Brian Swaine Poems

Shakespeare was a playwright of great ability,
And, although very few of us know it,
That besides being a great writer of tragedy,
Shakespeare was a notable poet.
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Two souls adrift on a sea of emptiness;
Like two ships in search of that long-lost horizon.
Neither one knowing if their course leads east or west;
Neither one knowing where they’ll end or where they’d begun.
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Change can mean a loss or change can mean a gain;
Change can give us joy or change can cause us pain.
Change can bring glory or change can point blame;
Change can give us wisdom or change can bring us shame.
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Love is patient; it is a sea of tranquility
with waters so calm.
Love is kind; its tenderness and goodness
is a haven so warm.
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Winding down its narrow, rugged gorge,
The River roars its thunderous refrain;
And, as it is its destiny to forge,
It draws even more power from the rain.
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Watching from afar, we marvel at the storm;
Knowing where we are, it can do us no harm.
The pounding rain and the lightning's hand
Are far, far away in another's land.
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The sun may not always shine and the flowers not always bloom;
And the dark clouds of sorrow and despair may fill your life with gloom.
There may be days when it gets so hot, you seek cover in the shade;
And there will be times when the storms of life will rain on your parade.
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What is the greatest gift to give this Christmas?
What is the greatest gift we can ever receive?
What treasure is there that totally fulfills us?
What riches could ever satisfy our need?
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Thank Him

Thank Him for the good times,
thank Him for the bad;
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I'm a lonely warrior on an empty battlefield;
My head, it aches, my body grows numb.
But with copious courage, I raise strength, sword and shield,
To face the cold foe now that the battle's begun.
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