The old house on the hill
Would receive a guest.
The wind entered
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The countless bridges
Along life's way,
Remind of the obstacles
Encountered each day.
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Food is more
Precious than silver.
Silver glistens,
But it cannot be eaten.
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Poetry is an alabaster box,
Full of fragrance—
Scented to the poet’s taste
And the reader’s delight.
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Dear Lord,
For the treasured
Gift that You have given
Me—the precious gift of “life, ” I
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Football is a contact sport;
In short—a “rough” game.
It may leave you dancing,
Or it could leave you lame.
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There was a sleepy head, you see
She was as sleepy as could be
When at night she didn’t rest,
Daytime put her to the test.
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There was a mosquito the other day
That buzzed as he went along the way.
He stung me on a whim.
I jumped and swat at him,
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The human spirit,
Deemed frail,
Often proves
As tough as nails.
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