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Crossing Over
by Kimberly Gigstad
Open up the paisley lot,
The light outshines each question.
The quiet droves a'call ye home,
The meadows of your destination.
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EASTER by
Michael Nykanen
I
awake
With a thrill
Jumping, running
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LITTLE DROP
by Tim Buckley
Little Drop of water, was sad and mad one day.
He made the clouds turn dark,
His mood made them turn gray.
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Victory by
Donald Minix Jr
I walked with a Shadow
Into a valley of death
A valley of fire
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Poems by Troy Reichman
Check
out a couple of good poems by Troy Reichman. Worth reading.
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Morbid love
by
CHINMOY K BOSE
Flesh and stone
Wet, rotting body unites in
A
dreamy state of ecstasy.
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Shall We Dance? by D. Elizabeth
Robinson
I met a man the other night
Who put me at my ease.
His smiling manners did delight;
His air did greatly please.
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here
comes santa on christmas eve
by Joseph
Martino 2 Christmas poems
"here comes christmas it's that time of year. it's time for santa
to appear.
snow is falling on the ground,.....everywhere you look snowflakes
can be found.children wearing mittens in the snow,.....making snow
balls they intend to throw.
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CAN WE BE THE BEST LOVERS, NOT JUST FRIENDS?
by Joseph P. Martino
"CAN WE BE THE BEST OF LOVERS ,NOT JUST FRIENDS? JUST LIKE A ROMANTIC
MOVIE, WHERE STRANGERS FALL IN LOVE, BEFORE THE PICTURE ENDS.
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Let's take our romance, one step at a time
by Joseph P. Martino
"Let's take our romance, one step at a time.
as we both embark on our lovers climb. we will entend
our arms in reaching
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weep and cry by
turtlelover
you
try to run and have some fun
you
trip and fall and now your done
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" My Wheelchair Had Wings "
by Michele Sutphin
Sitting, watching the
planes fly through beautiful skies,
Make my imagination
become real before my eyes,
For a moment I wished
I could be up there too,
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“The Prayer of a Disabled’s Heart” by Michele Sutphin
Today
God take this heart,
Open
it up and use it to make me a part,
Let
not my disability draw me away,
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Play Time With Asperger's Syndrome
by Michelle Fattig, author of the Annie Books Series
We can’t just play.
We don’t know how to play.
No one taught us those rules.
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Poetry: Stress by Kris Corso
From preschool to kindergarten to elementary and the
rest
Society pushes and dictates the best.
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JOSEPH P.MARTINO RETIRED NY STATE PEACE OFFICER
OF 32 YEARS.
a fire man's last goodbye
i have passed over to the other side of god's rainbow
where i watch the angels fly.for i have a great vantage
point from my new home in the sky.
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SOUNDS OF FREEDOM by Joe Martino
"I HEAR THE JOYOUS SONG OF LIBERTY IN THE AIR,
THE LIBERTY BELL RINGING OUT, A MELODY OF FREEDOM
LOUD AND CLEAR.
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A Collection of Poems byRene Snuggs Francis
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Misunderstood by Society by
Angela Wilson
I'm special you
see
I can see things no other can
see
I see purple rivers and orange skies
I see beyond
the horizons
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Brain
Injury by Michael
Nykanen
I
sit in this chair
Has
to be a large scare
I'm
brain-injured
I
wish I was cured
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Is This All There Is?
by Peter Johnson
Is
this all there is?
I
hope there is more
Come with ME disability
I’ll show you the door!
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LOOK AT ME by
Lloyd Saposnek
What do you think when you look at me
Is it only a wheelchair that you see
Is he normal or is he not
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“The Spring,”
a poem by Jack Tamplin Jr.
jtamplin2@yahoo.com
"The Winter has passed and the Spring is here,"
cheered the breeze to my brittle face.
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You love me as I do (But now I can’t)
(written by Edgar John Jackson)
I
know you give more than you can do through your lifetime
I
feel you reach more than any high mountain you can climb
I
see you bring the moon and sun to my day and night
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THE FINAL HEARTBREAK(ER)
by Christa
love is a emotion i truely despise
for its made up of too many lies
screwing up worse than ever before
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My Miracle by
Ngela Mariani
You are the candle that lights my way
Without you to guide me, I’d be lost and alone.
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Cold Day by
Roseanna Ellis
Another cold dark Tuesday morning
And
I'm not going to work yet...
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love can overcome war by joseph p.martino
"out of love flows the milk of human kindness,....
for it is there to remind us.
it is god's blessing from above,... to keep
in mind when it comes to push and shove.
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Letters by
Michael Nykanen (e-mail:
muse-ic@shaw.ca)
Through the mail they’re sent
The
bad ones are bent
The
happy one...
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A Special Gift
A
poem by David Hall;
david92061@yahoo.com
By
2001, most seem to give-up on me due to physical disabilities after breaking
my back.
I
know the hurt that those with disabilities feel when opportunities are all
that they lack.
I
stayed strong and found help from Voc Rehab, which assist those with
disabilities.
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Cruising by Michael Nykanen
Where are you going?
I’ll do some growing
I’m
going on a cruise
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Multiple Poems by Greg Rivard example below
Turnaround:
by Greg Rivard
eastersealsstudent4@yahoo.com
Change may be difficult
But accepting Christ
And surrendering
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My
Best Friend by Belinda Sue Kiser
I
want to tell you about my best friend.
Loyal he is right to the very end.
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My Faith by
mtgirlsal@yahoo.com
I
try everyday to have the Faith,
To
take that chance and go the Length.
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Poems by CafeGroundZero
My first caveat is that
all you're reading
Is buffered by Prozac; first admission.
No, that's a lie, because I ran out.
So this is fueled by malt liquor.
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NEW YORK CITY I
MUST SAY by Joe Martino
"I HAVE TRAVELED FAR AND WIDE BUT COULD NEVER
STAY
AWAY FOR VERY LONG BEFORE FEELING THIS YEARNING
BURIED DEEP INSIDE MY SOUL TO RETURN TO THE CITY OF
MY BIRTH, THE GREATEST PLACE ON EARTH
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A Well-Oiled Machine by Michael Nykanen
The
only way
That’s the play
Do
it right
Out’a sight
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WHAT
MEMORIAL DAY MEANS TO ME by Joe Martino
"AMERICA LAND OF OPPORTUNITY,HOME OF THE BRAVE
AND FREE.
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Baby in my eyes for ever, young because you've grown.
One of a 4 poems from Diana Diaz
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Bi-polar
to Bi-polar
by
Michael Nykanen (e-mail:
muse-ic@shaw.ca )
“Hello, how are you?”
Well, I am blue
Ask
me tomorrow how I am?
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My Spirit Friend
by Melody L Judy
My Spirit
Friend, all dressed in white
Would take my little hand so very tight,
And
tell me…softly…
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I'm
Broken
SHOLLADAY9
For
My Friends by Tyler Cobb
I
was running through life without a care
Then I flew threw the air
I
landed on my head
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There comes a time by joseph p. martino
"There comes a time in every life when we must
take a stand for right or wrong.
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YOU CAN by Joseph P. Martino
You can banish all our pain along with cloudy daysof rain.
You can turn around a derailed life from collidingwith a train.
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YOU CAN by
Joseph P.Martino
You can banish all our pain along with cloudy days
of rain.
You can turn around a derailed life from colliding
with a train.
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ANGELS by:
Denise Doughtie
A
LEGION OF ANGELS ARE CALLED TO MY SIDE
SOME ARE TO WATCH AND SOME TO GUIDE
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Old Apple Tree
by Cara
Liebowitz
I am
like the
very old apple tree
my spine
is a
bent and
crooked
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Poetry: AN
AGING VETERANS PRAYER by
JOSEPH P.MARTINO
"America
i loved you in my youth,with all my
heart and soul....And i still
believe in what you stand
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Poetry: I'm
Broken
SHOLLADAY9
A
verse is now what I write,
soon I hope is spoken
A poem of an uphill fight,
of how it is I'm Broken.
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Poetry:
An Adolescent’s Perspective on Bipolar Disorder
- by Debbie, for her son
I
read, and talk and listen,
in attempt to learn all that I can
About how to deal with bipolar
Poetry:
CHRISTMAS TIME
by
Michael Nykanen e-mail:
muse-ic@shaw.ca
Is
it another day?
What did he say?
Time for gifts and such
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Poetry:
Loneliness by
Adam Gamler
It
feels like emptiness inside.
You
have trouble doing your daily job.
A Four Letter Word*
by Susan Rippe
Hope
A solitary word that brings light into others' lives.
a thought of prospective happiness.
A word.
a four letter word.
All I want to say by
Regan
Leiby
All
I want to say
Is Good Night
Turn off all the lights And the
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CROSSWALK TWO STEP by Larry H Johnson
Walking down the boulevard early one day
Crossing with the light going the right way
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Living Ain't Easy
by Doris Marie Ariyibi
There’s been times in my life I’ve had to cry.
Times when I’ve wished that I could die.
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So… by, Kirby L. Eason
I
creep yeah,
cause
you don’t even know what I’ve done
Cause I don’t even know
for sure
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My Life by Jerrica Porter
Life is a field and the butterfly is like me
as I fly around and I try to break free
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Choices by Jerrica Porter
Things I choose to do in my life
Are the things I make decisions upon to see if they're right
People who want to try to run over me
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A Mere Wayfarer
by lauri ticas
Oh
my patient Lord,
Why
do I seek my own rectification?
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One
Day, One Dream Will Come True
by:
Anan M.K. Tello
When it's late at night
And
your dreams do not seem to go as right,
Just think of the one you love
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The Truthful
Introspection
(by: Laura
Spoerl)
I sit in bleak shadows
Those which grow darker every minute
Waiting patiently
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A Winter’s Grace
By Lisa
Steffen
It was strange for me to see
A butterfly sitting on my knee.
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I CAN'
STOP THAT HURRICANE~by
Gretchen
THE LEVI'S OVERFLOWED
HER BANKS, THERE IS NO SACRED GROUND.
I'VE LIVED NEAR LAKE
PONCETRAIN...
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The
Struggle by Jesses Proctor
Disability to me brings a whole new meaning to me.
Things
that I use to take for granted
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Why
by Sue Dalton
Why is
it always the same?
Why do we have so much pain?
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I
took a walk around the world to ease my trouble mind by George Tsakos
I
left my body lying some where in the sands of time.
I
watch the world float to the dark side of the moon...
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Death
of Dreams
by Dahnya N. Heim
Dreams have deaths
when they stumble and fall
at the threshold of sleep.
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THE
RACE
by Wesley Colvin
It was the beginning of the race.
It was the 1600 meter.
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I Am Abled
by Lania Lee
People say you ar disabled
What an awful lable...
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Getting The Job I Want
Author Unknown
As I sit here with tears in my eyes
Many things go through my mind
What the heck is going on?
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Why did you run away
By: Scott Ryan Vederoff
Why did you run away?
Was I not handsome enough?
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Three Wishes
by Paul Simpson
If I had three wishes, what should they be
Could I make a difference, to the things that we see...
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What's the Difference? ...
by Cynthy Johnson
So what's the difference Between you and me...
Do you know?
Can you see?
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"Peace of Mind"
by: Robert M. Hensel
Carry me out the ocean, where my drifting thoughts flow free.
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Will You Still Love Me?
by Patricia Elaine Worth
Will you still love me?
When I forget your name?
Or will your face burn with shame?
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Eyes of Judgement
by Jane Wiesner
What do you see when you look at me?
If it's hate or envy then you don't see me.
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I am just like you
by Debra Salitra
I am just like you But I am me
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Dis Ability
by Ernest Ben Dorantes
ernest@forbetterorverse.org
I have Dis ability
Dat most folks can't see,
For when Dey is lookin'
Dey can't quite see me.
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LOVE POEM by
EDWARD A HAMEL JR
when you gaze upon a sunset on open water,
your reflection that of a rose
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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
by Joseph P. Martino
"THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,NO MORE POWERFUL WORDS
WHERE EVER SAID.
A AMERICA CREATED BY GOD AND LATER BY OUR FOUNDING
FATHERS,WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
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Pain by
Christine Leiendecker
Pain when I move
Pain when I don't
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Daily Evening
by Samuel Irving III
Fantasies of my life
with the freedom of steps
no
longer crooked
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FEED THE CHILDREN HUNGER CAMPAIGN
by Joseph Martino
"If i had the power
if i had the power i would heal the sick,"feed the hungry"
and the poor.end all poverty,famine and war.
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NEW YORK CITIES FIVE BOROUGHS by Joseph Martino
"THE GREATEST CITY IN THE WORLD,WITH MORE ATTRACTIONS PER SQUARE INCH,..
HAVING FUN IS SUCH A CINCH.
MANHATTAN
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Everything Clicks by
Michael Nykanen
Starting to come together
Just like pleasant weather
Feelings of jubilation
Highest elevation
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FOREST GREEN by
JOSEPH P.MARTINO
"I choose to track though a thick carpet
of forest green,
where natures beauty remains pristine.
The sight of which only a few have seen.
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AINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI by JOSEPH P.MARTINO; ROBERT ROMANO
" THE FOUNDER OF THE FRANCISCAN ORDER AND ONE OF THE
GREAT SAINTS OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH,.....
WHO GLADLY GRANTS TO THE FAITHFUL,FAVORS AND GRACES
FROM HIGH ATOP HIS HEAVENLY PERCH.
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"Hello I'm Down Here"
by Michele Sutphin
Passing me by you just don't see,
The
person but only the wheelchair, not me,
I
know sometimes a wheelchair can be quite a bit,
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JOE
& DIANE MARTINO
"WE THANK THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED AND SERVE
IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ. SOME PAID THE ULTIMATE
SACRIFICE AND ARE NEVER COMING BACK.
THE PRICE OF LIBERTY AND FREEDOM IS NEVER
FREE,THE COST OF FREEDOM COMES AT A HIGH COST
AND UNLIKE MERCHANDISE CANNOT BE BOUGHT OR PURCHASED
OFF THE RACK.
JUST ASK ANY OF OUR SEVICEMAN AND WOMAN WHO SERVED
IN THE W.W.II,KOREA, NAM OR IRAQ."
COPYRIGHT JOSEPH P.MARTINO MAY 2007
A
fire man's last goodbye by Joe Martino
I have passed over to the other side of god's rainbow
where i watch the angels fly.for i have a great vantage
point from my new home in the sky.
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Family by
Michael Nykanen
Mother, Father, Sister, Brother
I'll
take one and the other
I will
take them all
When they call
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The
Pain Behind Hidden Disabilities
By Michelle
Fattig
But you don’t look disabled.
But I am disabled.
But you are so smart.
Disabled doesn’t mean dumb.
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Life Is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by M Corso
Life
is Waking Up in the Morning-Get out of Bed!
Life
is Creating-Create It!
Life
is a Masterful Painting-Paint It!
Life
is a Joy-Be Joyful!
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Endure
by
eastersealsstudent4@yahoo.com
Endure what is pure
And so much more
Breath in, Breathe out
Lift your voice
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A Collection of Poems
gail stanford sirotnak
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It's So Hard to Say Good Bye
It's so hard to say "good-byes" when you haven't finished with your
"helloes".
When you just talked with them yesterday, but know they won't talk tomorrow.
You
just knew they were 'how' you last saw them, I mean, 'how else' would they
be?
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A Collection of Poems by Tim Peltz
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He Said His Name is “Tim”
Help me!
Brain-injured but I see
I
need help
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Soul Absconded; Heart Obscured
alceysia@gmail.com
I survive somehow in a vacancy, a leaden weight lodged in my
chest,
This malignant hunger with unknown bounds, allowing me no peace, no rest.
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How would I deal with an endless stroll?
alceysia@gmail.com
They stroll the streets, haggard and dirty,
Pushing their lives and dignity in a shopping cart.
Foraging thru the trash for recyclables, or maybe food.
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“Swallowed Up,”
a poem by Jack C Tamplin Jr. …
jtamplin2@yahoo.com
I
am lost behind the strained cry of a restless heart.
I’ve beaten my chest with scorn. I lie saturated in the usual runoff –This,
the sewage of a hollowed out cage.
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Bringing Glory
This disease
I have
Was meant
For a purpose
To bring glory to the lord
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THE OTHER GUY
by Michael Nykanen
Verse 1)
What does he have to offer?
He
can go with her
I’m
not jealous
Watch, I won’t fuss
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LIKE YOU! By
Michael Nykanen
You are attractive
So
much that I want to give
A
part of myself
On
the top shelf
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Multiple Poems by Greg Rivard
eg.
Blowing in the wind
Embrace
The grace
That hits you in the face
Like the wind
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Your Bombs
joseph p.martino
"
your bombs shed our blood and tore our flesh,...
and until we bring you to justice we will not rest
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THE CANE by
Gliceria Ong
Yes, disability has always been a challenge
A
registered nurse I used to caring patients
Now
I considered myself one.
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Riding the Bus by
jbzak@comcast.net
we
are all going some where
some are just on the bus
some are out of sync with the current place
some are day dreaming
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It Wasn't Long Ago
by Sal My Pal
It
wasn't long ago,
I
was strong and healthy, you know?
A
career with a future
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Multiple Poems
by: Ed Cannistra starting with
What
Tomorrows Bring
Some Said I Wouldn't Make It
by Everett Austin
Cunningham
Some said I wouldn't make it
That I would not be able to stand
But look at me now,
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So, What is Strabismus?
By Monique S.
Lazy eye, Cock eye, Eye turned out
Living with Strabismus sometimes makes me want to shout!
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Ode to Being Poor
by Len Bourret
Rising food, energy and medical
costs,
Medicaid only for diabetic
supplies,
Medicare pays only 50 or 80
percent,
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LIFE
OR FANTASY by
NENA
HODGES (2 poems at this link)
I
have no place among the living
there’s no place I belong...
It is easy—By Greg Rivard
eastersealsstudent4@yahoo.com
(multiple poems at this link)
Living for Christ
When you’re filled with the spirit
It is an awesome feeling
When you are upside down on the ceiling
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LOOKING FOR WORK
by
Roseanna Ellis
I
cannot work, I can but shirk
I
can but lie around and drink...
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Ode to
Living
Below
Poverty
by Len
Bourret
Rising
food, energy and medical
costs,
Medicaid
only
for diabetic supplies,
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Peace and Simplicity by
sneakers7@verizon.net
peace and simplicty
are
my benefactors
Kindness and love
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WINNERS AND LOSERS--by
Roseanna Ellis
I woke
up this morning before the dawn,
And
struggled into my working clothes
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Put God
In Your Marriage by Rick Harris
The love
of newlyweds is special and new
Their
future is bright and fresh as dew
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I Want A
Home In The Mountains by Rick Harris
I want a
home in the mountains
On the
banks of a mountain stream
A small
bridge between me and the city
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The Mailbox
By
Michael Nykanen (e-mail:
muse-ic@shaw.ca)
Gotta like it
There’s more to it
Through the mail
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Green fingers!
by Shirley Casey
Green
fingers are tomorrow’s lawn
From early morning to late at night – they’re on the go!
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To
Travel
By
Michael Nykanen (e-mail:
muse-ic@shaw.ca)
This
is the month to travel
Endless clothes to unravel
Where
do I go now?
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Hop, hop, hop by Michael Nykanen
Bunnies in spring
What to sing?
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God made me for a purpose…
by: Denise L. Doughtie
With a dream and a purpose God created me
To
become a unique part of his special family
He
had a specific plan in mind for every single da
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PLEASANT WEATHER FOR WINTER
By
Michael Nykanen (e-mail:
muse-ic@shaw.ca)
It’s hard to believe
No
time to grieve
No
snow
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"Demon
On Wheels" by Josh Niklason
What image would you want
permanently etched on your body?
Piercing pictures with...
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I Hear Voices by
Rebecca
Hurley
I hear
voices up and down the hall,
The
doctors try to catch me when I fall.
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Poetry: Joseph Martino, a collection of poems and quotes
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Poetry:
love,
joe & diane
if i had the power
if i had the power i would heal the sick,feed the hungry
and the poor.end all poverty,famine and war.
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Poetry: "My
New Home"
By: Michael Whitworth 11-20-2003
I called up my nephew the other day, to see what it was I could hear
he talked for two seconds, got rather bored, said bye, I love you and
"here."
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Poetry:
Daily Evening
by Samuel Irving
Fantasies of my life
with the freedom of steps
no
longer crooked.
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Poetry:
A Mother’s Perspective of Bipolar Disorder
– by Debbie Glaberman
Weary from the struggle,
tired from the pain.
Of watching myself deteriorate
from an imbalance in my brain.
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Poetry:
Scream by
Susan Rippe
She
needs to scream, but does not bother
No
one hears her.
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Poetry:
A Small Collection of Poems by Robert M. Hensel
"WINTERS OFFERINGS"
Crispy chimes of Autumn, spread out upon natures floor.
The
falling greens of spring and summer, now taking on a brown like decor.
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RISE UP by
Linda Bess
Rise up, above the pain
Rise above the flame
try
to maintain a normal live within the flame
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Rae' by Kathy Withrow
Glorious' This day is glorious
The
feeling is omnious, my heart is joyous
Christ
is born, Christ is born, Jesus Christ is born
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Tears Fall by unknown author
(A
Thoughtless Reenactment of actual event)
Tears fall,
I
try to pull myself together;
I
sit down upon my bed,
And
try to sort out,
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DEAF
by
Jessica Czamara
I
have something to say,
If
I may. I was born deaf
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Fire
Michael Nykanen (muse-ic@shaw.ca)
I have two
separate colours
Each one goes
well by itself
Orange looks so
nice
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A CELEBRATION OF LIFE (WORDS FOR PATTI)
Michael Nykanen (muse-ic@shaw.ca)
I've contrtibuted to society
Talk to people
He
and she know
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IGNORED by
T.J.
I'm
in a world full of people, yet when I speak I'm seldom heard.
I
SHOUT and I SCREAM, but no one seems to notice.
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CAN’T
DO THE THINGS I USED TO DO
By
Michael Nykanen (muse-ic@shaw.ca)
There was a time
Drinking lemon and lime
With a friend
Partying to no end
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WHEN
When will this ever get better
When will my heart stop skipping beats
When will I be able to get off the roller coaster ride
with my stomach
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MY
FRAGILE “LID”
by
Michael Nykanen
Not
much protects it
Skull it does sit
Treat very preciously
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TRADE-IN by
Michael Nykanen
I
was in a four by four
Shut the door
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