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Best Poems From
FAITH ELIZABETH BRIGHAM
(May 14,1953)
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Two Thousand Soldiers
two thousand soldiers have died
while fighting the war in Iraq
and there is nothing anyone
can do to bring our men and women back
oh, how heartbreaking it is
to keep seeing the death toll on the rise
the mothers and the fathers
husbands and wives whose pain intensifies
i can not help but wonder
when it comes down to it is it worth this
the families being torn up
as the names of heroes increase the list
Faith Elizabeth Brigham
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Visions
a silent glance
no words spoken
your eyes tell all
there are dreams
you speak in them
dreams tell the truth
a far away place
roads yet untravelled
a new life begins
in parting leave
not with a tear
go with a smile
Faith Elizabeth Brigham
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Voyage Of The Doomed
ship glistening against
a golden sky
they jubilously boarded
the titanic anticipating an
adventurous voyage
never once suspicious
of its doomed destiny
Faith Elizabeth Brigham
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Walk Softly
if i had children
i would teach them
to be kind to others
to respect their elders
to help others when they are able
and to never gossip
nor listen to it
i would teach them
to love God's animals
and to never, never
be cruel to them
for they ask so little of us
yet they give back so much
i would encourage them to
take care of their souls
to always be true
to themselves
to not be afraid
of making a mistake
and i'd die trying to give them
a love that would make them strong
i would encourage them to
be honest in their dealings with others
to always try to do their best
but to remember not to take
themselves too seriously
to laugh and to have fun
that it's okay to be silly sometimes
so walk softly and
carry a big breadstick
Faith Elizabeth Brigham
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