest person of all

This mirror that hangs on my wall
For a long time and never did fall 

I use to lift my kids when they were small
To look in the mirror on the wall

After a few years the kids grew tall
They no longer needed my help to look in the mirror on the wall 

Looking in the mirror for many years 
With smiles and even some tears 

In that mirror I would see my life
Standing with me, my kids and my wife

Now in front of that mirror what do I see
Standing there, only me

I think of hanging pictures on the opposite wall
So the mirror would show me the image of us all

What the mirror has shown
That I will go through life on my own

My pain never goes away
Sometimes it's stronger each day

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A Marine

A Marine
By Joeysguy

This fellow at the age of twenty 
A Marine he became to be 

He was no different than any other Marine
He stood proud, he stood tall and he was lean  

He vowed 
That he would make his family proud 

After finishing his training he was hurt         
An accident left him bleeding, broken, and in the dirt 

Was someone watching over him that day
People wishing him well with lots of kind words to say

Off to the hospital where doctors put him under the knife  
He had a few set backs, he’s learning new ways of life

He lost the ability as a Marine to go and fight
For a new career he has something else in sight

So many people’s hearts he had won    
Everyone is so proud he’s far from done

Not much matters when it comes to size
He still stands tall in our eyes 

I know he has more to give and he’s not done
I know this, because he’s our grandson 

We wish him much love
From one of us here and one of us from above

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Play Ball Softball

Play Ball (Softball)

My daughters use to play softball
I wish I could have been to them all

Since my daughters don’t play anymore
I don’t have a team to cheer for

I do watch some games on the TV
The girls have lots of great energy  

When the girls are in the dugout 
You can hear them cheer and shout 

You can hear them chant and scream
To win a world series starts as a dream

For one team to lose comes sorrow
And they may not have a game tomorrow 

I’ve seen many girls being sad
I can’t recall any of them getting mad 

Lots of girls playing softball
Good luck to them all

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Friends

Friends


When we come to a meeting
We are welcomed with a warm greeting

We come together because of a loss and pain
At our meetings, always something to gain 

We try to help a friend
With hope and talks right to the end

This is a place you may see tears
We all have those fears

Where here to help our heart and our mind
All the people here are so kind

We talk about our loves, the good and bad
Sometimes we may get very sad

We listen to what someone would say
Someone may cry and that’s okay 

One of our own had started a group, BSG
Bereavement Social Group come and see

Life is to live and then we die
It’s those in betweens that can make us cry

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Heavens Gate

Heavens Gate                                   

All through life we may move slow
Not like watching the grass grow

At times were in a hurry
We don’t stop or slowdown to worry

When we get older we do slowdown 
Our skin may wrinkle and look like a frown 

The only time were never late
When were going up to heavens gate

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A Perfect Night

A Perfect Night
by Joeysguy

Outside is a cold and dark night
The clouds drifting and releasing some moonlight

Walking into a dark room I look down at the bed 
My wife laying still but turns her head

A crack in the drapes let's in some moonlight
Onto her milky white skin and it shines in the night

Her naked body gives off a radiant shine 
I think I'm lucky, she's mine                    

She extends out her hand 
The room darkens and I see a shine from her wedding band

I get into the bed next to her 
She lays there and doesn't stir

Each time the clouds move she would glow
Like a perfect night filled with snow

I whisper into her ear
With a few words that she likes to hear

I take her close to me
Only when the clouds move can I see 

I can feel my heart beat
Even stronger when our lips meet

Our lips part, she lets out a sigh
I then kiss each closed eye

She lies there with such beauty 
I'm fondling her soft body 

From her eyes to her heart
I'm kissing a different body part

Moving down to the final prize
In through the drapes comes the sunrise 

I give her a final kiss 
Leaving her motionless and full of bliss

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Children

Children

I can only write this from a male side             
  As a husband and father with pride.                                                     
After a man and a woman say the words I do
  You may be thinking of children to.
After your wife gets pregnant thinking of a girl or boy
  At the end of the term you will have a bundle of joy.
Children need love and care so does your wife
  Whatever the cost from your own life.
Take care of your wife, and your children also
  With a great deal of love and support they will grow.
A good way to write your future is in your name
  Treat them right and good and they will do the same.
Children are what we need
  Without children no reason to succeed.  
Lost money, dropped candy you can replace   
  How do you do wrong and look into your child’s face.  
Do good things treat your family well and be proud
  Your children will love you and see you glow in a crowd.
Children are beautiful and fragile and small
  With your help and love they will grow strong and tall.
You should protect the children from that first day
  Your children should be loved and should grow up okay.
If you’re a good father as good as you can be    
  Your children should be as proud of you as they can be.
Time can pass by so fast like in the blink of an eye
  Before you know it time will pass by.
Your children will carry you into the future
  Your children are your future.

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Peter Pan Envy

Peter Pan Envy 

I envy Peter Pan
He never get’s old as a man

He can fly back and forth to never-never land
To his lost boys a merry band

If I had Tinkerbelle’s fairy dust and could fly
I would go up and up into the sky

I would fly up to my wife who’s in heaven
And take her back to nineteen fifty-seven 

The fifties were a great time in life
It was when I met my future wife

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A Meals On Wheels Volunteer

A Meals on Wheels Volunteer 

We give our time and use our wheels
When we deliver hot and cold meals

Bringing our elderly and disabled a meal to eat 
We go to homes on many a street

We do this to show we care 
It’s a good feeling to volunteer
         
In the winter months we never know
Sorry when we miss because of snow

This can be our way of thanking you
The elderly, the disabled and shut-ins to 

For what we do we receive no pay
Just a thank you would be okay

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Why I Volunteer At Meals On Wheels

Why I Volunteer at Meals on Wheels

Why I volunteer at Meals on Wheels,
  I do it to help people receive meals.
I had to get a photo id
This is for the people’s safety
At first I thought of it as just something to do
  After that first day I realized that wasn’t true
I deliver a meal to the elderly and I do it with care
  Some of the elderly may be in a wheelchair
The hot food is carried in a hot insulated bag
  The cold food is carried in a cold insulated bag
It’s a good feeling to volunteer  
  The people appreciate that we care
I knock at the door and yell hello
  I also check on them before I go
A stranger had said to me, thank you
  She was thanking me for what I do
It’s a good feeling to volunteer
This is something we Americans do to show we care