Poems by Carissa Merritt

Try So Hard

I try so hard to make this work
But I am the one who always gets hurt.
So if you love her more than me
Please just leave.
If by chance this love was meant to be
Then fate will bring you back to me.

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Never Forget

You see I had someone before we met
But I want you to know it's you I will never forget.

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Wasted Day

Well, should I stay or should I go?
How could they have forgotten!
I played my part, I stayed at home -
How could they be so rotten?
They promised faithfully they would come -
Choices made, down-payment done.
Why not complete their obligation?
Why me and not some other patron?
All day inside with clock I've waited,
Hound at heel to be placated
And really now, 'tis way past four -
No ring of bell or knock at door.
Well, wasted hours no more I'll spend!
Outside with dog and crook I wend.
Through dappled sunshine under trees,
Warming the senses with such ease -
Freedom in the calming breeze.
Up top we go and back once more -
What's that I spy pushed through the door?
How could they infuriate me more?
"Will re-try tomorrow twixt ten and four"!

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Visitors to My Lane

The riding school trots down the lane -
Later they'll trot back again.
Riders oblivious to the rain,
Horses trotting in a train.

Cyclists just don't want to stop
Until they reach the very top -
Then, goals achieved, with empty bottle
Back down again they come full throttle.

Hikers with their maps walk by
New trendy poles - far too high -
Walking shoes all new and clean -
Local pub - that's where they've been!

School children on their forest walk,
Teachers with their nature talk.
On return the children chatter,
Tutors then just listen, shattered.

Good humoured people in the main -
Some stop to pass the time of day
Before continuing on their way
But I am lucky; I can stay.

For when tranquility surrounds,
Pheasants, squirrels and deer abound
And, in the darkness, owls call out
Whilst nocturnal creatures scurry about.

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Peace Offering

After all these years,
Is it possible to forget the tears,
And start again -
Forgetting past pain?
Let us try.
So much time has gone by
Decades missed together -
Let us never say
We did not try.

Poems by Suvarna

Season Flowers

Look at the flowers in the Springtime;
I wonder how they are made?
With each petal glowing,
Brightly they are laid!

Look at the flowers in the Summer;
I wonder how they lie?
With hot sun above them shining bright,
The flowers all become dry!

Look at the flowers in the Autumn time;
I wonder why they fall?
I only see in my garden,
Trees which grow so tall!

Look at the flowers in the Winter;
I wonder how they get chilled?
I smell some flowers,of course!
Rest of them get chilled!!

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Man's Greed

Oh! When will man's demand come to an end?
Why does he ask for more?
When He has given
All that is reserved for!
Yet,not satisfied, his greed proven!!

When a toddler,he thinks
To become aged, at once.
At a young age, he aspires
To become the head of his house.

Becoming the master, he settles down.
Wishes to have an heir of his own!
Bestowed with one, he asks for another
What a pity! He recognizes!!

Then comes the time,
He craves for money!
By hook or by crook
Will turn to get this honey.

A man's desire can never be fulfilled
To his satisfaction!
No matter what, will increase with time
And age, this action.

Oh! When will man's demand come to an end?

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My Wish

The clouds wander in the sky,
As little balls of snow.
They attract me, I don't know why;
With their every bit of glow!

I fancy they call me,
Up there to the sky.
I wish I could go
And happily lie!

And roam about all day,
As they do, happy and gay.
All summer I lay,
With thoughts on my way!

But then I thought and sighed,
"Oh! how will I go?"
It's too far away.
And I watched the clouds again,
From the earth where I stay!!

Poems by Robin Donaldson

Being Hurt and Not Understanding Why

Being hurt by someone who
You thought loved you,
Is hard to get over.

Knowing that the person you love
Is in love with someone else,
Is very hurtful.

Waiting and putting your life on hold
Until this person decides they want you,
Is stupid.

Hearing that person's voice or hearing someone
Bring that person's name up and you want them back,
Is okay.

And being in love with that same person
Is wonderful.

When you are hurt
And there are lots of feelings
That you don't understand.
And you don't know why
You still feel this way
About a person
Who doesn't even
Want anything
To do with you.

Well, suck it up
'Cause that's life
And that's how
Some people are
And the only thing
You can do is
Try to stay away
From people
Like that.

Now they are going to be hard to spot at first;
That's how people are.
But you will know when you do something wrong,
Or you don't have anything to give:
Then it's over.

But don't give up
And don't give in,
'Cause life goes on
And the world is
Getting harder.
So get prepared for
What's coming up
You know.

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Being in love

Being in love is a beautiful thing
'Cause when you are in love
Everything that was hard at one point,
Is easy.
And everything that seems so wrong,
Feels so right ...
When you are in love.

Now there is a difference
Between loving someone
And being in love with that person.

When you are in love with that person,
Just by thinking about them
Brings happy tears to your eyes;
And every time you hear their name
You get chills;
And every time you see their face
You know that they are the one,
And that there is no one else
Out there for you.

Now, when you find the love that's right,
At that moment you know
That you are in love.
Keep it, 'cause there is nothing more than
Being in love.