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Thank You Poetry Examples
SWEET CAROL, LUCY AND NANCY
Those ladies at VA Rehab
Surely put us to the test,
But that's okay, because we know
They only want what's best.
To get our hearts in tiptop shape
Is what they strive to achieve.
They do whatever it may take
To make us all we can be.
We exercise for 12 long weeks
And often there is pain,
But we remember that old saying,
Where there is 'no pain, no gain'.
Two days per week we exercise,
With class at the end of the week,
But there's definitely a goal in mind -
It's graduation that we seek.
Some days we feel like giving up
And tend to get frustrated,
But there are days when it all works out
And we really feel elated.
Graduation day will finally come
But it won't be anything fancy.
Just praise for the ladies so dear to our "hearts,"
Sweet Carol, Lucy and Nancy!
With a Grateful "Heart"
I Thank You for Everything
July 31, 2002
© 2002
Poetry By Design
The Hindus say our lives are planned
And mapped before we're born.
Some men will live a life of wealth;
Some men will be forlorn.
They even say each grain of rice
Is predestined to be eaten.
Some men will live a life that's full;
Some men will let life beat them.
I don't know why the hand of fate
Gave our lives such a twist;
Why at a young and tender age
My father's arms I'd miss.
But that's the way our lives played out;
For years we lived apart.
But it never stopped the longing for
My father in my heart.
You could have turned your back on us;
Instead you took a stand.
You stood up like a Father;
You stood up like a man.
If I never thought to thank you,
Please know, I thank you now.
We could have been forgotten
Had you not made that vow.
But that's a part I've loved in you;
You speak up for the speechless;
You make it known that all have rights
And cruelty is weakness.
To Dad
Though you and I don't always share
The exact same points of view,
The way I treat my fellow man
Is what I learned from you.
I'm grateful that you shared your views,
For my life has been enriched
By different views and different hues,
You helped me find my "nitch."
But what if fate were not the same
And we'd never been apart?
Would I still have that burning need
To hold you in my heart?
Would I still swell with gratitude
From wisdom you bestowed,
And feel so blessed each day you're here
Though I am far from home?
Perhaps it's "No," we'll never know
About the Powers that be
And how they brought me back to you
In both our times of need.
I just know I love you so,
I will until time ends.
Life made you my father, Dad,
But love made you my friend.
Poetry By Design
© 2005
"special words for special people"
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