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Best Poems Written by Susie Penrod

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One September Morn

She was afraid and all alone.
Her heart breaking
as it beat for only him.
She felt her life was empty
and lonely all around.
Sometimes she would sit and cry
for dreams that couldn't be found.
My best friend.
Someone I shared my thoughts with,
told secrets to,
even fought with.
Sweet little Missy.

Then one morning she was gone.
My heart froze in fear
and for her I would shed one last tear.
I'll never know why she left,
why she couldn't stay.
God grant me one more day.
Now she talks to angels 
on her stairway to heaven.

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Country Pride

My country pride runs deep within,
some understand it, others don't want to.
A rebel flag, a Dale Earnhardt shirt, and a cold one
at the end of the day.
That is country..
Ridin on your pappy's tractor
while on his knee as he chewed tobacco
and told stories of the war.
Grammy's in the kitchen bakin pies and making lemonade.
That is country..
A nascar race in Charlotte,
a hunting season with buddies that followed you
into the army.
A moonshine til or your first date
in daddy's car with your high school sweetheart.
Catchin fireflies in a jar and rockin on the back porch
listenin to grand pappy's stories of when he was young.
And alwazys rememberin where you are from.
That is country...

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Rapture of Light

RAPTURE OF LIGHT

Without your mask, where will you hide?
Inside yourself?
Can you find your way out?
Lost in the dark with only a spark to guide you.
Can you feel me holding my last breath?
I gave up everything to find you.
Where are you now?
I needed you to breath, to live
I thought..
Your light has extinquished itself,
no longer will you hold my dreams.
mind or soul.
For this is where you end, and I begin.

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My Number One

Every now and then
we find that special friend,
one that never lets us down .
One that will stand tall
and catch you when you fall
and always be around.
That's the friend I found in you.
You came into my life
with a simple hello, 
and you turned that hello into a friendship.
We laugh, we cry,
we gossip, we sigh.
You are true, through and through.
There has never been a question
about who you are.
You are beautiful in every way,
and might I say, thank you.
Thank you for walking into my life
and making it a little brighter.
We've been through thick and thin
and back again.
You've been my shoulder to cry on
someone to rely on, 
when I needed it most.
Though thousands of miles
may keep us apart,
you'll alwyas remain
number one in my heart.

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United We Stand

The frontline.
danger lies in wait.
you must be brave, tough and willing to die
for your country.
Freedom,
it's worth fighting for.
Two men go out into the field,
but only one returns.
Covering the frontlines,
they joined together, fought together,
now one will be coming home.
His medals pinned upon his chest,
to remind us all
of the sacrifice that he so bravely gave.
He is wrapped in his country's flag
he is sent home.
Harsh weather conditions are unbearable,
long hot days
with whipping winds of sand.
Little visibility,
a typical day in the life of a soldier.
They are someone's child,
someone's parent, someone's spouse.
We are a proud country,
proud to have such devoted soldiers
that are willing to die for their country.
Salute them, shake their hand.
Tell them thank you.
Our soldiers are why this country is free.
United we stand

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The Perfect Proposal

A perfect proposal
a walk the beach,
two lover's engaged in forever's kiss.
This is the day she had been longing for
ever since they fell in love.
A simple question, written in the sand
by the hand that she would soon take in hers.
His eyes met her and searched for an answer,
an answer that he'd been longing to hear
since he told her "I love you".
As tears of happiness filled her eyes
and gently fell to the sand beneath her feet,
an anticipated answer of "YES"
was followed by a kiss. A kiss that would be forever etched 
in the setting sun on this perfect proposal.

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When My Life Is Over

When my life is over
do not cry for me.
just let me go to heaven
let my soul be free.
I had the time of my life
while I was here with you,
but I must go God's calling me
I must go on through.
When my life is over
and they lay me in the ground,
I want to be surrounded
by friends and family all around.
I have led a full life
without a single regret,
I did my best to love you all
of which I'll never forget.
I hope that when I leave this world
I'm standing in that line,
for when my life is over
I'm gonna have a shoutin time.

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My Immortal

I saw my last sunset,
I watched the whole miraculousness of the dawn begin,
As if it were the last I'd ever see.
And yet, I can't recall seeing one before it.
Now the night sky is the only sky I shall ever see.
I am flesh and blood yet not human.
I walk the dark streets in the pouring rain
looking for a way to end my suffering.
I hunger, I feed.
The souls of the innocent have not yet begun
to acknowledge my existance.
Yes, I have a lingering respect for life.
Does our kind frighten you?
Do we fascinate you? Mystify you?
Are you curious to know what entices us?
We thirst for love just as you,
cut us, we bleed. 
Hurt us, we feel.
We hide in the shadows and wait.
Can you see me?

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Ode To a Father

Where were you 
when mom brought me home,
wrapped in a blanket and all alone?
Where were you
when I first learned to walk?
When I got my first tooth
or first learned to talk.
You missed my first birthday
and my first day of school,
when I first learned to read
or learned to swim in the pool.
You weren't there
to tell me things were alright,
to help me to pray
or to kiss me goodnight.
You didn't teach me
how to ride a bike,
and you didn't teach me
the wrongs from the right.
You weren't there
for my first broken heart,
or to tell me I needn't
be afraid of the dark.
You weren't there
to mee my date for the prom,
or to see me graduate
it was always just mom.
Now as I lay
these flowers at your stone,
I can't help but wonder
why you left me all alone.
The void that you left
is sometimes hard to bear,
and now it's too late,
because you aren't there.

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Mourning Love

I linger in the doorway
watching you from across the room.
I'm frightened by what I see, and that's you without me.
Frozen inside without your touch
without you next to me, loving me.
Do you see how I mourn my love for you?
Have you forgotten all we had?
Am I just a memory to you?
With you, 
I would rather have had one day of something wonderful
than a lifetime of nothing special.
For no one can capture
the passion and emotion of love
quite like you.