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A Number Poem About Being Seventeen

Seventeen is such a lovely age, Ever on the edge of something new! Vested in a multitude of plans, Even as the calendar commands. No choice…

1d ago

1d ago

Nickgo

A Love Poem About a New Romance

To love is to be naked to the wind, Holding hands with someone you can’t know. Invested in a bond that seems secure, Resisting what seems…

6d ago

6d ago

Nickgo

A Poem, Never Sent, from a Mother to a Child Whom She Was Forced to Surrender

My heart is like a symphony That sings of only pain. Of all that makes a life worthwhile, Only you remain.

Jul 15

Jul 15

Nickgo

A Bastille Day Poem About the Dangers of Allowing Inequalities Between Classes to Grow Too Wide

Beware of inequalities too wide And chasms that cannot be bridged by dreams. Societies fray first along the seams, Then rip apart, exposing…

Jul 8

Jul 8

Nickgo

A Poem for Independence Day (USA) About the Importance of Knowing One’s Nation’s History

Identity requires memory. No less than people, nations must recall Days past, lest they wander witlessly, Erased each moment, guided by the…

Jul 1

Jul 1

Nickgo

A Sad, Missing You Love Poem About a New Love

Your eyes won’t let my thoughts go back to sleep. Your words draw me across 2000 miles. I don’t know you at all, and yet I know You…

Jun 24

Jun 24

Nickgo

A Poem for Eid al-Adha About What It Means to Give a Gift

Everything we give was never ours. It was a gift, as was life itself. Dependent as we are, like fragile flowers, An unborn soul is seed…

Jun 17

Jun 17

Nickgo

A Father’s Day Poem to the Almost-Father of Several Miscarriages

Fear not, for the world is full of beauty, And love’s the song that brings it all to life. Those who don’t have children often might Have…

Jun 10

Jun 10

Nickgo

A Wedding Poem About the Need for Compassion in Marriage

There is no lasting love without compassion, Requisite for generosity, As all good lovers know they ought to be: Caring partners even in…

Jun 3

Jun 3

Nickgo

A Memorial Day Poem in Which a Mourner Begs for Relief from Pain

Make my sorrow pride. Enter me with light. Mourning turns to morning, Or so I would believe. Reach me with your tide. Inundate this blight…

May 27

May 27

Nickgo

Nickgo

I am a poet and the webmaster of a popular poetry website at www.poemsforfree.com, where I have posted over 2,000 poems and stories on a variety of topics.

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