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Burrfoot
Burrfoot

Ages Of Love

Sitting all day, unable to walk Crying and giggling your method of talk Bonded to those that shelter and care A growing love whenever they're there.

38 19 392 words
eddie12309
eddie12309

The Family Chain

It takes seconds to say it Those three little words But when they do Their hearts sing like birds It takes minutes to realise Those words mean so much But when they do Begins the simplest touch It...

72 26 146 words
mort
mort

Happy As Can Be

I'm feeling quite pleased I'm feeling quite blessed There's a little girl That has come to my nest She's looking so cheeky A smashing good smile I think I'll just sit here And watch her a while I'm...

26 3 74 words
Dimi
Dimi

I Don't Know Why I Wrote This

We are young. We like to eat, be with friends and sleep. We want to have nice memories to keep. Laughter is all we want all day. With joy, fun we like it that way. We dream and we want stuff.

6 0 66 words
Clairabethy
Clairabethy

The Play

#household She bursts onto stage, full of the love of performing loving the audience who're loving her, Whirling, twirling, singing of her hopes and dreams, a three act play before her.

18 4 247 words
naaviie
naaviie

Elderly Couple

Old and hair all grey, Nothing left to say, Now the kids have gone away, Hands no longer touching, Passion not clutching, But I'm not judging, You are still a pair, So perhaps it's still there, The...

62 21 105 words
sjw
sjw

My First Love.

As a baby you protected me I depended on you As an infant you cherished me I adored you As a junior you taught me I aspired to be like you As a teenager you supported me I gave you sleepless...

50 20 80 words
Clairabethy
Clairabethy

In The Race?

You're born and then it starts: What cot. What clothes. What school. What lunch. Better boyfriend, Better jeans, Bigger hair, I'm more than you, less than them.

22 2 118 words
peace123
peace123

Dont Take Things For Granted

When you are at playgroup u hate it but when you leave it you miss it When you are at nursery u hate it but when you leave it you miss it When you are at primary u hate it but when you leave it you...

8 0 135 words
maeheleneflynmolly
maeheleneflynmolly

Circle Of Life

When I was born my mother said ' My child is born from the heavens bed,. When I was 1, my father said ' my child can crawl but when she walks he falls,.

4 0 191 words
Snowy
Snowy

Twenty

Oh to be Twenty again, Young and carefree. No bills to be paid. No worries to have. Every day a hazy enjoyment. All my earnings my own. Daytimes working. Nighttimes with friends. Parties and alcohol.

8 4 162 words
michga
michga

Fruits Of Time

Sweet and sour memories floods my mind of my ripe youth of fruits of every kind. Secrets that were shared off the GRAPE-vine, were hung out to dry in a line.

24 16 156 words
Barknbite
Barknbite

Father Of The Bride Speech

The beginning of each line encourages you to read in the way that Winston Churchill might have delivered a speech, his original quote, a toast to the WI went something like...

4 1 218 words
michga
michga

DYING

First I was DYING to finish high school and start college. And then I was DYING to finish college and start working. And then I was DYING to marry and have children.

26 9 71 words
smellyfingers
smellyfingers

Trains Of Thought

Damn!. I just lost my train of thought.

38 20 413 words
smellyfingers
smellyfingers

Benefits Come With Age

Thanks to ckahn for the inspiring title I borrowed from you. Enjoy. What is age. Numbers, time, years constant. Dreams, we dreamed in stages. Memories new and old, forgotten.

2 5 222 words