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Sunday, June 30, 2024

Identity Requires Memory

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  A poem for Independence Day (USA) about the importance of knowing one’s nation’s history:   Identity requires memory. No less than p...
Monday, June 17, 2024

Everything We Give Was Never Ours

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 A poem for Eid al-Adha about what it means to give a gift:   Everything we give was never ours. It was a gift, as was life itself. ...
Sunday, June 9, 2024

Fear Not, for the World Is Full of Beauty

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 A Father’s Day poem to the almost-father of several miscarriages.   Fear not, for the world is full of beauty, And love’s the song th...
Monday, June 3, 2024

There Is No Lasting Love Without Compassion

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  A wedding poem about the need for compassion in marriage:   There is no lasting love without compassion, Requisite for generosity, ...
Monday, May 27, 2024

Make My Sorrow Pride

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  A Memorial Day poem in which a mourner begs for relief from pain:   Make my sorrow pride. Enter me with light. Mourning turns to m...
Monday, May 20, 2024

Sister Margaret's Been Here Many Years

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 A name poem for a much-loved Catholic school teacher.   S ister Margaret's been here many years I n service to the children and the...

Lately, I've Been Having Vivid Dreams

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 A psychological poem about the vivid dream of a mother with a brain tumor:   "Lately I've been having vivid dreams," You ...
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Nicholas Gordon
I am a poet and webmaster of Poems for Free (http://www.poemsforfree.com). All of my poems may be used free for any personal or non-commercial purpose.
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