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GROUP 3
For Daddy
A stubborn little girl,
I was for you years ago,
But I loved you more than anything,
Even though it didn’t always show.
Now that I’m all grown up,
Making a new life of my own,
Remember that I will forever be,
That little girl in your arms.
Jane Peckham
You have smiling hazel eyes
And hands of an artist
The heart of a brave knight
A charming, witty mind
And strength to support me
But what I love the most
Is your child-like spirit
Aimee Dedeyne
Obsessions with romance lead to
An obsession with being obsessed --
A glorification of dependency and need
True love ~
Is the kind smile from a friend after a long day,
A sympathetic ear on the phone,
Open, uninhibited laughter
It fills you with peace and joy
And leaves no room for hunger
Elizabeth Arata
When I am with you
my heart, mind and soul
can rest.
Knowing that you are near
soothes me
like nothing else can.
When I am away from you
gratitude for having you
in my life
envelopes me.
Knowing that someone
as wonderful
as you
loves me
still astounds me.
Jennifer Karvelas
You are not your February shadow.
You are not your possessions
You are not your anger
You are not your fear
You are your hope
You are your dreams
Matt Jarosz
I’ve been there, done that.
A thousand times before.
This sort of give and take and not much more.
I’m young and have the world to explore.
But I’ll wait and wait and wait.
And ask one again
Love,
When will you come?
Erin Meyers
Skeletons
Open up the closets of my friends
And you will find skeletons
Open up mine – shirts, shoes, belts, but no skeletons
As we talk about their pasts
I find myself oddly jealous of their skeletons
And even though for them love didn’t last
At least they have experienced it at all
But, I know to be patient
Because my one sweet love is somewhere
And someday, I won’t have to fake it
When I say I have loved someone
Danielle Pelsue
A thousand words
Are not enough.
Roses and songs
Will not save.
They push so hard
But never pull.
They look outside
To avoid glances.
The truth is too much.
Katy Higley
Wounded Soldier
It has been five years
Most have forgotten
Your stories were lost
I have not forgotten
What you have done
And what you lost
You gave more than any
And you lost the most
I will never forget
I am here for you
I respect and honor
The sacrifice you made
Ryan Wegner
A Love Poem to Mayor Dave
You do not know me very well,
But I know I like you.
Actually, if you looked hard enough,
You’d see we have much in common.
We were in the Canterbury Run together.
Maybe you don’t remember.
You were in the front, firing the starter gun.
I think I was number 2937.
We both like Aldo Leopold.
Standing in the Arboretum visitors center,
You read aloud from my favorite book.
That was me in the back,
Polishing off a jelly doughnut.
Before you became mayor,
You worked for an environmental organization.
I work for an environmental organization, too.
And who could forget the election?
You ran for mayor, I voted for you.
Also, you have a hard to pronounce name,
And I have a hard time pronouncing it.
We have much in common it is true,
But I digress.
This is just a poem to tell you thanks,
To let you know how much I admire your politics,
Your values and your vision.
To say “keep up the good work”,
Hoping there are many more out there
Like you.
Melissa Gavin
Love is not a state of being
But an action – a verb, not a noun
Love does not always depend on seeing
But trusting – even when you’re not around
Elizabeth Arata
once a year a day arrives
encouraging us to feel
but the other 364 days we deprive
those of what we are afraid to reveal
Aaron Kline
Crush
I ache to call you my own,
I find myself staring.
With every word you speak,
My heart is tearing.
I am unable to concentrate,
At home, at work, at class.
Thoughts of you consume me,
Will this feeling pass?
I do not always enjoy,
The way you make me feel.
I'm nervous, anxious, and nauseous,
The pain is so real.
Do you feel the same?
I hope, I wish, I pray.
I yearn to be with you,
Every single day
Megan Fliegel
Midnight at the diner
You,
The bearer of my burdens
Porter to my soul
Striving to lift me higher
Daring me to go
You,
Keeper of my secrets
Warden to my heart
Wrapping me in sunlight
When my world goes dark
You,
With branches to entwine
And trunk upon to rest
Who supports me when I wane
Helping me do my best
You,
Always present like a shadow
With kind and gentle word
Need only send a smile
In order to be heard
and without you,
where would I now be
You,
planted within
and now there is only
we
Michael J. Dillenbeck
I don’t always say it,
Because I know you know.
And you don’t always say it,
Because you trust that I trust.
Somewhere in the silence between us,
In that comfortable pause,
Love lingers.
Even at our hardest times it’s there,
Waiting for the storm to pass.
And I know it will, it always does.
We’ve never needed luck, but still,
I know we are the luckiest.
Chelsea Karrels
to be honest,
shit hits the fan
and on the real,
things happen
in all seriousness,
most people aren't
who you think they are
and will disappoint.
what it comes down to,
though
is that love
trumps
all of these things.
Richard Begley
For All My and Everyone's Imagined Selves
Ignore the shadow rising to meet you
Focus on the first person you meet
You'll know him by the cloud of fear
And hope and mystery that flows before him
By his coarse voice which
You will never imagine until it speaks to you
Respond to him, don't let him stand alone
But do not confuse the moment with
The memory of a hundred misspoken words
Or you will realize you've only just awoken
And this grizzled, intangible stranger
Will comment on your hair
And you will agree
Greg Hoffmann
