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Best Poems From
FAITH ELIZABETH BRIGHAM
(May 14,1953)
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From The Heart
i seldom give advice
on the art
of writing poetry
that's left for
those i mentor
so now is not
the time to start
there's just one
thing i'm thinking
a suggestion for
what it's worth
when you write
write from the heart
for that's where
all great poems start
Faith Elizabeth Brigham
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Hungry I Was When I Met Him
hungry i was when i met him
and hungry i always will stay
if the love that i have for my man
is ignored in a constant way
there's no joy left inside of me
my good years are wasting away
young i was when i met him
i'm just getting starved out with age
Faith Elizabeth Brigham
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Hurting Once Again
Lord, you know that I've been hurting.
Momma says it's growing pains.
Oh, you know that I've been hurting
Momma says it's growing pains.
Here I am a hurting, yes I'm hurting once again.
Well, I've been down to the river;
Lord, I went down there feeling fine.
Yes, I went down to the river;
Lawd, I went down there feeling fine.
But before I knew it, I was sitting there a crying.
Momma. said it just ain't easy.
Life's not always what it seems.
Momma said it just ain't easy.
Life's not always what it seems.
She said, 'You're just a poor girl with some crazy, mixed-up dreams'.'
Faith Elizabeth Brigham
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I Can Not Love You More
i can not love you more
than i have loved you
for i have loved you long
and held your love so dearly
in my heart of hearts but now
my eyes have opened
to find my heart in mourning
and when the first bird
sings outside my bedroom window
he sings a sorrowful song
for you have found me lacking
though i can not understand
the how and why of it
and yet my love for you
was gentle and long suffering
Faith Elizabeth Brigham
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