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Best Poems From
FAITH ELIZABETH BRIGHAM
(May 14,1953)
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Another Chapter
sober and sane
soul-searching
for answers to
questions about
life and love
not knowing my strength
of mind
my endurance
all i know
is i am a survivor
turning over
a new leaf
turning the page
on another chapter
of my earthly life
i pray you
be there if
i should fall
Faith Elizabeth Brigham
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As Good As You Make Me
i am here
because you have
created me
drawing from you
your truth
your life experiences
i dwell inside
your earthly being
springing forth
from your hearts core
i long for expression
use me as you need me
i am the vehicle
behind that
driving need of
yours to be heard
i am your life-line
your path to peace
and fulfillment
use me wisely
for you are my master
while i am like
a soothing salve
i will never leave you
spurring you onward
i am your poetry
your unique form
of contribution
to all mankind
i am your emotional
release and
your reprieve
i am capable
of greatness and
can change peoples lives
i will live forever
but please remember
i am only as good
as you make me
Faith Elizabeth Brigham
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Autobiography
i admit it-
i wanna be hip
i've been known
to write poems
on paper napkins
in restaurants
when i didn't have
a piece of
scrap paper handy
i've helped
start programs
worked real hard
and got some promotions
i hate rudeness
in others and people
who pretend they're hip
by gossiping
yes, i admit-
i wanna be hip
i detest cruelty
to animals and
don't like
saying goodbye
i have as heroes
evan hunter, bob dylan,
lawrence ferlinghetti,
john irving and
kris kristofferson-
all real hip dudes
i do admit it-
i wanna be hip
i like being called
laid-back
soft-spoken
and a true friend
to the people
in my life
that really matter
that's pretty cool
just maybe a
little bit hip
Faith Elizabeth Brigham
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Beauty And The Beach
there is something about the ocean
that brings out the earth-mother in me
it is a place i love to go to write or
to ponder life's mysteries
being out in the ocean with
the waves spraying over me
feels something of a baptism
a cleansing of my soul's debris
the beach has a magnificent beauty
that never ceases to amaze me
and makes me feel one with the earth
in rhythmn and harmony
i realize as i look out to sea
how very small i really must be
in the overall scheme of things
i love the sea for it brings
out the spirituality in me
the feeling of being totally free
like seagulls overhead and
the sand underneath my feet
or the engulfing sun warming me
to get down to the nitty-gritty
the sea is a poet's paradise to me
Faith Elizabeth Brigham
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