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Best Poems From
FAITH ELIZABETH BRIGHAM
(May 14,1953)
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Tell It To Me Gently
i love life-
and yet i couldn't live
in a world without love
and you-
i will love you always
for you are more precious
to me than life itself
loving you comes easily
and leaving you
i m p o s s i b l e
yet should you ever fall out
of love with me please tell me-
but tell it to me gently
Faith Elizabeth Brigham
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Tempting Fate
thou shalt not tempt fate
you say holier than thou
as though it were
the eleventh commandment
as though you have never
done anything daring in life
no, tempting fate is not
only for the gods or the fool-hardy
now is all we have anyway
let's take the risk and
fall in love if you will
oh, to feel cupid's dart smart
right in the middle of my heart
what could be more exhilirating
than the feeling of falling,
falling, falling so deeply in love
but no, all you want to talk about
is the wretched consequences
of tempting fate
Faith Elizabeth Brigham
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That Kiss
sleep caresses me
softly, slowly
cradling my unconscious
i fight it
but delight in it-
the memory of your face
my lips taste
of your sweet love
and the warmth of your breath
sleep comes over me
the kiss still warm-
still heavy on my lips
Faith Elizabeth Brigham
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The Gold Monkey
'What is your bid
for the gold monkey, '
calls out the auctioneer.
'One hundred dollars! '
the old woman cries
from the back row
wildly waving a bill.
'Nonsense, this statue
is real gold, ' he replies.
'And this is real money
you turd', she says
having the last word.
Faith Elizabeth Brigham
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