Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

The Moon is a moody diva.
With more power than we assume.
Without the Moon we wouldn't be living,
To do as we wish and choose.
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Anyone who has ever experienced,
Having influence over someone else...
To be done effectively to leave that one,
With a promising effectiveness for that one to come...
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The best gift one can get,
Is to grow older to experience...
The making of mistakes made.
And to admit the getting over them,
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Keep those hopes and dreams alive.
Never to forget or to give up.
And, keep them affixed to realize.
Never to forget or to give up.
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Time, devotion, with a discipline given,
Has made a doing done look too easy.
And too many perceive this to believe.
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It is not a weakness to express,
Heartfelt emotion to expose its depth.
In tears shown to drip from eyes.
Or in confessions made to get off their chests.
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With proven talents and gifts expressed,
Over many years to face doubts to address...
Some are still left unconvinced.
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I...
Am not surprised,
By...
The shift of winds.
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Those moments from moments to me that come,
Seem with me to linger.
And, each moment that comes stays undone,
Until...
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There is nothing innocent,
That can compare these children today...
To an innocence that lacks a discipline,
Children did not get yesterday.
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