Melvina Germain Poems

A country as rich as ours,
must stand guard as we pray.
For there are those who would love,
to take that freedom away.
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The camp was filled with beautiful ladies,
dancing barefoot on the land.
The innocence of the natives flourished,
offering strangers a helping hand.
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I've decided it's time
to say good-bye
no more visits
no more asking
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I'm waiting for you
to touch me in places I can not say
I'm waiting for you
to add a surreal explosion to my day
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Know this, a time comes when one must face
the darkness of reality. The cruel and gruesome
realism that awaits the aging body. A fist full
of ugly comes pouncing down the path and the
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Peace…the gem I embraced in a crowded place of silence,
danger ignited an excitement deep in my heart, deeper in
my soul and rests in the garden of my mind.
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Bird of paradise
Elegantly poised, flourished
Graceful, poignant sight
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The winter’s snow says a faint good bye as it slowly fades away.

Forest green soon to cover the landscape as spring showers spray.
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Will you love me when I’m old and gray
and can barely hear a word you say.
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